Don’t Reward With Candy! Shame on You, Des Moines Writers
I’m apalled and saddened by the ignorant stance recently taken by my journalistic colleagues over at the Des Moines Register, who lamented […]
Category: Clearing the Carb Confusion
French Fried Vending Machines Percolating
Soda-filled vending machines may be going by the wayside, especially in schools, but now free-standing vending machines that will fry frozen sliced […]
What’s the Story With Maple Syrup?
What’s the story with maple syrup? Evidently, inquiring, health-minded folks want to know. Specifically, after I offered maple-syrup-drinking actress Rachel McAdams advice […]
Processed Diets Can Lead to Acne
An interesting discussion is now underway over at the Freakonomics’ authors’ blog about the connection beteween one’s diet and developing acne. All […]
Let’s Explore Fructose Further
Given all the talk lately about drinking fructose water — which was triggered by the New York Times magazine piece by Freakonomics […]
Is Lots of Fructose Water Foolhardy? Apology, Too
I would like to publicly apologize to UC Berkeley psychology professor Seth Roberts for using an inappropriate word to characterize his self-created […]
“Refrigerator Door Disease” Hits Millions (Spoof)
Uh oh, I think sometimes I suffer from Refrigerator Door Disease or RDD, where I just peer inside and find that there’s […]
Low-Carb, Protein-Rich Diet With Exercise Works, Study Shows
An important new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign finds that exercise, coupled with a high-protein, low-carb diet can be especially […]
“Nutritionist to the Stars” Offers Help to Actress
Very cool! Just got off the phone with Oz Garcia, who’s known as the "Nutritionist to the Stars." Oz has offered — […]
Atkins Money Woes: Follow-Ups
I came across a few more articles in the wake of the Atkins Nutritionals belly-up story: An interesting follow-up analysis about the […]