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Q: When reading ingredients on package labels, how can I tell whether they contain trans fats? Are there specific ingredients or names to watch for besides just trans fatty acids? A: There are “good” fats and “bad” fats. Trans fats…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
By Alan
September 28 How Cam Newton’s vegan diet may be hurting Panthers QB’s play and injury recovery By Brendan Marks, www.charlotteobserver.com Prefilled THC cartridges#1 suspect in vape illness outbreak By Salynn Boyles Medpage Today, September 27, 2019 A nation divided: US…read more
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Happy September! I hope all of my readers had a wonderful Labor Day weekend. With school starting and summer ending, September can feel like the perfect time to turn over a new leaf, leading many to look toward ways they…read more
Categories:Nutrition Controversies
“I’m trying to cut down on red meat.” It’s a familiar trope when I take a dietary history from new patients. People are feeling guilty these days about consuming beef, veal, lamb, and pork products. They’re taught that meat consumption…read more
Categories:Nutrition Controversies
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Renee Joy Dufault (pronounced Doo-Foe), author of Unsafe at Any Meal: What the FDA Does Not Want You to Know About the Foods You Eat. You can listen to the podcast here. The title…read more
Categories:Nutrition Controversies
Show of hands: How many think you can eat as many French fries as you like or indulge in a nightly bowl of ice cream with fudge sauce just because you run 4 miles a day? So sorry to break it…read more
Categories:Exercise General Nutrition Nutrition and Weight Obesity
They are billed as the new keys to longevity, an endless inventory of “spare parts” that can regenerate sick or tired organs, a veritable Fountain of Youth. But are stem cells the medical cure-all of the future, or are they…read more
Categories:Aging Cancer Diabetes General Medicine Muscle and Bone Health
You’ve probably seen last month’s headlines: “New research raises red flags over Paleo Diet”—Independent Online, South Africa (Source) “The Paleo Diet could be bad for your heart, study finds”—Health24 (Source) “The Paleo Diet could be your early ticket to the grave”—D’Marge…read more
Categories:Nutrition Controversies Paleo Diet
By Alan
August 24 Microbiome dysbiosis predisposes to colorectal cancer but a population-based study of oral antibiotic exposure and risk patterns is lacking Gut. 2019 Aug 19. pii: gutjnl-2019-318593 Scientists develop blood test that predicts whether you’ll die in next 10 years www.mirror.co.uk…read more
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Q: I really love smoothies and shakes. I have always thought they were a great healthy option for getting in extra produce—especially since I sometimes have a hard time working in my daily servings of fruit and veggies—and a good…read more
Categories:General Nutrition
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Lately there’s been a lot of buzz about protein. Protein bars are all the rage.…
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In the latest attempt to remove “stigma” from medical terminology, liver specialists have come up…
How to Transform Your Health Through Personalized Nutrition, Part 1
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