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Get Some Sleep for Your Heart's Sake
Keys to Long-Term Weight Control Success
To Reduce Obesity, Get More Food in Your Food!
Recent weight stats for the US are growing -- literally. According to the CDC, the obesity rate for US adults is 40% and 30% of American adults are overweight...
What is Personalized Nutrition?
There is certainly something to the idea of personalized nutrition.
The Link Between Gut Bacteria and Childhood Obesity
A new study by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Health finds that the bacteria in our guts and how it interacts with metabolic organs such as fat tissue and immune cells, may impact the risk of obesity in children.
Plant Based Diet Could Save $1000 Per Month
Most of the Whole World is Struggling with Healthy Eating
Obesity and other consequences of a poor diet are not just affecting Americans. According to a recent study published in the Lancet, researchers from the Global Burden of Disease study have discovered 15 factors in 195 countries that could be improved through better diet...
Is Red Meat Now Safe?
Does Ratio of Energy Macronutrients Promote Obesity?
The ratio of FAT/PRO/CHO independent of other dietary factors or calorie intake appears to have very little or no impact on the risk of developing obesity and/or successful weight loss and control...
What's the Difference Between Natural and Added Sugar?
We’ve heard the recommendation to reduce the amount of added sugar we consume in order to promote good health, but what exactly is added sugar? And what is the difference between added sugar and naturally-occurring sugars?
Make the Most of Breakfast
Does “Food Insecurity” Promote Obesity?
Brain Cells May Aid Waist Management
Could your brain cells be the next weapon to fight the obesity epidemic?
Added Sugars and Your Health
We're all familiar with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans' advice to reduce the amount of added sugars in our eating patterns. Today I want to talk about why that recommendation exists...
Successful Weight Management with Plants
Research suggests that dropping meat from your eating pattern may be useful when it comes to successfully managing your weight...
Preventing Obesity: A Guide for Parents
What and how we feed our infants and toddlers sets the stage for their future eating habits and health...
Is Inactivity the Main Cause of Obesity?
While there is little doubt that regular exercise has many health benefits and may help with reducing body fat stores, most research suggests that regular exercise alone is unlikely to solve America’s obesity epidemic...
Cancer and Eating Pattern Factsheet
Diet and cancer: is there a link?
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