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Show Me LESS Money — I’ll Show You a Healthy Mediterranean Diet

A recently published study suggested there were “socioeconomic status (SES) inequities in the cardiovascular protection associated with the traditional Mediterranean...

IT’S HOT OUT THERE! ARE YOU EATING ENOUGH WATER?

It’s summer, the hottest time of year, and everywhere you turn you’re hearing about the importance of drinking enough water...

BEEF EARNS ITS PLACE AT THE WEIGHT LOSS TABLE

A solid clinical study by a well-respected team, just published in the July issue of Obesity Science and Practice, showed...

How YOU View Food & Health: “And the Survey Says…”

  …you’re confused! The International Food Information Council (IFIC) recently released its 2017 “Food & Health Survey: A Healthy Perspective:...

FRUITS & VEGGIES & PESTICIDES, OH MY!

As a kid I waited impatiently for summer. The main reason? The huge variety of fruits.  People think I love...

PROCESSING THOUGHTS ABOUT “PROCESSED FOOD”

You can’t hear any conversation about food these days without hearing about “processed foods”.  Nutrition experts, medical experts, and those...

VALENTINE’S DAY IS OVER: SO HOW’S YOUR RELATIONSHIP…WITH FOOD?

If you weren’t “consciously coupled” (apologies to Gwyneth) on Valentine’s Day, it’s easy to feel left out of the happenings. ...

IS BUTTER BACK? NO, BUT FULL-FAT DAIRY IS!

Do you shy away from drinking milk and yogurt because you don’t like the low-fat/fat-free stuff but also avoid cheese...

US NEWS’s BEST & WORST DIETS: Get my take & stop building a shelf of diet books

US News started 2017 with their ratings of popular diets.  What stands out?  The sheer quantity!  They rated 38 –...

ARE YOU & YOUR KIDS “BACKLOADING” PROTEIN?

You’ve heard about protein, you know it’s important for building muscle, and you know meat, poultry and fish have a...