Health
By Karen Collins Questions about carbohydrates – total amounts and particular food choices — seemed to be top-of-mind for many people when I was speaking about a heart-healthy diet at […]
By Wayne Drash Not exercising can be worse for your health than smoking, diabetes and heart disease. We’ve all heard exercise helps you live longer. But a new study goes one step further, […]
Has the scientific world been turned on its head? Health experts have long linked high-sodium diets to a significant risk for heart disease, hypertension, and stroke, but has a single […]
By Andrew Zaleski Roughly 10 million people in the United States suffer from some sort of tremor disorder, whether that’s essential tremor — the most common movement disorder — or […]
Caveat Emptor! As reported in Ars Technica, in the U.S. alone there more than 90,000 vitamin and dietary supplements available as pills, powders, tinctures, drinks, and bars. These products carry […]
Author’s note: This is the second of three columns on fruits and vegetables. The first column covered the truths and myths about ‘juicing’, and the third will offer top tips […]
By Susan Burke March, MEd, RDN, CDE Is saturated fat good for you? Are burgers and butter better for you than polyunsaturated seed oils or monounsaturated fats like olive oil? […]
When it comes to food safety, there are some things we can control, and others we can’t. As reported by the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, health experts agree […]
By The True Health Initiative A recent study in The Lancet [August 23, 2018] examining alcohol use and its connection to alcohol-attributable deaths and disability-adjusted life-years caused a splash when it declared […]
By Susan Burke March Why is Dietitian spelled with a two t’s and not a c? Today’s column is about Registered Dietitian Nutritionists. I am a member of the Academy […]
By Mark Mahoney, Ph.D., RDN As uncertainty seems to be the “norm” in this ever-increasing fast-paced society, (as reported in the news on a daily basis, particularly in the realm […]
The original North American Thanksgiving took place in 1621 and was a harvest celebration shared by the Pilgrims and Wampanoag natives at Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. The feast lasted three days […]
By Susan Burke March November 6, 2018 — CNN reports that 17 children in the Orthodox Jewish community in the Williamsburg and Borough Park neighborhoods in Brooklyn, New York have […]
Along with carbohydrates and fats, protein is a necessary nutrient, instrumental in building, maintaining, and repairing body tissues. A protein’s quality is determined by the content of nine essential amino […]
By Nancy Clark, MS, RD, CSSD Almonds are a popular snack not just because they are nutrient-rich, but primarily because they are crunchy and taste yummy. In this day and […]
By Ted Kyle, RPh, MBA What’s good for each of us isn’t automatically good for the planet. So says a new study of diet, food waste, and environmental sustainability. “Eat […]
By Ginger Hultin, MS, RD, CSO From Meatless Monday to consumer questions about vegetarianism for children, general health or medical conditions, and an ever-increasing rate of veggie-based foods on menus at restaurants, […]
Author’s note: This is the first of three columns on vegetables and fruits. In the first column, I tackle the popular “juicing” fad. The second tackles the perennial question — […]
Editor’s note: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease. By Cathy Leman Positive action elicits positive change. While we’ll never […]
By The Skeptical Cardiologist Four years ago “the skeptical cardiologist” wrote the (in his extremely humble and biased opinion) definitive post on aspirin and cardiovascular disease. Entitled “Should I take […]
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