In my Good-For-You Fast Food post, I mentioned my awesome guacamole. I may be biased, but I’ve also heard good things from other people. We had a potluck at work and I brought in pico de gallo and guacamole. The comments on the guacamole that... (read full article)
In what will hopefully be the beginning of a turnaround in the nutrition world, there is currently a clinical trial comparing a Paleolithic Diet with a standard diabetes diet. Fifteen patients with diabetes type 2 have been randomized to 1) a Palaeolithic... (read full article)
I saw this article on Eurekalert yesterday: Quick-burning carbs may cause fatty liver Diets rich in rapidly-digested carbohydrates not only expand waistlines, but may also cause fatty liver, a condition that can lead to liver failure and death, finds... (read full article)
Check out Dr. Eades post from yesterday on the Cochrane Report on low-carb diets. A few months ago the Cochrane Collaboration released a study showing that subjects on low-carb diets lost more weight and improved their cardiovascular risk profiles to... (read full article)
Science Daily had this article a few days ago titled Eating Together As A Family Creates Better Eating Habits Later In Life. Eating together as a family during adolescence is associated with lasting positive effects on dietary quality in young adulthood,... (read full article)
I picked up a spaghetti squash at the farmer’s market Saturday, along with some onions, a few zucchini, and a yellow squash (and myriad other things that aren’t part of the picture above). Tonight, I baked the squash and then mixed it with... (read full article)
To go along with the post on age and exercise, here is an article titled The Benefits of Protein for the Elderly from Science Daily. This won’t come as a surprise to most of us here, but it could be beneficial to our loved ones. A new study recently... (read full article)
Photo courtesy of Diabetes Dialogue I’ve really been enjoying Ross Enamait’s series on older athletes getting it done. Dara Torres wins 100m Freestyle at age 40 59-year old playing college football Randy Couture wins UFC Heavyweight Championship... (read full article)
