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UPI
15 hours ago
- Health
- UPI
Eat better to better, Columbia researcher suggests in cookbook
1 of 3 | Complex carbohydrates and fiber from fresh and fruits and vegetables are a key part of a diet designed to promote better laid out in a new cookbook authored by a top U.S. nutrition researcher. File Photo by Debbie Hill/ UPI | License Photo ST. PAUL, Minn., July 22 (UPI) -- A top U.S. nutrition researcher is translating her expertise on the connections between diet, better sleep and heart health from the pages of dry academic journals into a colorful mass-market cookbook. Marie-Pierre St-Onge, a professor of nutritional medicine at Columbia University Medical Center in New York, along with recipe expert Kat Craddock, have chronicled dozens of recipes and lay out a 28-day meal plan designed for better sleep health in Eat Better, Sleep Better, published by Simon & Schuster earlier this year. St-Onge in recent years has published studies exploring various angles of the connection between what we eat and how we sleep -- a field that remains poorly understood even as doctors have named lack of proper sleep as one the top risk factors for heart disease. Her work has mainly centered on examining the relationship between sleep, weight management and cardiometabolic disease risk. She has also performed well-received research on "functional foods," or foods that offer health benefits, and on how ingredients affect weight management and cardiovascular disease risk prevention. Now with Eat Better, Sleep Better, she and Craddock have produced an elegant, 288-page cookbook packed with 75 recipes meant to give users an opportunity to shape their diets around foods that promote better sleep. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it prioritizes protein sources that are rich in tryptophan, the amino acid that serves as the building block for the sleep-regulating hormones melatonin and serotonin. Tryptophan, of course, is found in turkey and is famous for producing drowsiness after a full Thanksgiving Day dinner. But the book goes well beyond that, highlighting several other ingredients tied to healthier sleep, such as omega-3 fatty acids, which are found in salmon; complex carbohydrates found in oats and buckwheat; and spices like ginger and turmeric. For example, the book's recipe for savory lamb stew notes that lamb is exceptionally high in tryptophan and is also an excellent source of several essential nutrients, including zinc and vitamin B6, "two of the four essential nutrients involved in the body's production of serotonin and melatonin." Similarly, the recipe for chia pudding identifies tiny chia seeds as "a sleep-supporting superfood," not only rich in protein and tryptophanm but also in omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, magnesium, fiber, complex carbohydrates, vitamin B6 and zinc. St-Onge told UPI one of her main goals with Eat Better, Sleep Better is to translate her scientific research on sleep into a more popular format at at time when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that nearly 40% of U.S. adults are getting insufficient sleep. "We do all this work and always publish it just in scientific journals, and my book agent said, 'But the public wants to know, too, it should be something that's available for them as well,' and I thought, he kind of has a point," she said. "We need to disseminate the work that we do, the findings that we have. "Especially in this day and age when the work that we do is funded entirely from taxpayer dollars or donor dollars, if we're talking about the American Heart Association, and it's really a return on their investment -- the knowledge that we can impart to them." St-Onge said she also finds that nutritionists sometimes have a misconception about the ability of people to translate esoteric facts about micronutrients into real-world diets, especially if it means changing those diets. "If you're saying eat more plant protein or eat more fiber, they'll ask, 'Where can I find fiber and plant protein?' And I'll say, well, buckwheat is a great grain. 'Buckwheat? What's that? And how I am going to put it to use in my own diet?' "I thought it was wonderful that I able to get paired with Kat, my co-author, who is in the food world and the recipe development world, and talking more about the application of nutrition in real life. I like recipes, and I also like to cook, but I've never been trained in recipe development or anything like that. So it was nice to be able to be part of that process." Craddock would develop the recipes and send them to St-Onge, who would then try them at home and offer some additional suggestions. One of the reasons there's a need for a sleep-centered cookbook is because it's not just what's eaten before bedtime that affects the quality of sleep, but rather what's consumed throughout the whole day, and over even longer periods, that counts in the body's ability to make melatonin. "We're saying sleep is complicated, it's not just about what happens at night, it's about what happens during the day," she said. In the background of it all is the risk that poor sleep poses to heart health. The American Heart Association in 2022 added sleep to its list of "Life's Essential 8," the eight top markers for improving and maintaining cardiovascular health, calling proper sleep "vital to your heart and brain health." That assessment is shared by Dr. Kin M. Yuen, spokesperson for the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and a sleep medicine specialist at UCSF Health in San Francisco. "A balanced diet with a healthy amount of lean protein, carbohydrates, including fruits and vegetables, starches and healthy fats, along with nuts and seeds -- for those without allergies -- is the most optimal" for healthy sleep, she told UPI in an emailed statement. Generally, she added, sleep specialists support their nutritionist and cardiology colleagues in advocating for a diet that may include plant based protein, leafy greens and lean animal proteins, such as chicken, fish and seafood, depending on the individual's sensitivity and tolerance. Yuen said it's also important for people with sensitivities or intolerances to specific substances to avoid or limit those food groups, as they may disturb or fragment sleep. "Therefore, those with lactose intolerance may have better sleep by ingesting fewer dairy products or using lactose-free dairy only," she said. "For those with diagnosed celiac disease or gluten sensitivities, sleep may be improved without gluten in their diet, which may cause bloating, stomach upset or nausea, and sometimes weight loss." Ultimately, she cautioned, no one diet plan works for everyone. "Individual differences and allergic tendencies may limit the intake of a particular food group. Viral, bacterial illness and antibiotic use may make a regular diet not feasible," Yuen warned. Nevertheless, "good sleep and healthy diets go very well together," she concluded. "Adequate exercise also ensures sleep quality is optimized. Adequate daytime sunlight and devoting enough time to sleep will help ensure that the quality of sleep is optimal."
Global News
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Global News
Okanagan creators release Dungeons & Dragons graphic novel
Imagination has Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) leaping off the gaming table and into the real world for a group of artists, players and YouTubers in the Okanagan. Their passion for the famous role-playing game is taking the team behind Fool's Gold to places they could have never predicted, including a popular YouTube podcast, and now, a graphic novel book deal. 'In 2017, we were just playing this game in my basement with my friends and then suddenly now we are getting product out there,' said Felix Irnich, producer and game master. 'People love watching (Fool's Gold) on YouTube. We are getting invited to San Diego ComicCon.' Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy The D&D-inspired role-playing show has been a smash success on YouTube. Viewers helped the team raise nearly $2.5 million on Kickstarter to launch their Fool's Gold campaign set called 'Into the Bellowing Wilds' so fans can interact and play in the world themselves. Story continues below advertisement 'Everything in the (campaign) book, you can expand and create your own story, and that's really what we wanted,' said Jenna Woldenga, creator of Fool's Gold. Now, they've inked a graphic novel book deal with the publishing company Simon & Schuster to bring a whole new audience into the Bellowing Wilds world with 'Fool's Gold: Death by Karaoke.' 'The funny story that comes from all of this, my character sings karaoke and sings it so bad he casts a spell that releases an apocalyptic creature, the Tarrasque,' said Woldenga. The humongous D&D monster was reimagined by team artist Avery Howett and then by Hit Point Press into a equally large miniature figure players can use in their games. 'It won the 2025 Origins Award for the Tarrasque [miniature],' Howett said. 'We beat out Star Wars, Warhammer, and I think even D&D in order to take home that prize, so it was a huge honour.' Their ingenuity is taking them on a mad dash to the top of their industry as 'Fool's Gold: Death by Karaoke' hits the shelves Tuesday.
CNBC
4 days ago
- Politics
- CNBC
Donald Trump's lawsuit against Bob Woodward over audiobook is dismissed
A federal judge on Friday dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump's nearly $50 million lawsuit against the journalist Bob Woodward for publishing tapes from interviews for his 2020 best-seller "Rage" as an audiobook. The decision by U.S. District Judge Paul Gardephe in Manhattan is a victory for Woodward, his publisher, Simon & Schuster, and its former owner, Paramount Global. Woodward interviewed Trump 19 times between December 2019 and August 2020, and approximately 20% of "Rage" was derived from these interviews. The book was released in September 2020, while the audiobook "The Trump Tapes," including Woodward's commentary, was released in October 2022. In a 59-page decision, Gardephe stated that Trump did not plausibly allege that he and Woodward intended to be joint authors of "The Trump Tapes," noting that Simon & Schuster credited Trump as a "reader" while crediting Woodward as the author. The judge, an appointee of Republican President George W. Bush, also stated that Trump did not demonstrate he had a copyright interest in his stand-alone responses to Woodward's questions. Gardephe also stated that federal copyright law preempted Trump's state-law-based claims. He gave Trump until August 18 to amend his complaint a third time. A spokesperson for Trump's legal team said in a statement: "In another biased action by a New York Court, this wrongful decision was issued without even affording President Trump the basic due process of a hearing. We will continue to ensure that those who commit wrongdoing against President Trump and all Americans are held accountable." Lawyers for Woodward, Simon & Schuster and Paramount did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The defendants had argued that federal law barred Trump from copyrighting interviews conducted as part of his official duties, and that no president before him ever demanded royalties for publishing presidential interviews. They also referred to Woodward as the "sole architect and true author" of the interviews, just as journalists like the late Walter Cronkite and Barbara Walters were in their interviews with other presidents. Woodward also stated that his interviews reflected "classic news reporting," which helped convey accurate information to the public, and thus constituted "fair use." Trump was sued in January 2023, claiming he had told Woodward repeatedly that the interviews were intended solely for the book. Woodward said he never agreed to that restriction. The $49.98 million damages request was based on what Trump's lawyers called projected sales of 2 million audiobooks at $24.99 each. Paramount sold Simon & Schuster in October 2023 to private equity firm KKR KKR.N for $1.62 billion in cash. The case is
New Straits Times
4 days ago
- Business
- New Straits Times
Donald Trump's lawsuit against Bob Woodward over audiobook is dismissed
NEW YORK: Donald Trump cannot pursue his nearly US$50 million lawsuit against the journalist Bob Woodward for publishing tapes from interviews for his 2020 best-seller "Rage" as an audiobook, a federal judge ruled on Friday. The decision by US District Judge Paul Gardephe in Manhattan is a victory for Woodward, his publisher Simon & Schuster and its former owner Paramount Global. They had argued that federal law barred the US president from copyrighting interviews conducted as part of his official duties, and that no president before him ever demanded royalties for publishing presidential interviews. The defendants also called Woodward the "sole architect and true author" of the interviews, just as journalists like the late Walter Cronkite and Barbara Walters were in interviews with other presidents. Woodward also said his interviews reflected "classic news reporting" that helped convey accurate information to the public, and thus amounted to "fair use." Trump was interviewed by Woodward 19 times between December 2019 and August 2020, and about 20 per cent of "Rage" came from the interviews. The book was released in September 2020, while the audiobook "The Trump Tapes," including Woodward's commentary, was released in October 2022. Trump sued in January 2023, saying he told Woodward repeatedly that the interviews were meant solely for the book. Woodward said he never agreed to that restriction. The US$49.98 million damages request was based on what Trump's lawyers called projected sales of 2 million audiobooks at US$24.99 each. Paramount sold Simon & Schuster in October 2023 to private equity firm KKR for US$1.62 billion in cash. The case is Trump v Simon & Schuster Inc et al, US District Court, Southern District of New York, No. 23-06883.
NBC News
4 days ago
- Politics
- NBC News
Judge dismisses Trump's lawsuit against Bob Woodward over audiobook
A federal judge on Friday dismissed President Donald Trump's nearly $50 million lawsuit against the journalist Bob Woodward for publishing tapes from interviews for his 2020 best-seller 'Rage' as an audiobook. The decision by U.S. District Judge Paul Gardephe in Manhattan is a victory for Woodward, his publisher Simon & Schuster and its former owner Paramount Global. Woodward interviewed Trump 19 times between December 2019 and August 2020, and about 20% of 'Rage' came from the interviews. The book was released in September 2020, while the audiobook 'The Trump Tapes,' including Woodward's commentary, was released in October 2022. In a 59-page decision, Gardephe said Trump did not plausibly allege that he and Woodward intended to be joint authors of 'The Trump Tapes,' saying Simon & Schuster credited Trump as a 'reader' while crediting Woodward as the author. The judge, an appointee of Republican President George W. Bush, also said Trump did not show he had a copyright interest in his stand-alone responses to Woodward's questions. Gardephe also said federal copyright law preempted Trump's state law-based claims. He gave Trump until Aug. 18 to amend his complaint a third time. A spokesperson for Trump's legal team said in a statement: 'In another biased action by a New York Court, this wrongful decision was issued without even affording President Trump the basic due process of a hearing. We will continue to ensure that those who commit wrongdoing against President Trump and all Americans are held accountable.' Lawyers for Woodward, Simon & Schuster and Paramount did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Walter Cronkite, Barbara Walters cited The defendants had argued that federal law barred Trump from copyrighting interviews conducted as part of his official duties, and that no president before him ever demanded royalties for publishing presidential interviews. They also called Woodward the 'sole architect and true author' of the interviews, just as journalists like the late Walter Cronkite and Barbara Walters were in interviews with other presidents. Woodward also said his interviews reflected 'classic news reporting' that helped convey accurate information to the public, and thus amounted to 'fair use.' Trump sued in January 2023, saying he told Woodward repeatedly that the interviews were meant solely for the book. Woodward said he never agreed to that restriction. The $49.98 million damages request was based on what Trump's lawyers called projected sales of 2 million audiobooks at $24.99 each. Paramount sold Simon & Schuster in October 2023 to private equity firm KKR for $1.62 billion in cash.
