Are We Being Misled About the Benefits and Risks of Statins?
What is the dirty little secret of drugs for lifestyle diseases? Drug companies go out of their way—in direct-to-consumer ads, for example—to “p…
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Should You Take Statins?
How can you calculate your own personal heart disease risk to help you determine if you should start on a cholesterol-lowering statin drug? The muscle…
Are Doctors Knowledgeable About Nutrition?
Do you know more about basic nutrition than most doctors? “A poor diet now outranks smoking as the leading cause of death globally and in […]
Fiber or Low FODMAP for SIBO?
It may not be the number of bacteria growing in our small intestine, but the type of bacteria, which can be corrected with diet. When […]
The Validity of SIBO Tests
Even if we could accurately diagnose small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), if there is no difference in symptoms between those testing positiv…
Preventing Hair Loss and Promoting Hair Growth
In every grade school class photo, I seem to have a mess of tousled hair on my head. No matter how much my mom tried […]
Do Fruits and Vegetables Boost Our Mood?
A randomized controlled trial investigates diet and psychological well-being. “Psychological health can be broadly conceptualized as comprising 2 ke…
Taking Advantage of Sensory-Specific Satiety
How can we use sensory-specific satiety to our advantage? When we eat the same foods over and over, we become habituated to them and end […]
Dietary Diversity and Overeating
Big Food uses our hard-wired drive for dietary diversity against us. How did we evolve to solve the daunting task of selecting a diet that […]
Hijacking Our Appetites
I debunk the myth of protein as the most satiating macronutrient. The importance of satiety is underscored by a rare genetic condition known as Prader…