Welcome to my first weekly review of news and good articles in food, health, and fitness. This week the aftermath of the controversial saturated fat study continues, research uncovers more benefits of exercise, and scientists find a new food that might help reduce high blood pressure. Saturated Fat and Butter Battles. David Katz eloquently responds […]
Category Archives: Nutrition
Healthy Eating Research Updates
I enjoy keeping up-to-date with the latest nutrition and disease-prevention research, and you can see links to research that caught my attention below. Keep in mind that although one study can make a dramatic headline, it often takes years of research and different kinds of studies to show how something is affecting our health. I’ll […]
Food Psychology: What is Controlling your Eating?
Have you finished a bag of chips when you only wanted a few? Do you eat only when you are hungry? If physiological cues were the sole determinants of our eating habits, the nation’s obesity and health statistics would look quite different! Ubiquitous food marketing and advertising make it obvious that many other factors have […]
Food Rules
Choosing what to eat for good health is confusing for many people. Despite the guidelines and efforts of nutrition experts, health officials, and various health groups, the typical Western diet remains a major contributor to poor health and chronic disease. Nutrition science has uncovered a wealth of clues to linking components of diet to disease, […]