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News Dairy co-product has huge nutritional value Researchers are finding value and a potential market for something dairy processors previously had little use for. Gulustan Ozturk is a researcher at the University of Wisconsin Dairy Innovation Hub.  She says when the dairy industry produces whey protein isolate, it also produces a co-product called whey protein phospholipid concentrate. “It has those phospholipids, the fat portion, so whenever industry produces this whey protein isolate, around 120-million pounds, a very similar amount, around 100-million pounds of this co-product is produced.” Ozturk says this co-product, which has mostly been used in low-value animal feed…

Clearer nutrition labels on food packaging could help support healthier diets and prevent diet-related noncommunicable diseases in the PhilippinesA sample front-of-pack nutrition label using colour-coded indicators for fat, sugar, and salt illustrates how simplified labels can help consumers better understand nutrition information and support healthier food choices. Photo credit: DOST-FNRI/2026Choosing healthier food options is not always easy, especially when nutrition information is difficult to spot or understand. While nutrition facts are already printed on many packaged food products, the information is often on the back or side of the package and may be difficult for consumers to interpret quickly. For…

Within 24 hours of injecting the first dose of a weight loss medication she received following a visit with a telehealth doctor, Karleigh McClain was admitted to the hospital, she said.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.The 31-year-old compliance consultant from Hendersonville, Tennessee, said she couldn’t stop vomiting.“Sunday morning, it all hits,” McClain recalled, as she described what happened that weekend in January. “I can’t keep anything down.”McClain said she thought the dosage the telehealth company had prescribed seemed too high. She tried to contact her doctor, but when she didn’t get…

Hims & Hers Health (NYSE:HIMS) expanded its Hims & Hers Benefits program through partnerships with eight new organizations. The new partnerships broaden access to nutrition, fitness, women’s health, and metabolic monitoring services for subscribers. The company is passing these negotiated benefits to subscribers at no profit, focusing on holistic health support. Hims & Hers Health, which started with direct to consumer prescription services across areas like hair loss, mental health, and sexual health, is increasingly positioning itself as a broader wellness platform. The expansion of Hims & Hers Benefits fits into a wider industry push toward integrated, subscription based health…

The dairy checkoff is flexing into National Cheese Day — coming up on June 4 — with a new (and admittedly lighthearted) campaign designed to connect cheese with active lifestyles, protein-packed snacking, and fitness culture. Launched by Dairy Management Inc. the “Body by Cheese” campaign aims to tap into growing consumer demand for convenient, high-protein foods through the checkoff’s Dairy Does More platform. At the center of the campaign is the Parm Bar — a 2-ounce block of domestically produced parmesan wrapped like a protein bar and marketed as a fun, grab-and-go protein option. The Parm Bar won’t be sold…

Several Hale Center High School students, including a couple of recent graduates, are set to take a trip to Washington, D.C., in July for the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America National Leadership Conference.The national contest is set for July 6-10. Hale Center sent FCCLA teams to the Texas FCCLA State Leadership Conference back in April. The state appearance resulted in two state champions, two second place winners and one team won third place. Here’s how they did at the state contest and what categories they’re set to compete in at the national event. This is the third year in a row that…

Eating a “healthful” plant-based diet is associated with a reduced risk of Alzheimer’s and other dementias, according to a new study. The study also found that an “unhealthful” diet is linked to a higher risk of Alzheimer’s. Read more: Soy And Legumes Could Lower Hypertension Risk, Finds Study According to the new study, a healthy plant-based diet is one that includes plenty of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, vegetable oils, nuts, legumes, tea, and coffee. Conversely, an unhealthy plant-based diet includes a lot of added sugars, fruit juices, refined grains, and potatoes, “that tend to be eaten as part of fast-foods.”…

Thornton Academy’s brand new Miles Field House is almost complete! An open house for the $14.5 million privately-funded facility is this Saturday. Then it’s game on for the Golden Trojans!”We’re just really excited about the opportunities this is going to provide for our students and student athletes,” Thornton Academy Headmaster Rene Menard said. Menard says the new Miles Field House will benefit student athletes in a variety of ways.”I thinks it’s going to really provide a lot of opportunities, get more students involved not just in athletics competitive athletics but things like intramural programs and our wellness curriculum,” Menard continued.…

YOU’VE BEEN HITTING leg day for years. But if you’re following the traditional formula, you’re limiting your gains in your lower body and everywhere else.That’s because typical leg workouts often exhaust your nervous system and batter your lower back long before they create the lower-body stimulus needed to ignite visible muscle growth. Despite that, they still leave you so fried that you can’t crush your workout the next day.Now there’s a better way: The New Rules of Leg Day. Thanks to new, back-saving exercises and updated leg training science, this total-body plan delivers efficient and explosive lower body growth and…

An artificial intelligence framework that suggests just one to three ingredient swaps can make meals meaningfully more nutritious and less expensive, according to a new study published in the open-access journal PLOS Digital Health by Trevor Chan and Ilias Tagkopoulos of the University of California, Davis, USA. Dietary guidelines that reduce people’s risk of conditions like diabetes and cardiovascular disease are well established, but translating nutrition science into day-to-day meals remains difficult for most people. Many diet recommendation tools ask people to change too much at once, leading to unsustainable practices or confusion about how to implement the changes. In…