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In upcoming posts I will be writing in detail on fats.  How they are digested, the good the bad and the ugly and how they effect our health.  For starters here’s a great lead-in story by the Almond Board of California.  They have complied 9 rock solid studies that clearly show the relationship between the [...]

Many people are reluctant to change their diets.  It’s very difficult to give up our long-term love affair with rich foods.  Certain foods are as addictive as any substance of abuse and just as potentially dangerous to our health. One argument that people make when confronted with dietary change and adding large quantities of healthy [...]

Reviewed by Contibuting Author Dr. Steven Acocella
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A resent study released by the Bio-Communications Research Institute and the University of Texas cite evidence that a constellation of factors may be contributing to an increasing decline in the nutrient density and composition of produce farmed in both the United stares and the UK.  The authors of the study found that when they planted [...]

Several studies have shown that red meat, especially processed red meat, increases your risk for cancer, especially colon cancer. In addition, the World Cancer Fund and the American Institute for Cancer both report the relationship between red meat consumption and cancer.  They recommended the consumption of red meat should be kept to a minimum.

                                                          
A study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, continues to generated headlines that may lead the casual reader to believe that a low-carbohydrate (animal-food based) diet is the healthiest and most effective way to lose weight and lower cholesterol.
The Atkins Research Foundation funded the study (Hummm, no conflict there)! They also promoted the results to [...]

Article by guest blog author Jeff Novick, M.S., R.D.
Kentucky Fried Chicken is in the news because they are offering grilled chicken instead of fried chicken.  The fast food group said its grilled chicken has between 60 and 180 calories and three to nine grams of fat compared with fried chicken which typically contains between [...]

In his books and in his practice, Joel Fuhrman, M.D. advocates eating foods that deliver optimal health. Yet he also recommends taking certain vitamins and supplements, like his Gentle Care Formula multiple. Here he discusses that recommendation.

A recently published study in the British Journal of Nutrition found a certain type of fiber is associated with significantly reduced body fat, low BMI and more favorable sugar metabolism. 
 
Researchers showed that middle aged women who ate a diet rich in lignans had dramatically better glucose metabolism evidenced by blood testing that checks for [...]

The largest study ever of multivitamin use in older women found the pills did nothing to prevent common cancers or heart disease. The eight-year study in 161,808 postmenopausal women echoes recent disappointing vitamin studies in men.

Here’s a little nutrition trick for both you and the kids. The next time you have a plate of food in front of you, or you’re deciding which of the menu specials at Out Back you’re going to move on, count the legs. That’s right, the legs. Reflect back to a simpler and happier time when [...]