{"id":90541,"date":"2014-03-18T08:00:42","date_gmt":"2014-03-18T12:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=90541"},"modified":"2014-03-19T15:32:36","modified_gmt":"2014-03-19T19:32:36","slug":"shake-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2014\/03\/shake-showdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Shake Showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-bottom: 18px\">[yframe url=&#8217;http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ttILqQlcmFY&amp;feature=youtu.be&#8217;]<\/div>\n<p>Shakes are all the craze but do they really offer the nutritional benefit some claim and are they worth the effort? If so, which ones are right for you?<\/p>\n<p>During an interview on NBC Connecticut, UConn Health registered dietitian Linda York blends up some examples of the most common types of shakes:<\/p>\n<p>1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Meal replacement shake (protein, calorie, carb, fat with vitamins and minerals);<\/p>\n<p>2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Veggie\/fruit replacement shake to ensure we get those 5 fruits and veggies per day;<\/p>\n<p>3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cleanse shake for weight loss and detoxifying;<\/p>\n<p>4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 High protein, low carb for body building, fitness optimization.<\/p>\n<p>York leads several <a title=\"Healthy Nutrition Programs\" href=\"http:\/\/www.uchc.edu\/patients\/services\/nutrition\/\">Healthy Nutrition Programs<\/a> at UConn Health including \u201cReady to Lose\u201d \u2013 a weight loss program and \u201cHeart Health\u201d \u2013 nutrition tips aimed at lowering blood pressure, reducing cholesterol and maintaining a healthy weight. Call 800-535-6232 or 860-679-7692 if you want to learn more.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Follow <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uchc.edu\">UConn Health<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/uconnhealthcenter\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/uconnhealth\">Twitter<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/uconnhealth\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether it&#8217;s for weight loss or body-building, UConn Health&#8217;s Linda York blends up some of the most common shakes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":90554,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_crdt_document":"","wds_primary_category":0,"wds_primary_series":0,"wds_primary_attribution":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[179,1,70],"tags":[],"magazine-issues":[],"coauthors":[45],"class_list":["post-90541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uconn-health","category-uncategorized","category-video"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-25 23:13:19","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90541"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90541\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90563,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90541\/revisions\/90563"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media\/90554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90541"},{"taxonomy":"magazine-issue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/magazine-issues?post=90541"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=90541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}