Q: Are canned cranberries, like the kind used on turkey, bad for you, fat wise?
A: Cranberries are really good for you, but they are not naturally sweet. Consequently, all the cranberry products you purchase will [...]
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“Just what the heck is a calorie and what do I do with it?!” I hear this a lot from my patients and knowing the answer is the basis for success in eating well and losing weight. The calorie is a unit of measure of energy, sort of [...] Just when you think you’ve heard it all. Taco Bell is touting that you can lose weight eating their food. True, of course, but at what cost? Look, we know that if you eat fewer calories, you’ll lose weight. Anyone can do that and it doesn’t matter what type of calories you eat. Calories are calories [...] If you’ve been reading my Health and Nutrition Bites for a while, you know they’re all about numbers. Quintiles, quartiles, percents, pounds and kilograms… it can all be a little overwhelming when you’re trying to figure out what is the best way to live healthier and longer. [...] Q: I recently received this email about “butter and margarine” and since I really like margarine I got very concerned and decided to ask your expert opinion on it. I eat margarine and butter once or twice a week I use each for different food. So is margarine [...] Q: Would you recommend a website with healthy diets that would help to INCREASE MY HDL, good cholesterol? A: The Dr. Gourmet recipes are designed to do just what you wish — lower total cholesterol, raise HDL cholesterol and lower [...] Q: I love all green vegetables and especially avocados. I am on Coumadin (warfarin). I am hearing conflicting reports on my being able to eat avocados. I love avocados sandwiches and would eat them every day and give up meat altogether. Do I have to give them [...]
Q: I am lactose intolerant and prediabetic. I have recently started using a dairy substitute product called “Almond Breeze”. My husband and I really like it (he is diabetic). We use the vanilla [...] [This article is part of an ongoing series on The How and Why of Eating Healthy. Read the whole series to date.] It’s clear that those in Mediterranean cultures consume less meat and eat leaner meats than those in Western [...] It’s not just your doctor that’s eating pretty terrible food. The staff that supports the doctor’s office and hospital eats pretty poorly. While the drug company lunch is almost history in the U.S. other businesses bring lunch regularly including nur sing homes, home health companies and the like. This is a sampling of the sort of [...] |
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