1.       Eating More Protein is Associated with More Weight Loss

By: Editor

http://www.enn.com/lifestyle/article/45973

There has been a recent study that proves that when on a diet, increasing your protein intake will help you lose weight as it helps people control their appetites and their calorie intake. It is recommended that the person on the diet has about a 30% protein intake of everything they eat each day. Protein should be eaten daily as it is a major component to growing strong bones and it is important for building immunity against pathogens. Women are to eat 46 grams a day and men are to eat 56 grams a day to maintain healthy eating habits. 

1.       Vitamin C and Gout

By: Andy Soos

  

http://www.enn.com/health/article/45997

Vitamin C is an essential nutrient for humans as it is an antioxidant and can treat or prevent scurvy. However, the lack of this nutrient could cause various issues and then supplements are necessary. It has been believed that Vitamin C will reduce uric acid, or gout, but in a recent study this has been proven incorrect. It has been proven that taking Vitamin C supplements does not lower or effect uric acid levels in the body. The American College of Rheumatology journal, Arthritis and Rheumatism decided that the amount of supplement the patient may take depends on their habits. Such as the average healthy adult will need less Vitamin C that a pregnant woman or someone who smokes. They’ve also learned that taking too much Vitamin C can cause diarrhea in healthy adults.

1.       Eat Those White Potatoes?

By: Allison Winter

http://www.enn.com/sci-tech/article/46000

In this article, the author states that most produce rich in color contain nutrient packed pigments provide energy and benefit our bodies. We are supposed to have three to five fruits and vegetables daily. According to a new study, potatoes and other white vegetables are important in a healthy diet as they obtain lots of nutrients just like other vegetables. The color of the vegetable does not identify the amount of nutrients the vegetable obtains. In the United States, the vegetable intake is very low as it is almost half of what it should be. We should all eat more vegetables, but we should also consider how we cook them. Do not coat them in lots of oils and coatings when cooking them. 

1.       Great Lakes Losing Water, Climate Change a Significant

By: Eric Justian

http://www.enn.com/climate/article/46006

In this article, it’s talking about the Great Lakes and how they are a record 26 inches lower than normal. This causes higher prices in iron, ore, grain, and coal. For every inch that the water drops 100 tons have to be left behind on the dock because the freighter cannot carry them all. Over 160 million tons of good are carried on the Great Lakes per year which controls a lot of our industrial trading. When the freights cannot carry all of the cargo and have to leave some behind, the cost rises on the product because it has to wait to be delivered which causes the price that the consumer pays go up also. Human induced climate change is the main problem in this situation. The Great Lakes are evaporating at a fast rate and it has lost 71 percent of their ice cover since 1973.

Blog Part II

1.       Eat Insects to Mitigate Deforestation and Climate Change

By: Jeremy Hance

 

http://www.enn.com/lifestyle/article/45976

In this article, eating bugs has become a way of life. 2 billion people in the world eat over 1,900 species of bugs according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). These bugs are being eaten because they are protein rich, helped environmental degradation, and climate change. Entomophagy, or insect eating, seems to be a solution to various environmental issues. Some solutions are eating insects, farming insects, turning insects into feed for livestock. Right now, insects are eaten directly from the wild or raised in small cottages but it’s spreading worldwide. Insects are not harmful to eat are nutritious and contain a lot of protein.