In this blog, we continue to dissect the front of the food package, exploring nutrition and health claims, and efforts by manufacturers, of all groups, to regulate what food packages […]

One of the great nutrition ironies of our time is that the healthiest foods, the ones that should take up most of our shopping carts (fresh fruits and vegetables, fresh […]

“I never know what to believe when I hear nutrition news!” “Nutrition advice is so confusing…and it changes every week!” “It seems like even the experts disagree.”   I wish […]

Think that title is a misprint? Think again! If you believe you can start a weight loss program today and drop 20, 10, or even five pounds by June 21 […]

As meals go, breakfast stirs up controversy like no other, even among nutritionists. What I’d like to do in this blog is clear up why breakfast is controversial, and in […]

Whether you want to lose weight and keep it off for good, switch to a more plant-based diet, or just improve the nutritional quality of your diet, I can’t emphasize […]

Although I’d love an endless summer (sadly, summer ends, even in LA), lots of kids have either already gone back to school or are seeing that day fast approaching. So […]

Happy Week after Independence Day! Let’s talk food poisons: The Centers for Disease Control (CDC)’s and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s “favorite” poisons, among others! Pick Your Poisin. Before […]

Happy Memorial Day Weekend! The Atlantic Monthly might be one of my new favorite food and nutrition publications! They don’t shy away from stepping into the middle of controversy to […]