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Weekly Nutrition Tip #15
Tip #15
Good Fats
by Dr. John Berardi On average, most people should ensure that 25-35% of their energy intake comes from fat, with your fat intake split equally between saturates (animal fat), monounsaturates (olive […]
Wellternatives Finds Healthy Alternatives At Restaurants Via Cell Phone Or The Web
WellSphere has launched Wellternatives, which recommends healthy alternatives to your favorite foods at numerous chain restaurants from any cell phone or by using the web.
From WellSphere:
We just launched Wellternatives – our new free healthy eating service that recommends healthy alternatives for your favorite dishes at hundreds of thousands of chain restaurants. We designed it so […]
Weekly Nutrition Tip #12
Tip #12
Skip the Cheat Meal, Fatty
by Dr. John Berardi
Cheat meal frequency should be minimized when you’re over 15-20% body fat. Basically, the fatter you are, the more likely that any excess […]
Many Teenagers And Young Adults Eat Fast Food More Than Three Times Per Week
Researchers at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health have discovered that over 20% of teenagers consume fast food more than 3 times per week.
The researchers used data from Project EAT (Eating Among Teens). They received data from 1,686 young adults (45% male). At the start of the project the average age […]
Review Of Cardiovascular Benefits Of Omega-3 Fatty Acids
A review of the cardiovascular benefits of omega-3 fatty acids was published in the March issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings. The authors give their assessments of the current scientific data on omega-3 fatty acids and cardiovascular health, including who benefits most, recommended dosages, and possible side effects.
The two most beneficial omega-3 fatty acids, docosahexaenoic […]
Research in Diabetes Surgery May Point To The Origin Of The Disease
Research at Cornell Medical Center has shown that Type-2 diabetes may be caused by intestinal dysfunction. The study indicates that the small bowel could be the location for critical mechanisms involved in the development of diabetes. The researchers speculate that this research may lead to the origins of Type-2 diabetes.
Clinical studies have shown […]
Carbohydrates and Obesity May Be Linked to Esophageal Cancer
Researchers may have found a link between increased carbohydrate consumption and obesity and the increasing number of esophageal cancer cases in the US. The causes of esophageal cancer are mostly unknown, and patients have a poor prognosis.
Cases of esophageal cancer have increased from 300,000 in 1973 to 2.1 million in 2001. These numbers […]
Weekly Nutrition Tip #4
Tip #4
Revving Up Metabolism
by Dr. John Berardi I recommend more calories than most do. That’s because there’s no such thing as a stagnant metabolic set-point. Instead, metabolism chases […]
Reading Nutrition Claims and Food Labels
Cathy Fitzgerald, registered dietitian with MFit, the University of Michigan Health System’s health promotion division, offers the following tips for reading nutrition claims and food labels:
Look for the claim, “May reduce the risk of heart disease.” This means that there is enough scientific evidence for the FDA to back up this claim.
Nutrient content […]
Meat, Fried Foods, And Diet Soda Linked to Metabolic Syndrome
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have shown that adults who eat too much meat, fried foods, and diet soda increase their risk of developing metabolic syndrome by 25%. Metabolic syndrome is a group of cardiovascular disease and diabetes risk factors including larger waist size, high blood pressure, high triglycerides, low levels of high-density […]
