Big Fat Lies Video
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 Posted in Diet Research | No Comments »Gary Taubes, an award-winning writer for Science, the New York Times Magazine and other publications, appeared at Stevens Institute of Technology to discuss his controversial new bestseller, Good Calories, Bad Calories which argues that much of what we have been told about the relationship between body weight, diet and ...
Fish Oil During Pregnancy
Tuesday, January 9th, 2007 Posted in Diet Research | No Comments »A new study concludes that: "Maternal fish oil supplementation during pregnancy is safe for the fetus and infant, and may have beneficial effects on the child's eye and hand coordination." The study was a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial.
Should Women Eat Low Carb Diets?
Tuesday, November 21st, 2006 Posted in Diet Research | No Comments »A 20-year Harvard study comparing the diets of 82,802 women was published in the New England Journal of Medicine two weeks ago (most diet comparison studies last a year or less). It has some interesting conclusions. Low-carb, higher fat diets did not increase risk of heart disease over the long term. Low-carb ...
Connection Between Insulin and Cancer?
Tuesday, November 14th, 2006 Posted in Diet Research | No Comments »According to this current article in the USC Health Magazine, www.usc.edu/hsc/info/pr/hmm/06fall/insulin.html, evidence is mounting that elevated insulin levels increase cancer risk. It's a good read...take a look. Here are three ways to lower insulin levels: