Nuts to you
“Observational” studies are interesting but “interventional” studies are the nuts and bolts of nutritional science. And talking about nuts, a study just published in the New England Journal of Medicine...
View ArticleAre environmental chemicals making us fat?
We are getting fatter. The World Health Organization estimates that a seventh of the world’s population is overweight and about 300 million people can now be classified as obese. What’s going on?...
View ArticlePizza pie in the sky
Imagine being admitted to a hospital with a heart attack and a doctor asking how many times a week you eat pizza. This was the actual question that was asked of 507 heart attack victims and 478 others...
View ArticleIt looks like there is something to the Atkins diet after all
Who would have guessed that a song by the Guess Who would become a health anthem? “Silent footsteps crowding me, Sudden darkness but I can see, No sugar tonight in my coffee, No sugar tonight in my...
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