About Dr. Gourmet

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.

You can find out more at the Dr. Gourmet web site. Eat well, eat healthy, enjoy life!

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Quantifying the Effects of Less Salt : Dr. Gourmet's Health and Nutrition Bites

I have said in the past that the typical American eats over 6000 milligrams (or 6 GRAMS) of sodium per day. A recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine (2010;362:590-9) means I’m going to have to update that figure: the latest estimates, [...]

Mexican Style Risotto with Whitefish; Information Matters: Dr. Gourmet Newsletter

Dr. Tim Says….

There’s been a lot of controversy about whether calorie counts should be a part of restaurant menus or not. Laws have been enacted around the country, with the most notable being in New York City. The legislation has been vigorously fought by the [...]

Modified Food Starch : Ask Dr. Gourmet

Q: Can you tell me anything about modified food starch/modified corn starch? It is in almost every type of commercially prepared food.

Is this a product that many people are allergic/sensitive to? I strongly suspect that I have an allergy [...]

Weekly Newsletter: Chicken Cacciatore; Snacking; Keeping Breastmilk

Dr. Tim Says….

[This article is part of The Real World Diet Coaching Program, an ongoing series on The How and Why of Eating Healthy. Read the whole series to date.]

There’s good research about snacking and it seems most of [...]

The Taco Bell Diet?

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 [...]

Guess what? Cereal advertising to kids works!

OK, sarcasm aside, there’s a great report by the Yale University Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity that shows how marketing has an profound effect on our children’s nutrition.  Here’s the link:

http://opa.yale.edu/news/article.aspx?id=7013

If you want more great info and a look at the Nutrition Facts of cereals click this link:

http://cerealfacts.org/

This is a great organization that [...]