Clarks Nutrition and Natural Foods Markets

Gluten Free

What does following a gluten-free diet mean? That you're embarking on an easy diet with a wide range of health-promoting effects. Instead of dwelling on what you’re giving up, consider that you’re going to enjoy a whole new world of delicious food options to meet your special dietary needs. You’ll be eating seasonally, choosing more fresh fruits and vegetables, focusing on meats, seafood, poultry, legumes, lentils, corn, and rice, and discovering fascinating ancient grains such as quinoa, amaranth, and millet. You’ll be able to eat potatoes, eggs, most cheeses, even chocolate (!)—and enjoy them without guilt because you’ll be taking good care of your body. In fact, you’ll probably end up eating—and feeling—better than ever!

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We carry a large variety of gluten free items, the brands listed below represent just some of the offerings we carry

Raw Foods

“Raw” is all the rage these days, but what does it mean to eat raw? And is it possible to get enough protein and other nutrients while following a raw diet?

Raw foods are those that have not been heated above 108°F to 118°F

Raw, defined

Most raw foodists eat only plant-based (vegan) foods, including vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, legumes, and seaweed. Raw foods are those that have not been heated above 108°F to 118°F, depending on who you talk to. The logic behind this is that many of the nutrients in foods are extremely sensitive to heat. This is especially true of the water-soluble vitamins, like the B-vitamins, folate, and vitamin C. As Katie McDonald, a raw food chef and certified Holistic Health Coach in Rhode Island puts it, “The more you do to a food, the less it does for you.”

Raw food advocates also look to the enzyme content of raw foods, saying that cooking destroys delicate enzymes that could otherwise go toward improving the digestion of the foods you’re eating.

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In addition to our always fresh produce, we carry many more raw foods throughout our stores. Look for these brands and our Raw Foods section for more.

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Diet Soda May Be Associated with a Larger Waistline

One study came to a surprising conclusion—diet sodas with no added sugars were associated with larger waistlines. Published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, the study looked at data from 749 Mexican-American and European-American people, over the age of 65, who originally participated in the San Antonio Longitudinal Study of Aging between 1992 and 1996. After adjusting for factors such as demographic information, level of physical activity, presence of diabetes, and smoking, researchers found that:

People who drank diet soda daily added around 3.04 cm to their waistlines; people who occasionally drank diet soda added 1.76 cm to their waistlines; and people who did not drink diet soda added only 0.77 cm to their waistlines.
In contrast, drinks with added sugars were not associated with waistlines.

However, this study may not be the final word on this matter. In fact, there are at least two other possible ways to explain the findings. One potential explanation is that people who are already overweight might tend to drink more diet beverages to prevent further weight gain; the other explanation is that people who drink diet soda might think that they are saving calories and so over-consume other types of foods and drinks. While other research does indicate that artificial sweeteners could disrupt healthy metabolisms, more evidence is needed to confirm the results of this study.

Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

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