Tag: Diet and Nutrition

Over the past few months, Chinese products (and Chinese food imports in particular) have taken a beating in the world...

A study conducted in Great Britain has found that a mother's diet during pregnancy, and even when breastfeeding, can affect...

Is Olive oil as bad as the latest media statements want us to believe? Reader's Digest recently published an article...

In a recent Reader's Digest article, Dr. Dean Ornish expressed a number of concerns about olive oil - questioning its...

Congress recently cited new scientific evidence that fluoridation, long promoted to fight tooth decay, is ineffective and has serious health...

A recent three-decade long study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has reported that the risk of obesity...

Jon discusses the studies trying to disprove the value of fruits, vegetables and Vitamin C by assessing high-glycemic, processed foods...

The problem with microwaved food is similar to the problem with irradiated food. Although the actual processes are different, the...

A recent study that found that recurrence and survival rates among women who had previously had breast cancer were no...

An Associated Press review of 57 government nutrition education programs found overwhelming failure when viewed against the growing epidemic of...

Researchers in Germany and Switzerland just announced that among patients who had received initial treatment for a specific type of...

Two new studies just released on diabetes should serve as a wake up call to the powers that be; but...

Fermented soy is a 'reasonable' part of the diet when used in 'reasonable' amounts. Soy becomes a problem food when...

The answer to weight control comes down to two key points (points quite familiar to anyone who has read Lessons...

An estimated 5.1 million people in the United States suffer from gout, and it is the most common form of...

Occasionally I really do get asked how to gain good, strong, healthy weight.

Is there a gene that contributes to obesity? Sure! But proclaiming that there's a 'gene that makes you fat' is...

Researchers found that angioplasty did not save lives or prevent heart attacks in non-emergency heart patients.

In a recently released study researchers found that, in general, the more beef a woman ate, the lower her son's...

Healthy balanced diets are not only misunderstood, but their misconceptions further debilitate you in achieving your goals–from weight loss to...

 It is very common for people to automatically assume that a food allergy is directly triggered by food, however, this...

Everything you want to know about stomach acid -- stomach acid and digestion, too much stomach acid, too little stomach...

Does your diet REALLY work? Clarifying the distortions and failures behind popular ‘diet plans,’ Jon reveals the real secret behind...

Exposure to chemical estrogens leads to childhood obesity. Obesity leads to higher levels of estrogen, which lead to more obesity,...

No diet is without consequences. Many people believe that a pure vegetarian or fruitarian diet is automatically healthy because they...