Nutrition Basics

Free Radicals, Salad Dressing, and Giant Eagle

So there I was last week, walking up and down the aisles at my local grocery store Giant Eagle. As I passed by the salad dressings, I noticed something really odd. Look at this.

Yes, a salad dressing that increases absorption of Vitamins A and E. Now you all know that to get proper absorption of fat soluble vitamins, you need fat. That’s why you all, like me, hate fat free foods…riiiiight!

The Truth About Saturated Fat

With the possible exception of cholesterol, there has never been a more misunderstood facet of nutrition than saturated fat. You’ve heard it all a million times: “Don’t eat any saturated fat, it will clog up your arteries,” or, “It will give you heart disease,” and of course, “You’ll become grossly obese and be shipped off […]