My name is Timothy Harlan and I am both a physician and a chef. This blog is a general collection of information and random ideas on eating great food and eating healthy.
Q: Living a few miles outside a town of 700 or so people in the middle of nowhere (Nebraska), I have the choice of one grocery store. They do carry some frozen fish. However, it is generally farm raised fish from China like [...]
Q: My boyfriend’s mother suffers with Crohn’s Disease (although fortunately she is not needing medication at the moment). She has started to take Linseed oil after hearing it may help with her symptoms. She adds a couple of tablespoons a day to yoghurt, [...]
For the last few weeks I’ve been writing about the effects of the Mediterranean Diet in general and some of the specific components of the Mediterranean Diet on abdominal fat deposition (read: belly fat). My patients are often concerned about belly fat, not because of its [...]
In my column, “10 Things you Need to Know About Reading Food Labels,” I explain the FDA rules on labeling foods things like “no cholesterol,” “low-calorie,” or “more fiber.” The FDA is now considering a proposed rule regarding the labeling of foods as gluten-free, under [...]
I’ve reported extensively on the role that a high-fiber diet plays on the prevention and management of diabetes in both adults (for example: Whole Grains, Bran Fiber and Diabetes, Bite 5/26/10) and children (A Little More Fiber Can Help You Reduce Your Risk of Diabetes, Bite [...]
I’ve said for years that the most important factor in weight loss is the number of calories you eat versus the number of calories you burn. That said, we also know that some foods are more filling and satisfying than others, which is just one [...]
Q: I drink one cup of green tea daily. I am wondering if taking green tea capsules would give me much more of the health benefits of green tea. Is one cup daily enough to improve blood sugar levels?
We know that breakfast can help you lose weight and that those who skip breakfast tend to have a higher Body Mass Index than those who do eat breakfast. If you eat breakfast, you’re also less like to snack during the rest of [...]
We know from one study that those who eat the most whole grains tend to have a lower Body Mass Index, a lower weight, and a lower waist circumference compared to those who eat the least whole grains. Whole grains have also been [...]
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