This has to be annoying to nearly everyone. You’re trying to do the right thing by eating more fish. You may not cook it at home, but at least you’re eating it out more often, getting those heart-healthy omega-3 fats and all. It’s good that you’re making a conscious effort, albeit one that’s harder on Read more
Diet
I recently submitted my ratings for the U.S. News & World Report Best Diets 2013. I am part of a panel that was asked to judge how well the diets worked for weight loss; whether they could reduce risks for cardiovascular disease and diabetes; whether they were safe and nutritionally adequate and easily adopted. As Read more
“To go organic or not to go organic?” That is the question; it often pops up when there’s a conversation about food. No wonder, because even Walmart carries organic produce now, a sure sign that the organic idea has hit mainstream America. More than just produce, organic foods can be meat, dairy foods and grains Read more
It happened in Ohio to a nine-year-old boy. He weighed 218 pounds; his mother was offered help, he didn’t lose weight and he was removed from his home. Is a mother who allows her son to become morbidly obese guilty of a form of abuse? That’s for the legal eagles to decide, but I’d say Read more
The idea of regulating sugar was proposed recently by several researchers from the University of California who cited studies suggesting that sugar was “associated with” (not the same as “has caused”) a rise in conditions such as diabetes and heart disease. As a practitioner, I share their frustration about the obesity epidemic, but regulating sugar Read more
Just three days after walking away with six Grammys and mesmerizing audiences with her glamorous new look and spectacular performance following throat surgery– pop phenom Adele is now facing controversy. The 23-year old London-born singer graces the current cover of Vogue magazine looking chiseled and significantly thinner than she does in real life. Inside, she Read more
