Dear Dr. Gourmet,
Q: I’ve been diagnosed with hemachromatosis. Can you recommend a diet that is low in iron and iron retaining content?
A: Hemochromatosis (for those readers who [...]
Dear Dr. Gourmet,
Q: I have heard from doctors or nurses that if you are prediabetic you are really a diabetic. Or if you are taking metaformin that you are diabetic. Is that true?
A: In the [...]
Dr. Tim Says….
Last month I talked about lying with statistics and how food companies use science to mislead you. Someone actually does that research, and those “experts” and others are used to put a scientific face on and bring authority to the technique of lying with [...]
Dr. Tim Says….
We review convenience mealson the Dr. Gourmet web site. While I am not a fan of them, I do realize that folks are busy and challenged for time, so we try to look for the better choices to help you out. Most [...]
A few years ago I reported on two studies that indicated thatchildren eat more when they’re watching TV while they’re eating and that adults who watched less television ate less and burned more calories than their peers who watched all the TV they wanted. Clearly television has [...]
Dear Dr. Gourmet,
Q: I just started on your diet plan. I thought it would be helpful to have a food scale. Can you recommend one for me? The one I have is a very cheap one and it won’t weigh ounces very well. For instance [...]
Last week I shared an overview of current research on sugar-sweetened beverages. These beverages include soft drinks such as sodas or colas, sweetened fruit drinks (not those that are 100% juice), and energy and vitamin water drinks. This week I have what is known as [...]
Does your doctor talk to you about diet and exercise? It doesn’t appear that all that many do. In a study performed at the University of Michigan, researchers surveyed both attending physicians and trainees about their patient counseling habits as well as their [...]
Just this week I posted an article with my best tips for eating healthy during holidays. While holidays are a time to splurge – and that can certainly be part of a healthy lifestyle – what the end-of-year round of holiday parties means for many [...]
It may interest you to know that the food you keep at home provides 72%, by weight, of all food that you eat. This is assuming that you do not prepare most meals at home, however. If you do make most of your meals at home (breakfast [...]