Health Highlight: Dietary Fats
All dietary fats and oils are a combination of polyunsaturated (PUFAs), monounsaturated (MUFAs), and saturated fatty acids (SFAs). Each are distinguished by their chemical composition…
Health Highlight: GMOs
Biotechnology for the purposes of this discussion is using genetic engineering (GM) techniques to alter the DNA of an organism with genes or DNA strands…
Evaluating Dietary Supplements
In the United States supplemental nutrients and phytotherapies, i.e. botanical medicines, are primarily under the umbrella of dietary supplements, leaving the field loosely regulated with…