This week, read a great review of the book Grain Brain, how vitamins C and E can hurt endurance performance, how food size can affect calorie intake, how exercising can lead to younger looking skin, and how Monday’s are a popular day to look for health information. Wondering if grains are bad for your brain? Wonder […]
Category Archives: Disease Prevention
News and Reviews of Popular Diets
Are you curious about a certain diet? Do you want to give advice to a friend who’s following an eating plan that doesn’t make a lot of sense to you? The authors of many diet books spin a fine tale with plenty of anecdotes that sound very convincing. But keep in mind. . . the […]
This week in food, health, and fitness
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 […]
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 […]