Articles by Keith-Thomas Ayoob EdD, RDN

Over time, the body loses the ability to produce the enzyme (lactose) that digests the carbohydrate in dairy foods, causing bloating, gas, and sometimes diarrhea. Taking a lactase enzyme (Lactaid tablets) when you drink milk or eat dairy foods, will usually prevent symptoms of lactose intolerance. A food sensitivity, on the other hand, can produce symptoms that are unrelated to food allergies or intolerances.

Today, many men find themselves sedentary during the week, then go out on a weekend morning with the best of intentions at making up for lost time. They might opt for running 5 or 10 miles, or biking 30 miles, or they hit the gym–hard–lifting too much weight or overdoing the treadmill to “feel the burn.”

Today, some 75% of kids aged 2-19 snack multiple times per day.

The nutritional and organoleptic needs of the youngest demographic, as discovered by modern research and technology, are changing the creating of foods and beverages for infants and toddlers on a fundamental level.