Stumped by conflicting advice on how to eat for success? You’re not alone! Search the internet for information on sports nutrition and you’ll find sites proclaiming that athletes must avoid gluten, carbohydrates and fat and others asserting that the surest…
We’re all abuzz about gut microorganisms these days. We’ve come to appreciate the many benefits that all those little bugs living in our intestines provide for our health. They help us digest food, make vitamins, bolster our immune system, control…
If you were paying attention when the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans was issued on January 7, you may have heard that teen boys and men were singled out as eating too much protein. This is a problem for 2…
As the New Year dawned on January 2, The New York Times Well posted “Most Popular Health Questions You Asked This Year.” I was curious, of course, and particularly struck by a question addressing nutrition and exercise for weight loss,…
Updated federal dietary guidelines were published by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on January 7th, 2016, and the blogosphere went wild with commentary. Based on recommendations made by a…
Do you have picky eaters? Do you find yourself making multiple meals to accommodate everyone’s preferences? Does dinner last way too long as you cajole your kids into eating enough so you can feel as though they’re well nourished? Experts agree that working…
Are you gluten-free? This was the subject line in an email I received from Open Table, the online restaurant reservation people. The anti-gluten movement has become so mainstream that many restaurants are now recreating their menus to accommodate its adherents,…
It’s hard to know just how many athletic individuals are troubled by eating disorders, but studies show that it may be as many as almost half. And it is estimated that ¼ of those affected are males! It has long…