Inspira Diabetes Education Woodbury

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently proposed a new rule to properly align food products labeled as healthy with current nutrition science. Here’s what you need to know about the proposed update and what it means for your upcoming holiday festivities.

A high-risk pregnancy is one that threatens the health or life of the parent or baby before, during or after delivery. Every year, approximately 50,000 people in the U.S. experience serious pregnancy complications. If your pregnancy is considered high risk, your doctor will likely recommend additional monitoring or proactive care to ensure you and your baby are healthy.

Saturated, monounsaturated and trans fats all occur naturally in food. To the naked eye, these fats all look the same. At room temperature, however, unsaturated fats are liquid (oil, for example), whereas saturated and trans fats are solid (butter, for example). Also, in the way that these fats affect the body, they could not be more different from one another.