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Starch Intake and Breast Cancer

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ScienceDaily (Dec. 8, 2011) — Researchers have linked increased starch intake to a greater risk for breast cancer recurrence, according to results presented at the 2011 CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held Dec. 6-10, 2011. “The results show that it’s not just overall carbohydrates, but particularly starch,” said Jennifer A. Emond, M.S., a public [...]

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Are There Any Fattening Vegetables?

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Are some veggies more fattening than others? It’s not an unreasonable question. As you know, we’re experiencing an epidemic of obesity and diabetes in most of the Western world. (Actually, it’s not just the western world- India and China now lead the US in the number of diabetics, but even adjusted for population the percent [...]

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It’s Not Aging- It’s the Potato Chips!

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According to a new study that examined data from three of the largest and most comprehensive studies of diet, extra servings of foods like potato chips, French fries, sugar-sweetened drinks (sodas, juices), bread and low-fiber cereals are the major contributors to much of the weight gain experienced by adults as we age. Others include decreased [...]

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Size Matters: The Truth About Carbs vs. Calories

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We Americans aren’t fond of complexity and nuance. Maybe it’s the pace of our society, the influence of the “fast cut” or the speed of our Blackberries that has reprogrammed our brains and shortened our attention spans. Who knows? All I know is this: when it comes to nutrition information, people want it short, fast, [...]

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High-Protein, Low-Glycemic Diet Proven Best for Maintaining Weight Loss

High Protein Diet

“Quitting smoking is easy”, my father used to say. “I’ve done it 20 times”. And so it is with weight loss. Losing is the easy part. Keeping it off.. not so much. Losing weight is hard- so finding a reasonable plan that allows you to maintain your hard won gains is the holy grail of [...]

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Featured Recipe: Blackstrap Balsamic Steak Salad

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This quick and easy recipe is from my latest cookbook, “The 150 Healthiest 15-Minute Recipes on Earth“, co-authored with Chef Jeannette Bessinger. Enjoy! Once you taste what blackstrap molasses does to food, you’ll want to find more ways to use this healthy sweetener. Molasses is actually the byproduct of sugar refining. It contains all of [...]

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What Exactly is a "Low-Carb" Diet Anyway?

Having just finished the revised and expanded edition of my 2004 best-seller Living Low Carb (out in January, in case you were interested!), I’ve been thinking a lot recently about low-carb diets.Specifically, I’ve been thinking about definitions.How e…

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