Food & Nutrition: Culinary Techniques, Diets & Metabolic Health

Nutritional health is achieved through the therapeutic use of whole foods, safe culinary preparation, and understanding the metabolic impacts of specific dietary frameworks and ingredients.

Tarpon

How to Eat Tarpon

Prized by fishermen for its spirited antics at the end of a fishing line, the adult tarpon can measure 8 feet or longer and weigh 200 to 300 pounds. In the United States, the tarpon usually is caught for sport -- and then released. As a bony, strong-smelling saltwater fish, it may be more trouble than pleasure to eat.

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Pregnant Woman with Glass of Milk at a Baby Shower, Mid Section

Can You Drink Non-Caffeinated Soda While Pregnant?

While health professionals encourage pregnant women to reduce their intake of caffeine, they do not suggest substituting caffeinated beverages with equal amounts of caffeine-free soda. A pregnant woman's healthiest beverage options include plenty of pure water and a judicious amount of milk and fruit juices.

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Can You Be Allergic to Cocoa?

Although health professionals do not deny the possibility of a cocoa allergy, they do suggest it occurs only rarely. The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology says only 4 percent of adults experience true food allergies.

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