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Macadamia nuts are poised to be the next hottest superfood in the highly-competitive diet industry. This incredibly healthy nut is increasingly favored by followers of the keto, vegan and flexitarian plans, while appealing to health connoisseurs and environmentally conscious consumers alike.

When compared to lesser nuts like peanuts, almonds and cashews, Macadamias contain the highest levels of healthy monounsaturated fats and lower lectin levels to aid digestion. And unlike those other nuts, macadamias are a rare and important source of Omega 7 palmitoleic acid, which is scientifically shown to help fight metabolic syndrome.

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From an environmental standpoint, Macadamia nuts can bear fruit for up to 100 years providing a long term and sustainable food source. Unsurprisingly, Macadamias have soared into superfood status and earned a high price tag that has prevented them from being popularized on a mainstream level.

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The problem always lay in their accessibility, for if they could be brought to market on a macro scale, nutrition experts agree that they would offer a superior value choice with unparalleled versatility of applications ranging from Macadamia milk, snacks, energy bars, and more.

Setting out to solve for this predicament of epic importance for the food industry, pioneering company House of Macadamias has been able to cut directly to the production source of Macadamias in South Africa, thus circumventing expensive middleman exporters. As a result, House of Macadamias is emerging as the first brand to offer an industry-disruptive product line to consumers worldwide at an accessible level.

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According to House of Macadamias co-founder Brandon Hiemstra, "this brand is deeply personal to me, with many of the Macadamia farmers being my friends our goal and passion is to build a brand where Macadamias share the same accessibility as peanuts, almonds and cashews, helping farmers and providing a more nutritious and tastier offering."

That's why experts point to this Kickstarter campaign as having profound implications. Likely, we will be witnessing the first-ever merger of a certified superfood line into the mainstream markets, with distribution opportunities spanning Macadamia milk, Macadamia snacks, and Macadamia nutritional performance products.

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We're talking about unveiling a product with true industry-disruptive and long term implications," adds House of Macadamias co-founder Brendon Rogers. "By design, nature can't outcompete the Macadamia nut. If we can package it into a user-friendly product that's just as easy to consume as the alternatives, we're introducing a product that is better for the planet."

House of Macadamias two minuteKickstarter video has more details behind their unique vision. It features Chris van Heerden, a former IBO welterweight world champion boxer, who uses Macadamias to fuel his performance, and House of Macadamias products are up to 50% off while supplies last.

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Everyone from Silicon Valley executives likeTwitter CEO Jack Dorsey to Hollywood stars like Jennifer Aniston talked about "intermittent fasting" this year. Given the diet's popularity among high-profile individuals, it's no surprise that "intermittent fasting" was the top-trending diet search in Google in 2019, according to Google Trends data.

So what exactly is intermittent fasting and what is it supposed to do?

The eating method involves eating meals within a specific time frame and fasting for another period, according to the National Institute of Health.

Some people choose to restrict their meals to several hours during the day, for instance, eating normally from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (eight hours) and then having nothing but water, coffee or plain tea for the other 16 hours.

Another method of intermittent fasting entails alternating full days of fasting and full days of eating normally.

The so-called benefits of intermittent fasting are plenty. Some studies suggest that intermittent fasting could lead to weight loss, slow the effects of aging and even improve your cardiovascular health. But so far, these studies have been limited to mice or very small groups of people, so it's too soon to say whether it works in humans and whether the protocol would be safe for people to use outside of a lab and for thelong-term.

As for the claims that intermittent fasting helps your brain perform? More mice studies suggest that intermittent fasting could improve cognition and even have a protective effect on the brain against neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's. However, experiencing hunger during fasting periods could significantly impact your ability to make decisions, think and concentrate.

Weight loss is another big draw. However, a 2018 study found that people who intermittent fasted for 50 weeks lost about the same amount of weight as those who followed a traditional diet that restricted their calories.

Ultimately, while intermittent fasting might be trendy and sound promising right now, it's not for everyone. It's not clear whether intermittent fasting is sustainable to follow long-term, or if it's safe for people above age 60 or those who take diabetes medications, according to the Mayo Clinic. Intermittent fasting could put people at risk of developing nutrient deficiencies, for example. For some who have a history of disordered eating, intermittent fasting could lead to increased binge-eating, or harm their relationship to food.

Even though the research on intermittent fasting is hazy, that hasn't stopped big names from adopting their own intermittent fasting routines.

Twitter and Square CEO Dorsey, for example, fasts all day and only eats dinner between 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. He claims that he's able to focus better when he's not being interrupted to eat, he told Ben Greenfield on his Ben Greenfield Fitness: Diet, Fat Loss and Performance podcast in April. On the weekends, Dorsey said that he'll go from Friday evening to Sunday evening without eating.

It's an extreme example (experts cautionagainst extreme fasts and fasting longer than 24 hours) for which Dorsey has been criticized. But he told Greenfield it helped him achieve "a new dimension."

"I just found that I got so much more done during those fasting periods because I was so focused and it just felt like I had much more time to really think and to work in that moment," Dorsey said.

Actor Jennifer Aniston does a 16:8 intermittent fasting protocol, which means she eats for an eight-hour window during the day. She told RadioTimes.com in October that she wakes up at at 8:30 a.m or 9 a.m. and doesn't eat all morning.

"I noticed a big difference in going without solid food for 16 hours," she said.

Kourtney Kardashian has also experimented with intermittent fasting and the ketogenic diet, another hugely popular low-carb high-fat diet, a few years ago.

"I wouldn't eat past 7 p.m. at night, and then I would wait to eat the next day until after my morning workout, which would be around 10:30 a.m. or 11 a.m," she recalled on her website Poosh. Once a week, she would fast for 24 hours and only drink bone broth, water, and green tea.

Actor and fitness aficionado Chris Hemsworth told Men's Health UK in January that he only eats between 12 p.m. and 8 p.m.

"I've found that it dramatically increased my energy levels," he said. "I've found that once you get over the initial shock in the first week or two of not eating [as regularly], your body kicks into a different state."

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OSAKA With the close of the extraordinary Diet session on Dec. 9, some of the largest opposition parties once again entered talks about merging before years end, with an eye toward increasing their seats in the next general election. Heres a look at the talks and what they might mean for Japans political scene in 2020.

Which opposition parties are talking?

The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the Democratic Party for the People and the Social Democratic Party are the three main parties discussing a merger.

Of the 465 seats in the powerful Lower House, the CDP, DPP, SDP and like-minded independents have 120. In the 245-seat Upper House, these parties and their allies, which are considered center-left, have 61.

The parties have been cooperating in the Diet by coordinating during question time, where the time allotted to each party to grill the prime minister and other officials depends on its strength in the given chamber.

While it was the Japanese Communist Party that originally brought up the governments pricey annual cherry blossom-viewing party, leading to a full-blown scandal, the other parties were united in hammering Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on the issue. They also coordinated in questioning two Cabinet ministers who resigned.

If they cooperated in the Diet, why talk about merging if the session is over?

There are two reasons why the parties are considering a formal tie-up. First, political parties are eligible for state subsidies. These are doled out in proportion to the number of seats a party held on Jan. 1 each year.

A September report by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications showed a total of 31.5 billion was paid to nine political parties in 2018. Of this, the DPP received 5.2 billion, the CDP 3.6 billion and the SDP 375 million.

By contrast, the Liberal Democratic Party raked in 17.6 billion or 56 percent while coalition partner Komeito got 3 billion. Merging before Dec. 31 would mean the new party would get more or less the same amount of money both of the parties would have gotten separately, but under one party head and leadership structure instead.

The second reason also has to do with 2020. With the Abe administration embroiled in scandal over the destruction of the guest list for the cherry blossom party and questions surrounding the true cost of a dinner held for Abe supporters the night before, as well as the two ministers resignations, rumors of a snap election early next year persist. The opposition parties apparently feel a combined force would have a better chance at the polls.

What are the obstacles to forming a new party by the end of the year?

The main obstacle is the same one that has stymied past merger attempts: fundamental policy differences especially between the CDP and DPP.

Though similar in many ways, there are several issues on which they are divided. The CDP has called for completely ending Japans reliance on nuclear power, while the DPP, whose members receive a lot of support from unions connected to the industry, has been far more cautious.

There are also some differences over same-sex marriage, with the DPP more cautious than the CDP about legally recognizing it.

But the parties different stances on constitutional revision could prove to be the make-or-break issue, especially as Abe continues to make holding a national referendum on the issue a top priority before his scheduled departure as LDP president in September 2021.

While the CDP has firmly opposed the prime ministers efforts, some members of the DPP have views on revision that are more in line with Abes than the CDPs.

Forging a joint policy on this issue before Dec. 31 will be a difficult challenge.

If they manage to overcome their differences, how well might they do in a national election?

That depends on a number of factors, starting with how well they can cooperate in electoral districts, especially single-seat districts where there are sitting candidates in the CDP and DPP who would have to compete for one officially endorsed seat after the merger.

In addition, voters are likely to be skeptical of the parties ability to get along in the Diet, and some supporters could be upset their party merged with one they disagree with.

In the Kochi gubernatorial election in November, a candidate backed by the ruling bloc beat the one backed by all of the major opposition parties, including the JCP.

Both the CDP and DPP have repeatedly said that the understanding of their own supporters at the local level must be gained before a formal merger can take place.

What is the JCPs position and how might it affect a national election?

The JCP says it wants to cooperate with the parties in their quest to unseat the LDP-Komeito ruling coalition.

In past elections, the JCP has fielded its own candidates rather than cooperate with other parties, often splitting the anti-LDP vote.

Whether the JCP would agree not to field candidates in districts where the new opposition party is competing, or officially support the new partys candidates in such instances, is unclear.

Given philosophical differences and past lack of cooperation between the parties supporters at the local level, how effective any cooperation between the JCP and the new party would be during a campaign remains a key question.

What has the LDPs reaction to the merger talks been like?

Earlier this month, LDP policy chief Fumio Kishida, a possible candidate to replace Abe, said the oppositions merger talks seemed to be turning into a revival of the old Democratic Party (Minshinto), which lasted from 2016 to 2018 and was wracked by internal dissent over the same kinds of policy issues the CDP and DPP are having trouble agreeing on.

Many of its members split off before the 2017 Lower House election for the parties that are now the CDP and DPP.

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Here is an easy oats recipe that you can try at home for lunch.

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The world has been gushing over oats since a long time now and there has to be something about the wonder cereal that has everyone's attention. Rich in proteins, oats are known to be incredibly healthy for heart, digestion and even weight loss. A high-protein meal can fill you up quick and for long, and since you feel full, you are less likely to indulge in fried and fattening foods later.

Besides being exceptionally rich with proteins, oats are also packed with fibre, making it a perfect meal for diabetics too. Now, we know you must be thinking that oats are all about healthy and bland meals, but guess what, oats are quite versatile when it comes to cooking delish dishes. From soft and puffy oats idli to one of India's most loved comfort foods - oats khichdi, this superfood can be used in a myriad of dishes with a balance of nutrition and flavour.

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There is something about oats that has the world hailing it.

So, if you are looking for interesting ways to include oats in your daily meals that are not just the mainstream porridge or thick smoothies, we have got your back. Try this interesting oat recipe at home for lunch that will not only add health to your meals but will tantalise your tastebuds too. Oats and shallot pulao is a delicious mix of spices, coconut, ginger, garlic, onion, chillies and rice with shallots and oats. With all the flavourful spices such as cinnamon, cardamom, red chilli powder and cloves, doesn't this pulao recipe sound incredible for you next lunch? Striking the perfect balance of healthy and tasty, oats and shallots pulao is easy, quick and simply mouth-watering! And did we tell you that how comforting it feels while having this delicious bowl of health and taste?

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When it comes to having a vegetarian or a vegan diet, there are some misconceptions that people have about them. This diet has been referred to as a privileged diet since its more costly to eat healthier.

Beyond Meat, for example, is a plant-based alternative to meat and has been seen making its way into some of your favorite fast-food chains such as Carls Jr and Burger King. The retail price of it, however, can range up to $8.99 per pound.

However, there are ways you can cut the cost of your groceries and improve your quality of life which is priceless. The biggest misconception is that you have to buy only organic products.

Sky Lomendehe, an 18-year-old biology major, has been a vegan since March because she was concerned about health issues. She used the 21-day kickstart diet app and it told her what to eat every day.

As someone who hasnt had meat in a while, Beyond Meat, it does taste like meat, said Lomendehe. I think its good but its still not healthy, so I try to avoid it.

She thinks that meat and even meat substitutes like Beyond Meat can still be pricier than when she makes her own salad.

Thrive on Plants, also called the TOP Club, invites students to WINN-102 every Wednesday at noon to discuss various topics relating to veganism. Timaree Hagenburger, a nutrition professor who oversees the TOP Club, said going vegetarian or vegan is actually cheaper because you can actually buy food like beans for cents at the grocery store in bulk.

Hagenburger has been on a food plant-based diet for the past 9 years and said she went from being an omnivore to a vegan because of her job as a dietician, where she understood the science behind it and made the change.

It made no sense to eat dairy or any of that because the risks to your health are very significant, said Hagenburger. Hagenburger said this diet is cheaper because the basic staples are whole grains and fruits and vegetables that you can grow your own. She mentions a TED Talk she saw which said if you grow your own food it was like growing your own money at that point.

Many people pass by the grocery store on the way to the fast food, said Hagenburger. You can go to the produce section of a grocery store and get a hand full of food that you can eat right away and it seems to last longer.

During one of the TOP Clubs cooking demonstrations, the guest speaker and chef addressed how people assume that you need meat or chicken for protein but plant-based foods like beans are a great source of protein.

Alex Rojas-Gaal, a 19-year-old nutrition major, who attends the TOP club meetings has been a vegetarian and is trying to become vegan. He said his nutrition class has really helped him towards that.

It can be expensive but I look at what Im buying price-wise, said Rojas-Gaal.

Rojas-Gaal also said meal prepping was key to a healthier diet. If you can make everything in bulk it would make it easier to eat your meals on a busy schedule.

This diet, in the end, can still be just as filling as eating a burger but it wont have you feeling sick after.

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Various studies have affirmed that red wine can benefit the circulatory system, thanks to the antioxidants in the grapes. Now a group of researchers has concluded that grapes might do wonders for the nations traffic arteries in winter and put them on a lower-salt diet.

In two years of laboratory testing, a deicing compound with a grape extract outperformed standard salt-brine solutions and others that use the increasingly popular beet juice which New Jersey uses when its especially cold the group reported in a paper published in the December issue of the Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering.

While "not a silver bullet, said study coauthor Xianming Shi, a professor of civil and environmental engineering and a national expert in winter road treatments. Its one step.

That would be one step toward . curbing salt use. Salt is tough on roads, not to mention vehicle undercarriages, and a threat to groundwater, so road departments and researchers have been looking for alternatives and finding some unusual ones.

Salt use has long been controversial. In the mid-19th century, New Yorkers complained that it ruined the streets for sleigh traffic.

It remains on the road-treatment table, however, because it is relatively inexpensive, although costs have been rising; plentiful; and it works.

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Traditionally, it has been used as deicer, designed to melt ice and snow. But an anti-icing movement has gained traction in the last 15 years, with more highway departments pretreating roads with a liquid/salt brine well before anything frozen falls from the skies.

The brine typically is a mix of water and plain old salt, with splashes of magnesium chloride in some cases.

The concept of concocting an ice-melting slurry has paved the way for experimentation with unlikely snow-fighting ingredients as researchers look for other options to keep roads, and the environment, as safe as possible.

PennDot has considered a variety of additives, and commissioned a study by Temple University researchers. The agencys conclusion? Salt is the most affordable and effective solution for winter highway maintenance, said spokesperson Alexis Campbell.

Pennsylvanias and other highway departments are being shortsighted, counters Shi. He coauthored a separate study that said salt use causes $5 billion in road and collateral damage annually.

By buying the more expensive product you save money in the long run, he argues. The hidden costs are not fully integrated into that decision-making."

Road departments would be better off going green by mining agricultural products from local sources that could not only serve as salt substitutes in the brine formulas but could make them more effective, ultimately reducing the need for salt on roads.

He gained a measure of celebrity five years ago while doing research for Alaska, where it does tend to get cold, by cooking up an effective ice-melt recipe that included leftover barley residue from vodka distilleries.

Polk County, Wis. where it got down to 17 below zero on Wednesday morning had substantial economic and salt-saving success for more than a decade with salt from cheese rinds, said county highway department chief Emil Moe Norby.

So just how might these alternatives work, and are they any better than plain rock salt?

The brine before the storm

When snow is in the forecast, the telltale signs of brine are appearing ever-more frequently on the roads in the form of what looks like plow (think agriculture, not snow) rows.

Usually that brine is a little less than one-quarter salt, or about eight times saltier than the average ocean.

Sparing our readers the physics, salt works by lowering the freezing temperature of water. Brine is preemptive.

It is still salt, with attendant harmful collateral effects, but it keeps snow and ice from bonding on the road surface; it tends to stay put, instead of bouncing around; and it can be a low-grade epoxy for the subsequent showers of salt crystals.

Laboratory studies have determined that various additives, such as Shis milled Concord-grape waste powder, could reduce the use of salt and lower the temperature at which snow and ice would freeze, and be gentler to the environment.

Using a recipe that was just under 1% of grape extract reduced the freezing temperature to 11 below, his team found

Norby, despite not wanting to indulge in upmanship, said his cheese variant could go even lower.

Looking for a way to cut back on salt and sand, Norby came up with the idea of experimenting with the salt brine that was a local dairys waste product.

He visited the plant and took home two 12-ounce containers of the brine and was sold on the concept after it survived two consecutive nights of low temperatures of 21 below.

The state environmental department signed off on the agreement, and the solution was strained and pumped into trucks and delivered to his plant. All his crews had to do was filter the mixture to remove any solid whey products.

He said the results were astounding, and he was able to cut back salt expenditures by 30%. And, no, it did not leave a cheese odor.

Unfortunately, the county is not using it this winter: The dairy was bought by a bigger outfit that closed the plant during the summer.

A public works in progress

That state of winter-road treatments has been ever-evolving.

Its part art, its part science, says David Hunt, communications director for the Wisconsin highway department.

New Jersey has found that a recipe that includes sugar-beet juice not only lowers the freezing temperature but its stickiness helps paved surfaces retain salt, said Transportation Department spokesperson Steve Schapiro.

No one has yet found that silver bullet, department officials say, and whats more, winter storms are idiosyncratic.

There is no single and ready-made best method for all circumstances, Shi and his associate wrote in that 2014 paper.

For example, plain salt isnt effective when the temperature drops below 15 degrees. Freezing rain and sleet present different challenges from snow. Brine is a waste when a storm starts as rain.

And while the alternatives might show promise, highway-treatment experts agree that salt will remain a significant part of roadbed diets for the foreseeable future.

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I was first introduced to the idea of a vegan keto diet about five years ago by Carrie Diulus, M.D. As a spinal surgeon, Diulus performs long operations with the added challenge of managing type 1 diabetes. She told me that a plant-based diet high in fats and low in net carbs provided her excellent diabetic control and stable blood sugar for hours at a time.

Diulus is not alone in her praise of the vegan keto diet. There are other nutrition researchers that tout the benefits of a high-fat plant diet, particularly when cycled on and off (although Diulus selects this pattern continuously). For example, David Jenkins, M.D., Ph.D., famous for creating the glycemic index, developed and studied an "Eco-Atkins" diet. In the study, he compared a low-carbohydrate, high-fat plant-based diet (the "Eco-Atkins") with a control diet, which was a high-carb lacto-ovo vegetarian diet. The study reported that after six months, those on the high-fat "Eco-Atkins" diet saw more weight loss and better cholesterol measurements than the control group.

Another example of a higher fat plant diet is the Prolon Fasting-Mimicking Diet developed by the world-famous longevity scientist Valter Longo, Ph.D. On this diet, you eat prepared foods providing 800 calories a day for five consecutive days, with about 60% of calories coming from whole plants rich in fat like Spanish olives and nuts. When this diet was cycled five days a month for three months in a randomized trial, important changes in biomarkers, including stem cell release and the inflammation marker hs-CRP were identified supporting a promotion of health and health span. I have tried Prolon myself, as have hundreds of my patients.

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As 2019 comes to a close, we're taking a look back at the biggest health and wellness trends this year.

From certain diets to specialized products, the year has brought a variety of buzzy wellness trends.

Not only headlines have held the names of these wellness trends, celebrity social media posts have also promoted certain diets.

The keto diet, for example, has gotten praise from"Jersey Shore" star Vinny Guadagnino, which he credits for losing 50 pounds. And although they never directly referenceketo,Khloe Kardashian andVanessa Hudgens both credit their weight loss to a high fat, low carb diet.

We've rounded up some of the biggest headline-making trends, in no particular order:

Though vegan diets started creeping into the mainstream in the last couple of years, 2019 saw the biggest increase in vegan hype and headlines.

From plant-based fast food optionsbecoming available across the country, like Burger King's Impossible Whopper, to articles on how to vegan-ize your Thanksgiving, this year has brought veganism to the forefront.

And it's not only fast food other industries are taking note too.

In September, Walt Disney Worldannounced that it will begin offering hundreds of plant-based options for its park-goers at all of its major quick and table service restaurants. Vegan options are also coming to Disneyland in spring 2020.

Celebrities speaking up about veganism has also been prevalent this year, fromJaden Smith's ups and downs with the dietto pop newcomer Billie Eilish slamming Lady Gaga's meat dress.

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Though the ketogenic diethas been around for a while, it was everywhere in 2019, from keto movie theater snacks to celebrity endorsements.

In the diet, carbs are ditched to make room for high-quality fats and proteins. After several days of strict adherence, the body pushes through a period of lethargy to arrive at ketosis. In this highly efficient metabolic state, you burn stored fat for fuel and those stubborn love handles finally fade away.

To enter ketosis, dieters need to be eating fewer than 50 grams of carbs a day for a few days while maintaining a diet that's high in fat.

Some celebrity endorsements include Vanessa Hudgens plugging the "perfect keto snack!!," on her Instagram April, which was aSlim Fast keto peanut butter cup.

Alicia Vikander's trainer says she got her "Tomb Raider" physique from seven months of hard training and adhering to the keto diet.

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Cannabidiol, the popular hemp plant derivative marketed as a cure-all for just about any condition, has only been approved by federal regulators to treat some rare forms of epilepsy, but its popularityquickly grew in 2019.

In April 2019, there were 6.4 million CBD Google searches, according to research in the peer-reviewed JAMA Network Open.

CBD,a non-psychoactive that shouldn't contain the"high" producing THC chemical,has poppedup on shelves across the country in oil, extract, vaporized liquid and capsule form.

The product, which as found its way into natural medicine, cosmetics and even food has caused some issues, however, due to confusion surrounding its legality.

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Forget soy and almond milk, 2019 was all about oat milk for a go-tonon-dairy alternative.

Oat milk gained popularitythanks in part to the U.S. arrival of Swedish company Oatly. The company, which was formed in the early 90s,brought its oat drink to the statesstarting at Intelligentsia coffee shops last year.

Nowthe gluten-free and sugar-free product is available in upwards of 2,200 coffee shops and 1,000 grocery stores across the countryfrom Seattle to Northwest Arkansas and Brooklyn, says Oatly's general manager Mike Messersmith.

In addition to a milk-change up for yourcereal and lattes, oat milk is also coming in the form of yogurt soon.

Earlier this year, Danone North America, which sells Dannon yogurt, announced a line of oat-milk yogurt alternatives under its Silk brand.

Sorry, soy and almond: Why oat milk is the new 'it' milk alternative

A cross betweenpaleo and vegan diets, the Pegan diet was originally written about on functional medicine doctor Mark Hyman's blog in 2014. The doctor's buzzworthy brainchild caught on to the mainstream in 2019, however, withPinterest reporting a 337% increase in people searching for the term as of October.

"While Pegan involves leaving out certain foods like refined sugar and flour, conventionally raised animal products and chemical additives its so much more focused on what we can eat for optimal health," Hyman explained to USA TODAY partnerMakeItGrateful.com.

He continued, "Eating this way means you dont have to count calories because when you eat the whole, nutrient-dense foods, youre naturally satiated."

Most people are aware of fasting for religious reasons, but 2019 brought a whole new meaning to the practice when paired with the word "intermittent."

The trendy dieting advice suggestalternating between certain periods of eating and not eating. The methodhas been used as a way to lose weight and for other benefits. A study from The National Institute on Aging last year suggests that intermittent fasting could be the key to longevity.

Food fasting isn't the only kind to pop up this year, either.

Dopamine fasting has become a mindfulness practice that has taken off at the end of the year, about a year after Youtuber Improvement Pill published a video where he perhaps coined the term while describing his routine meant to Get Your Life Back Together, as the video title says.

The term has a different definition for everyone, but for American Authors musician Dave Rublinit means making a concerted effort, in a set amount of time, to avoid social media and TV.

Contributing:Jennifer Mattson, MakeItGrateful.com; Ryan W. Miller, Marina Pitofsky, Carly Mallenbaum, Brad Japhe, USA TODAY

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The nations diet is 25 per cent green, 14 per cent red - and nine per cent beige, according to a study.

Researchers found that far from filling our plates with pasta, potatoes and bread, we are mixing things up with leafy greens and rich reds like tomatoes and peppers.

However, 44 per cent admit there are colours they still avoid - with one in five steering clear of anything purple and one in 20 wary about orange foods.

A spokesman for Birds Eye, which commissioned the study, said: Its been widely understood for decades that a healthy diet is one with a good balance, with many trying to follow the five-a-day rule when it comes to fruit and veg.

A great way of ensuring you get all the nutrients you need is to fill your plate with as much veg as possible, and eat in full colour.

While dark green veg is healthy, eating nothing but broccoli or peas wouldnt give you all the nutrition you need - so its great to mix it up with bright yellow sweetcorn, orange carrots, golden chicken and juicy red tomatoes.

Whether its fresh or frozen, eating vegetables of all colours mean you are then consuming a wide range of nutrients and vitamins.

A video created by Birds Eye has also shown how people are drawn to brighter colours of food.

Plates containing purple, beige and white, red and orange, green, and yellow foods were laid out on a table and six participants were asked to select the dish they thought looked the most attractive to eat.

All chose the red and orange plate of food as their favourite, along with the other vibrant colours of purple and green.

The study also found six in 10 adults now make a conscious effort to have a diet filled with varied colours, although women make more of an effort than men (68 per cent compared to 52 per cent).

Just under half believe they eat just the right amount of green foods, although three in 10 think they could do with more.

Around 45 per cent have even made a conscious effort to eat more food of a certain colour, with green among the most popular.

Colour isnt the only thing that puts Brits off a food though, with 58 per cent skipping something on their plate because of the smell.

Another four in 10 have passed over eating something because they werent convinced by its texture.

But women are more likely to turn their nose up at a food because of its smell, texture or how it looks than men are.

It also emerged that on an average day, Brits eat five different colours of food in total, although a fifth have seven or more.

More than 15 per cent even suggest eating a certain colour food can boost their mood.

Half say a plate with lots of bright colours is more appetising, while a picky 23 per cent only like it if there is an even number of colours on their plate.

But the research, carried out for Birds Eye via OnePoll, found a staggering 80 per cent associate the colour green with healthy food.

And men are more likely to consider beige, black, white or brown food as being healthy than women.

A spokesman for Birds Eye added: Having a healthy, balanced diet means eating a variety of foods to ensure getting all the necessary nutrients.

"Making a meal healthier is as easy as adding more colours to your plate.

"Frozen vegetables are a great way to have nutritious vegetables readily available all year round to eat in full colour.

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It's that time of year again. Whether you're planning a New Years trip to the beach, contemplating this year's resolutions, or still recovering from Thanksgiving leftovers, you might be contemplating a long list of diet options.

Though research on dieting seems to converge on the advice to exercise and eat high-quality foods in predictable, moderate portionsAmerican consumers have a long and complicated history with dieting and its latest trends.

According to Google Trends, the five most-searched and potentially most popular diets in 2019 were: "intermittent fasting," "Dr. Sebi," "Noom," "1,200 calories" and "GOLO." Here's what they're all about and whether they're any good.

Intermittent fasting diet

Intermittent fasting (IF) is the practice of confining meals to certain timeframes. Common methods involve fasting for 16 hours once per day or 24 hours twice per week, but less restrictive windowslike keeping meals between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.have also been associated with decreased appetite and blood pressure, according to Harvard Health Publishing.

Abstaining from food and snacks for longer periods of time allows insulin levels to go down, prompting fat cells to release their stored sugar for energy that, when not used, translates to fat.

Dr. Sebi diet

A vegan regimen, the Dr. Sebi diet asks participants to stick to a shortlist of vegetables, fruits, grains, nuts, seeds, oils, herbs and supplements, according to Healthline. These dieters are also supposed to drink a gallon of water each day and avoid alcohol, wheat products and microwaves.

According to the late Alfredo Bowman (also known as "Dr. Sebi"), the approach rids the body of toxic waste and strengthens it against disease, but these claims have been widely discredited.

Noom diet

The Noom approach is supposed to end "yo-yo," or inconsistent, dieting through changing food behaviors and impulses, according to its website. It relies on a mobile application that assigns users to a "coach" and holds them accountable to "red" and "yellow" foods, which are not dense in nutrients despite their calorie countas opposed to "green" foods, which are.

The membership will run users about $50 per month, but almost 80 percent of 35,921 Noom participants surveyed lost weight in one study published in Nature.com's Scientific Reports.

1,200 calories diet

This a restrictive diet that limits people's daily intake to 1,200 calories. Larger people, men, active individuals, breastfeeding or pregnant women, and those with certain medical conditions in particular need more than this amount, according to Medical News Today.

While some research suggests that lower-calorie diets can provide health benefits and weight lossthe body can't store as fat what it doesn't consumeother research shows that metabolic rates can slow when people eat less over time, thus making weight loss more difficult in the long run.

GOLO diet

GOLO takes a somewhat anti-diet approach to dieting, according to its website. Instead of restricting calories, this diet encourages the consumption of low-glycemic foods that supposedly increase users' metabolic rate. It also promotes a supplement made from plant extracts that help regulate blood sugar levels and cravings.

Metabolism, the internal process by which bodies burn calories for energy, is largely determined by a person's genes, according to countless studies on the subject. That said, a combination of high-intensity interval training, protein and weight training can manipulate metabolism to a degree, according to Harvard Health Publishing.

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