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Human digestion and metabolism have a sneaky habit of complicating conventional nutrition wisdom. It’s easy to identify some food component, extract it from the food, mix it in a test tube with cells or other chemicals, see what happens, and make some conclusion about potential health benefits. Case in point: resveratrol: researchers [...]
It was already mentioned in a previous post that March is National Nutrition Month, and this year’s theme is “Eat right. Your way, every day.” As Donna pointed out, the theme is a bit confusing and may lead people to believe that eating “their way” means that they should just eat whatever they want, whenever they [...]
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Cholesterol continues to be a national obsession. I’ve heard that some doctors think statin drugs should be added to the water supply. That would certainly be controversial. And, in my humble opinion, terribly insulting to all those people who are successfully controlling blood lipids with diet and exercise. [...]
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Diet advice always seems to be negative: Don’t Eat This. Don’t Eat That. You’re left wondering what you can eat. One of the biggest “Don’ts” in recent decades has been saturated fat, found primarily in animal foods like butter, red meats, cheese, cream and whole milk. An entire [...]
Niacin, or vitamin B3, is a nutrient involved in numerous biochemical reactions in the human body. We need to consume a small amount for health. Years ago, some researchers stumbled on the discovery that taking a whole lot of niacin, vastly more than required for general health, can improve cholesterol levels, boosting “good” HDL cholesterol. [...]
Along with all the red dresses and heart icons of February, American Heart Month, is some interesting news about heart health and diet. The single-minded obsession with cholesterol is turning out to be short-sighted.A new study from Denmark looked at the relationship between blood triglyceride levels and ischemic stroke, which occurs when blood flow in [...]
Nothing says summer quite like watermelon, even though it increasingly turns up in grocery stores in spring. It's one fruit that (mostly) hasn't … Read More
