Chocolate Is Finally Put to the Test
Botanically speaking, seeds are small embryonic plants—the whole plant stuffed into a tiny seed and...
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How the Fight to Ban Trans Fat Was Won
Breakthroughs in the field of chronobiology—the study of our circadian rhythms—help solve the mystery of the missing morning calories in breakfast studies. Where did this whole “breakfast is the most important meal of the day” concept come from? “The Father...
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Benefits of Nutritional Yeast to Prevent the Common Cold
Natural immunomodulators that can help regulate our immune system without side-effects have been sought for...
Are Raisins a Good Snack Choice?
Raisins, like all fruits, have a variety of health benefits, but dried fruit is higher...
Paleo Diet May Undermine Benefit of CrossFit Exercise
Much of the low-carb and paleo reasoning revolves around insulin. To quote a paleo blogger,...
How Big Food Twists the Science
Just like mosquitos are the vectors of spread for malaria, a landmark article published recently...
Fast Food Restaurants in Children’s Hospitals
The food industry spends billions on advertising. Promotion costs for individual candy bars can run...
Aluminum Levels in Tea
While aluminum is the third most abundant element on Earth, it may not be good...
What to Do If You Suspect Gluten Problems
Symptoms of gluten sensitivity include irritable bowel type symptoms such as bloating, abdominal pain, and...
Making Your Own Mouthwash
The effects of a vegetarian diet on systemic diseases like cancer, diabetes, and heart diseases...
Coca-Cola Stopped Sponsoring the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
The American Dietetic Association (ADA) is the world’s largest association of nutrition professionals. They claim...
How to Prevent Heart Disease
Many of today’s lifestyle medicine doctors, myself included, were greatly influenced by Nathan Pritikin, the...
How to Design a Misleading Study
Imagine working for the now defunct Twinkie division of Hostess and wanting to take the...
My Testimony Before the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Committee
This week I had the honor of speaking before the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee,...
Dietary Guideline Graphics: From the Food Pyramid to My Plate, Harvard’s Healthy Eating Plate, and PCRM’s Power Plate
In last week’s New England Journal of Medicine, Walter Willett, chair of the Department of...
