McDonald’s cheery slogan is “I’m lovin’ it.” But anyone who eats there regularly had better also love diabetes and heart disease…because the entire menu is a one-way ticket to both chronic [...]
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Obesity kills: These new numbers prove it
I’ve said before that obesity kills. But a new study offers some hard numbers to prove that point. Researchers examined data on 4,000 people from the National Health and Nutrition Examination [...]
Protest obesity
“Public needs to disapprove as much of obesity as it did of tobacco.” When I read that headline I almost leapt for joy. Especially because I wasn’t the one who had written it. I mean, I know I [...]
Eating out: Making us fat—and poor
There’s no denying the U.S. is an overweight nation. And the problem doesn’t solely lie in our cookie jars at home. Every day of the week in our supersize nation, people pile into their giant, [...]
Yet another reason to sit back with a nice hot cup of cocoa
You’ve got to hand it to Mother Nature. She’s provided us with everything we need to stay healthy as we age. In fact, if you follow her lead, getting older never has to mean feeling (or looking) [...]
GMOs: Not funny …even on late-night TV.
I don’t often get to watch Jimmy Kimmel—his show is on way too late for the likes of me. However, I do have lots of patients and friends who send me clips when they think there’s something I [...]
Yet another reason to skip those trendy “gluten-free” products
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Yes, you should have no bananas: A better way to get potassium—and slash your stroke risk by 27 percent
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It’s time to rethink your kitchen routine
I read a study recently touting olive oil as the best bet for frying. The researchers claimed it withstands the heat of the fryer or pan better than several seed oils, resulting in more healthful [...]
Got milk? Get rid of it.
A couple of weeks back, I gave you a friendly reminder to say no to soy…and, yes, that includes soy milk. But that doesn’t mean you should gulp regular old cow’s milk to your heart’s content. [...]
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