Adding a healthy option can actually drive people to make even worse choices, thanks to a mind-blowing glitch of human psychology. In 2017, and to much fanfare, menu…
Read more Why Healthy Fast-Food Menu Options Can Backfire | NutritionFacts.orgHow can you get a perfect diet score? How do you rate the quality of people’s diets? Well, “what could be more nutrient-dense than a vegetarian diet?” Indeed,…
Read more Keeping Better Score of Your Diet | NutritionFacts.orgSnowstorms, cannabis and some interesting tidbits examining cold weather, cannabis versus alcohol, and unexpected winter facts. Much of the country is in the grip of a serious cold…
Read more Snowstorms, Cannabis And Some Interesting TidbitsThe spice cumin can work as well as orlistat, the “anal leakage” obesity drug. In my video Friday Favorites: Benefits of Black Cumin for Weight Loss, I discussed…
Read more Lose Weight with Cumin and Saffron? | NutritionFacts.orgHow can we use sensory-specific satiety to our advantage? When we eat the same foods over and over, we become habituated to them and end up liking them…
Read more Taking Advantage of Sensory-Specific Satiety | NutritionFacts.orgBig Food uses our hard-wired drive for dietary diversity against us. How did we evolve to solve the daunting task of selecting a diet that supplies all the…
Read more Dietary Diversity and Overeating | NutritionFacts.orgI debunk the myth of protein as the most satiating macronutrient. The importance of satiety is underscored by a rare genetic condition known as Prader-Willi syndrome. Children with…
Read more Hijacking Our Appetites | NutritionFacts.orgI dive into one of the most fascinating series of studies I’ve ever come across. Anyone can lose weight by eating less food. Anyone can be starved thin.…
Read more Lose 200 Lbs Without Feeling Hungry | NutritionFacts.orgWe can raise BDNF levels in our brain by fasting and exercising, as well as by eating and avoiding certain foods. There is accumulating evidence that brain-derived neurotrophic…
Read more Boosting BDNF Levels in Our Brain to Treat Depression | NutritionFacts.orgIf you drink two cups of water, the adrenal hormone noradrenaline can surge in your bloodstream, similar to the response of smoking a few cigarettes or having a…
Read more Boosting Your Metabolism Safely | NutritionFacts.orgThe Buchinger-modified fasting program is put to the test. A century ago, fasting—“starvation, as a therapeutic measure”—was described as “the ideal measure for the human hog…” (Fat shaming…
Read more The Largest Study on Fasting in the World | NutritionFacts.orgWhere did the idea of therapeutic fasting come from? The story of life on Earth is a story of starvation. Ash from massive volcanoes and asteroids blocked out…
Read more Can Fasting Be Healing? | NutritionFacts.orgLean meats for dogs and cats are good for their health, encourage picky eaters, support healthy digestion, and have many other benefits. Pet parents are always on the…
Read more Dogs and Cats Thrive on Lean Meats. Try These Two Today! | Animal Wellness MagazineThe first study in history on the incidence of stroke in vegetarians and vegans suggests they may be at higher risk. “When ranked in order of importance, among…
Read more The Stroke Risk of Vegetarians | NutritionFacts.orgHow do the nutrition and health effects of quinoa compare to other whole grains? “Approximately 90% of the world’s calories are provided by less than one percent of…
Read more Eat Quinoa and Lower Triglycerides? | NutritionFacts.orgImplausible explanations for the obesity epidemic serve the needs of food manufacturers and marketers more than public health and an interest in truth. When it comes to uncovering…
Read more Obesity and a Toxic Food Environment | NutritionFacts.orgLike the tobacco industry adding extra nicotine to cigarettes, the food industry employs taste engineers to accomplish a similar goal of maximizing the irresistibility of its products. The…
Read more Corporate Influence and Our Epidemic of Obesity | NutritionFacts.orgThe power of the “eat more” food environment can overcome our conscious controls. Food and beverage companies frame body weight as “a matter of personal choice.” Even when…
Read more Should We Take Any Responsibility for the Obesity Epidemic? | NutritionFacts.orgWe all like to think we make important life decisions, like what to eat, consciously and rationally, but if that were the case, we wouldn’t be in the…
Read more Are Food Ads Making Us Obese? | NutritionFacts.orgThe unprecedented rise in the power, scope, and sophistication of food marketing starting around 1980 aligns well with the blastoff slope of the obesity epidemic. In the 1970s,…
Read more Marketing Takes Off and Obesity Soars | NutritionFacts.org
