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Monthly Archives: December 2013

30 12, 2013

Making Changes that Stick in 2014

By Rosanne Rust|2013-12-30T10:50:52-05:00December 30th, 2013|Uncategorized, Weight Management|Comments Off on Making Changes that Stick in 2014

freedigitalphotos.net I'm sure you want to be well this coming year. Preventing disease is one of the best strategies for maintaining health. Of course you only have so much control, but you can try to alter some factors in your diet and lifestyle. “Wellness” can be [...]

20 12, 2013

Keeping Food in Perspective during Special Occasions

By Rosanne Rust|2019-08-20T16:08:24-04:00December 20th, 2013|Uncategorized, Weight Management|Comments Off on Keeping Food in Perspective during Special Occasions

Vacations. Holidays. These special times will come and go, and often revolve around a lot of eating and drinking. It's simple to say "take the focus off food" or "don't use food as a reward or to handle stress" but the fact is, indulgence happens sometimes. Some of [...]

12 12, 2013

Food Technology. What Are You Afraid Of?

By Rosanne Rust|2023-03-21T12:39:12-04:00December 12th, 2013|Food Facts, Food Trends, Wellness|Comments Off on Food Technology. What Are You Afraid Of?

freedigitalimages.net When I was in college getting my undergraduate degree in clinical dietetics, I had a Food Science class that I loved. One class project involved designing a food science experiment using a control and experimental groups. My experiment involved using an artificial sweetener - aspartame [...]

1 12, 2013

Conflict over Integrity

By Rosanne Rust|2023-03-21T12:38:55-04:00December 1st, 2013|Food Facts, Uncategorized|5 Comments

I posted an article last week about the current sponsorships of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, my professional organization. It received a lot of feedback, primarily positive. One issue that came up in the comment section was the idea of "conflict of interest". This individual seemed to [...]