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Do Foods Need to be Colorful to be Healthful?
Do foods need to be colorful to be healthful? No! We’ve all heard the recommendation to avoid eating white carbohydrate-based foods like sugar and things made from processed white flour. But…
The Health Impact of Cooking Oils: A Comparison
When it comes to selecting which oil you're going to use for your cooking project, it turns out that flavor is only one of many considerations. Here's everything you need to know about the health impact of various cooking oils...
The Health Impact of Cooking Oils: A Comparison
When it comes to selecting which oil you're going to use for your cooking project, it turns out that flavor is only one of many considerations. Here's everything you need to know about the health impact of various cooking oils...
When Is a Change in Weight Appropriate for the Prevention of Diabetes?
Weight loss may be beneficial in overweight and obese individuals, but does it offer the same benefits to lean individuals. Weight loss should not be advised unless medically necessary...
The Cellular Impact of Diet and Exercise
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard Medical School researchers recently studied the nitty-gritty of how diet and exercise impact the body...
The Cellular Impact of Diet and Exercise
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard Medical School researchers recently studied the nitty-gritty of how diet and exercise impact the body...
For Better Gut Health, Cut Sugar!
A recent study on mice sheds light on the way sugar intake may impact our gut microbiome, the risk of diabetes, and unwanted weight gain...
Untangling Processed Foods: Ultra Processed, Minimally Processed, and More
It’s not as simple as processed vs unprocessed because even washing or packaging a food makes it technically a processed food...
The Impact of a High-Fat Diet on Your Brain
A new study in mice reveals a direct link between a high-fat diet and an increase in diabetes, as well as a decline in cognitive abilities, such as the development of anxiety, depression, and worsening Alzheimer’s disease.
What is Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease?
or the first time the American Diabetes Association (ADA) included recommendations on how to prevent, diagnose, and manage liver disease in their 2022 Standards of Care...
Snacking and Obesity
Guler emphasizes that it’s not just what we eat, but when we eat that can lead to obesity...
Are Ultra-Processed Foods Always Bad?
If you’re like most Americans, you eat way too many ultra-processed foods...
Genetics, Diet Quality, and Type 2 Diabetes Risk: An Observational Study
It’s fairly well known that family history and poor lifestyle play a role in developing type 2 diabetes, but how significant the combination of both can be is unknown...
Skip Processed Foods at Night
A new study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism finds that in individuals with diabetes, the timing and composition of certain foods may be just as important as calories and portion control...
Fatty Liver and Chronic Kidney Disease: A Deadly Combination
Fatty liver disease impacts between 80 to 100 million people in the US, and it's on the rise!
Fatty Liver and Chronic Kidney Disease: A Deadly Combination
Fatty liver disease impacts between 80 to 100 million people in the US, and it's on the rise!
Type 2 Diabetes and Kids: What You Need to Know
As the rate of childhood obesity increases, the rate of type 2 diabetes is on the rise too...
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