Barbara Quinn, center, 2023 Greater Pittston Chamber of Commerce Women’s Network Distinguished Woman, stands with Brandi Bartush, Chamber administrative assistant/special events coordinator, left, and ...

Letters from readers help me back up to check my facts. Here are a couple that came in recently: “I think you failed your readers in your recent column, ‘Should we be afraid of fructose?’ The ...

An editor who publishes this column in Australia called me out after my recent three-part series on the ABCs of good foods. He pointed out that, after P for peas and Q for quinoa, I ended the second ...

Yay, it’s March! I even heard birds chirping this morning. And it is also National Nutrition Month, an annual campaign created by the largest organization of nutrition professionals in the world—the ...

I keep coming upon this statistic in the media that states livestock are responsible for 14.5 percent of global gas emissions. Some designate ruminant animals — cows, sheep and goats — as the biggest ...

Reader B.D. posed this challenge to me this week: “I would appreciate your opinion as a dietician on this article on dietary fiber.” The article, “Does a high fiber diet prevent disease?” written by ...

As scientists and biomedical researchers race to develop a vaccine against the coronavirus using genetically engineered proteins and other technologies, this came in from reader Steve Clark in ...

Quinn, Barbara Jean Nee Grinnell, age 77, formerly of Glen Ellyn, Illinois, died peacefully June 2, 2012, in hospice at her daughter Rhonda’s home in Colorado, surrounded by loved ones. Loving wife of ...

Now that I’m living on a ranch, I’ve realized something. It’s all about nutrition! Yesterday, I walked my horse into the barn to feed him some extra nourishment for these colder days. There to greet ...

I recently got together with a group of friends (at a socially accepted distance). One of them suggested we go through the alphabet and name all the things for which we are thankful. It did my heart ...

I just love the science of nutrition. It constantly changes as we learn more about how food and nutrients work in the body. And as we gather more information, experts tweak the recommendations for how ...