A major new study has the mainstream media buzzing with news that saturated fat does not pose a significant risk for heart disease.
This is something we’ve known all along, and a finding that Gary Taubes published eight years ago in his monumental analysis of fat science, “Good Calories, Bad Calories.” Taubes found that the incessant rant [...]
Entries Tagged as 'diabetes'
Time for a Second Look at Fat?
February 25th, 2010 · 1 Comment · food news
Tags: diabetes·fat·Gary Taubes·obesity
Heart Association Says Cut The Sugar
August 30th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Wellness, food news
Do Americans really consume 22 teaspoons of sugar a day? That’s 350 calories, and the American Heart Association says that’s way too much. But get this: the mean daily sugar intake among teenaged boys is more like 34 teaspoons. That’s a lot of sugar.
The AHA has issued a statement saying too much sugar is contributing to [...]
What’s In A Fat?
May 26th, 2009 · 9 Comments · Blog
The kind of fat you eat does make a difference
By now most of you have probably clued into the benefits of the so-called omega-3 fats (isn’t that why we’re all popping fish oil pills?) Omega-3s, found in oily, cold-water fish as well as animals raised on pasture and certain plant foods, such as flax seeds, [...]
Tags: books·carbohydrates·diabetes·fats·obesity·processed foods
It’s Not the Milk, It’s the Lactose
May 14th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Blog, kids
Just poking around the lunch room at my daughter’s charter school here in the District of Columbia I happened to look at the nutritional information on the back of an 8-ounce container of chocolate milk. Milk is a health food for children, right? Builds strong muscles and bones, right? Imagine my dismay when I saw that [...]
Tags: diabetes·insulin·lactose·milk·obesity·school lunches·sugar
Exhibit A
March 11th, 2009 · 15 Comments · Uncategorized
Regard, the belly.
Belly fat is now considered a harbinger of heart disease, along with high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Since I have all three, and since I am of an age when these things become a real concern, and since my father recently experienced quadruple bypass surgery, I have decided to restrict carbohydrates from [...]
Tags: carbohydrates·diabetes·heart disease·high blood pressure·insulin·ketosis·protein
We are engaging the concerns of a hungry planet--slowly--right here in our kitchen garden in the District of Columbia, about a mile from the White House.
