Calories In – Calorie Out = Change in Body Fat. This ubiquitous equation represents the idea that the difference between the number of calories we consume and the number of calories we expend determines the amount...
Omega-3s are all the rage nowadays. Everybody’s taking fish oil - it’s the new miracle cure, featured on the news, on every health site, and in the supermarkets. Foods like salmon, flaxseeds, and walnuts are considered the...
Somehow, the USDA still tells us not to consume more than 10% of our calories from saturated fat (1). This is after they removed their recommendations to limit dietary cholesterol, and 4 years after TIME magazine...
Diabetes and prediabetes, which are considered to be a result of insulin resistance, have reached epidemic levels. 114 million U.S. adults have diabetes or prediabetes, accounting for a staggering 35% of the entire U.S. population!...
I really thought we were done with all the anti-cholesterol nonsense, but it just won’t go away. The anti-cholesterol narrative has been thoroughly discredited over the past couple decades, and even the Dietary Guidelines for Americans...
In part 1 of this series, I explained some of the basic physiology underlying what happens when we consume sugar. I also explained why, while sugar can cause inflammation, it takes A LOT of sugar...
Sugar is blamed for everything from obesity and diabetes to heart disease and autoimmune conditions and is even considered to be “toxic” and a “poison.” But sugar is about as far from a poison as you...
“You’re not you when you’re hungry.” I don’t know how well it sells candy bars, but I do know that it’s true, and a candy bar would probably help. The word “hangry” has become popular lately and...
Despite the growing anti-grain movement, it’s still recommended that we consume 5-8 ounce equivalents or more of grains per day, and whole grains are still the face of the typical healthy diet (1). Mainstream nutrition recommendations...
These recommendations are aimed at reducing hypertension and cardiovascular disease. However, they’re at odds with much of the research, which shows that the current sodium recommendations are between 2 and 4 times lower than what...