1. Nuevas Guías Alimentarias de EE. UU. y la Pirámide Invertida.
La administración estadounidense, liderada por Robert F. Kennedy Jr., ha presentado directrices que priorizan las proteínas y grasas animales sobre los granos, generando un intenso debate científico.
- Health secretary robert f. Kennedy jr., has announced new dietary guidelines for americans focused on promoting whole foods, proteins and healthy fats.
- The new guide puts the whole grains at the bottom of the chart, while recommending that people cook with butter and beef tallow.
- The food pyramid reflects decades of nutritional science, epidemiology, and health outcomes research. When evidence-based guidance is replaced by personal opinion, public health pays the price.
2. El Auge de la Salud Intestinal y el Microbioma.
La ciencia actual destaca la conexión entre el intestino y el cerebro, promoviendo el consumo de fibra y alimentos fermentados para mejorar el estado de ánimo y la inmunidad.
- Dietary fiber is your friend. Be mindful not to abandon your friends. They support your emotional and physical health.
- 90 of your serotonin is produced in your gut? nourish the beneficial bacteria that create the neurotransmitters your brain craves!
- New clinical research now suggests that kimchi, a traditional korean fermented food, can boost the immune system.
3. Alerta Global sobre Alimentos Ultraprocesados (UPF).
Existe un consenso creciente sobre los daños metabólicos e inmunológicos de los alimentos procesados, vinculándolos con enfermedades crónicas más allá de su contenido calórico.
- Ultra-processed foods damage health in ways that calories dont explain researchers are getting closer to solving the riddle of how ultra-processed foods upfs harm metabolic, reproductive, and immune health.
- A study linked ultra-processed foods to 32 harmful health effects including a higher risk of heart disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes, adverse mental health and early death.
- Too many students struggle to focus after eating ultraprocessed foods. As a physician and legislator, i co-authored ab 1264 to phase these foods out of ca schools.
4. Nutrición para la Salud Cerebral y Prevención de la Demencia.
Nuevos estudios sugieren que ciertos alimentos como el queso graso, el chocolate negro y los frutos secos podrían tener efectos protectores contra el deterioro cognitivo.
- Our study found that some high-fat dairy products may actually lower the risk of dementia, challenging some long-held assumptions about fat and brain health.
- Chemical theobromine, a common plant compound that comes from cocoa, could have antiageing properties.
- Avocados help with memory, attention, and heart health because of their lutein content, while walnuts are good for neuron signaling.
5. El Debate entre Dietas Basadas en Plantas y el Consumo de Carne.
Persiste la tensión entre las nuevas políticas que fomentan la carne roja y las recomendaciones de expertos que abogan por dietas vegetales para la salud personal y planetaria.
- The health science was pointing toward prioritizing plant-rich diets, plant-based sources, over animal-based sources of protein, especially beans, peas and lentils.
- Animal agriculture costs more in health damage than it contributes to the economy a whole foods plant-based diet is healthiest.
- Replacing animal with plant protein can significantly improve personal and planetary health.