Tufts University Diet & Nutrition Letter articles from July 1988

Tufts University Diet & Nutrition Letter archives from July 1988

Simply sugar or more than sugar.
July 1, 1988... Simply sugar or more than sugar "If you want a low calorie sweetener that's 100 percent natural and perfectly safe, use real sugar." At least that's what the Sugar Association, the trade group representing the sugar industry, recently began...

Thirsty or not, drink more fluids.
July 1, 1988... Thirsty or not, drink more fluids "You are what you eat" might well be "You are what you drink." The reson is that the body is one half to two thirds water, and without taking in enough fluids you would become gravely ill within a matter of...

Spinach provides less calcium than was thought.
July 1, 1988... Spinach provides less calcium than was thought Even the most uninitiated in the ways of good nutrition know that dairy products such as milk and cheese are the best sources of calcium in the diet. But many people don't like or cannot tolerate...

Lessons we can learn from vegetarians.
July 1, 1988... Lessons we can learn from vegetarians It wasn't all that long ago that the word vegetarian conjured up an image of a stringy-haired flower child in a gauze shirt munching happily on raw sesame seeds or some equally unlikely health food. But...

Are 'health foods' really more healthful?
July 1, 1988... Are 'health foods' really more healthful? Health food stores rang up close to $2 billion in sales last year, which is somewhat surprising in light of the fact that more and more busy families have come to depend on large supermarkets that stock...