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Dietary Guidelines 2010: A Worthwhile Read
In case you missed it Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010 was published this month.1 Commissioned by law, the Dietary Guidelines are revised and published every 5 years as a joint effort between the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the … Continue reading
A Food-Based Approach to Eating
The science of nutrition is changing and not in the way you might expect. After years of “reductionist” thinking — where food has been viewed as the sum of its parts – a call to treat food as food has … Continue reading
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Tagged cardiovascular disease, diet, food, health care, nutrition, prevention
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Are We Getting Nutrition All Wrong? (Part 2)
This past weekend was spent in the “mecca” of wellness and prevention — Southern California. As I strolled through a Santa Monica farmer’s market surveying farm fresh foods, learning about organic farming, and yes, trying raw (unpasteurized) milk, I could … Continue reading
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Tagged carbohydrates, diet, eating, fat, nutrition, organic, prevention, preventive health
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“Pure, White and Deadly”: The New War on Sugary Drinks
It appears that added sugars, and in particular sugary drinks, have become the new target of the public health, nutrition, and medical communities. Often at the forefront of public health, the New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is planning to … Continue reading
