Better Nutrition August 2017
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trendWATCH<br />
511<br />
That’s how many calories per<br />
hour backpacking burns, on<br />
average, for a 160-pound person<br />
(almost as much as running 5<br />
miles in an hour: 606 calories).<br />
A backpacking vacation can easily<br />
jump-start a weight-loss journey.<br />
14x<br />
Sales of organic food are growing 14 times as fast as sales of food<br />
overall, according to a report by the Organic Trade Association.<br />
Still, organic food makes up just 5.3 percent of total U.S. food sales.<br />
ASTAXANTHIN<br />
HELPS THE HEART<br />
A study of runners has found that astaxanthin,<br />
a nutrient found in microscopic algae,<br />
helps the heart to work more efficiently. In<br />
particular, researchers in Utah found that at the<br />
level of effort common in long-distance runners,<br />
the heart beats a little slower than usual,<br />
indicating it isn’t working as hard to support<br />
the effort. In the study, which was published<br />
in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports &<br />
Exercise, runners took 12 mg of astaxanthin<br />
daily for 8 weeks. Researchers suggest that<br />
the supplement may also be helpful for nonathletes,<br />
as a “cardiotonic” for an ailing heart.
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