This always seems to be a key question for those of us who want to manage or lose weight, and the answers are all over the board. Certainly carbs and proteins have all had their day. Protein with the Atkins, carbs with the Pritikin diet. Not sure that the “all fat diet” has been popular, though. […]
In a previous blog article, we established the fact that less than 1% of adolescents were maintaining ideal cardiovascular health. In another previous blog article, we looked at the fact that 1/3 of the US population is prediabetic, also related to the same lifestyle changes that aren’t being made. It’s clear that our society is […]
Many think that preventing Type 2 diabetes requires a major overhaul on your lifestyle. For many, this IS true, but sometimes some incredibly simple changes can have powerful results. I have always felt that food is, and should be, a celebration of life. Think of the events, meetings and dinners that you have gone to […]
It seems like the general public has a very short memory. When I ask patients if they remember the Vioxx debacle, more and more often the answer is no. 100,000+ heart attacks, lord knows how many deaths, billions in lawsuit payments, a 20/20 special and the revelation that Merck had fabricated clinical studies and got […]
Breakfast is not an option (unless, of course, you are shooting for the sumo-wrestler look, then skip breakfast..), but what you choose can make all the difference. At some point in the past 15 or so years donuts lost their attraction as the breakfast of champions. All that hubub about too much fat and oils […]
