“Free radicals” are natural and normal side effects of your body’s processing of oxygen into energy. “Antioxidants” are those molecules that help your body remove those free radicals before they can contribute to such conditions as heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Researchers believe that as the body [...]
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Reading the academic research articles that we then write about here at Dr. Gourmet is not what I’d call reading for pleasure. They’re interesting, of course, but a bit dry, as I’m sure our Health and Nutrition Bites are. Now and then, however, I do come across [...] I’ve talked before about the positive effects of polyphenols, which are found in fruits like grapes and in tea, red wine, cocoa and coffee. The largest subtype of polyphenols are called flavonoids. There’s been some really interesting research linking the intake of flavonoids and a reduced risk [...] Dear Dr. Gourmet, Q: My brother thinks that drinking Fresca is the same as drinking water. He is diabetic and takes pills to control his numbers. He is about 30 or more pounds overweight and he drinks about 6 cans of Fresca each day. I told him he [...] I get asked all the time about whether certain eating patterns will result in weight loss. Skip breakfast? Eat breakfast? Eat every three hours? What about alcohol – will it really stop me from losing weight? These are all theories that are reported in the [...] Moderate alcohol consumption is a part of the Mediterranean Diet, and several studies I’ve discussed in the past have linked alcohol specifically with a reduced risk of heart disease. We do know that artherosclerosis is actually a chronic, low-grade inflammation of the wall of the artery, and other studies suggest that alcohol may have an [...] |
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