Are food records useful? The answer depends on who’s doing the recording…and why. As I’ve written on this site before, keeping track of what you’ve eaten can be helpful if […]
Last week, news broke of the latest study to claim that artificial, non-caloric sweeteners are dangerous. Unlike most of these articles or postings, which are nothing more than baseless rants, […]
On the day of the year that many of us will eat more chocolate than all other days combined, does the study described in this piece offer a great new […]
Since I left off with BMI, let’s pick it back up with our waist measurements. Just in the past year, new studies have shown that our waist measurements, or more […]
Why is all the nutrition news you hear and read so confusing? Mainly, it’s because writers—and nutritionists too, I’m afraid—assume that just because we all eat food (and that most […]
This week, the PBS investigative documentary show, Frontline, aired a documentary they created jointly with the New York Times, called Supplements and Safety. If you take or think about taking […]
Last week, just in time for New Years’ resolutions, the federal government released the 8th edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. What do they say, and how do they […]
In 2015, more than half the pregnancies in the US were unplanned! Yes, you read that right! 51% to be exact! And many women aren’t even aware they’re pregnant until […]
I’m going to make a confession: products labeled “Natural” used to just call my name from store shelves and jump into my shopping cart: peanut butter, crackers, you name it. […]
Nearly half of us admit to making New Years resolutions! And two thirds of us resolvers vow to change something involving food or exercise! So how many stick to those […]