Nutrition

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in Utah and the country — and many don't realize they have it. Things like screenings and healthy eating can help prevent high cholesterol.

Micronutrients are important to the health and function of our bodies. Eating a variety of them can improve our health.

Lea Palmer and Heidi LeBlanc from USU Extension's Create Better Health SNAP-Ed talk about changes being implemented due to the government shutdown.

Certain plants were considered sacred by many native tribes. Chokecherry made the list. This versatile plant was highly prized for food, medicine, implements, and building material.

After receiving a top research award, Michael Twohig donated his $7.5K prize to the school pantry and now invites the Aggie community to help double it.

We recently revisited our conversation with Michael Pollan from May of 2013. Michael Pollan is author of several bestselling books such as "The Omnivore’s Dilemma."

USU's Student Nutrition Access Center, more commonly know as SNAC, is holding a food drive to help replenish dwindling food supplies.

Xaq Frohlich, author of "From Label to Table: Regulating Food in America in the Information Age" joins Laura Gelfand for a conversation of the history of nutrition labels in the U.S.

Henry Ford was both personally and financially invested in making soy America’s largest crop. Host Laura Gelfand and guest Michelle Davis, author of several vegan cookbooks, talk about Ford's many soy inventions.

March is National Nutrition Month. USU Extension's Health and Wellness Assistant Professor Emma Parkhurst talks about the theme for this year, "Beyond the Table."