Flashback Friday: Turning the Clock Back 14 Years
Four simple health behaviors may cut our risk of chronic disease by nearly 80%, potentially...
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Friday Favorites: Micromorts – How Risky Is It to Go Under Anesthesia?
A micromort as a unit of comparing and communicating risk to patients equivalent to a one-in-a-million chance of dying.
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For Flavonoid Benefits, Don’t Peel Apples
Peeled apples are pitted head-to-head against unpeeled apples and spinach in a test of artery...
Potential Pitfalls of Calorie Restriction
How to preserve bone and mass on a low calorie diet.
Flashback Friday: Alzheimer’s Disease – Grain Brain or Meathead?
Grain consumption appears strongly protective against Alzheimer’s disease, whereas animal fat intake has been linked...
The Benefits of Calorie Restriction for Longevity
Though a bane for dieters, a slower metabolism may actually be a good thing.
Does Sugar Lead to Weight Gain?
The sugar industry’s response to evidence implicating sweeteners in the obesity epidemic.
Flashback Friday: Turmeric Curcumin Reprogramming Cancer Cell Death
The spice turmeric appears to be able to switch back on the self-destruct mechanism within...
Highlights from the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Hearing
I was honored to testify before the US government’s Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. Check out...
The New Calories per Pound of Weight Loss Rule
Losing a pound of fat can take as few as 10 calories a day or...
Flashback Friday: Plant-Based Diets for Diabetes
When placed head-to-head against the American Diabetes Association diet, how do plant-based diets fare in...
The Reason Weight Loss Plateaus When You Diet
Understanding the metabolic and behavioral adaptations that slow weight loss.
The 3,500 Calorie per Pound Rule Is Wrong
How many fewer calories do you have to eat every day to lose one pound...
