TAG | Diet Myths and Misinformation
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Healthy Nutrition:6 Nutrition Claims That Need a Second Look
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All eyes have been on front-of-package nutrition labeling recently, with the release of the Institute of Medicine’s recommendations to help bring some consistency to front-of-pack systems. That’s great if we can unify the various efforts that call out nutritional
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Good Health Nutrition:Is The War On Obesity a Battle Worth Fighting?
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That’s the question posed in a debate during a provocative session at the American Dietetic Association’s Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo last week in San Diego. In one corner was John Foreyt, PhD, a prominent obesity researcher at Baylor
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Health Nutrition:I Call It Like I See It
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I have opinions. And I express them here on Nutrition Unplugged. That’s the “food news and views” part of my blog title. I want you to express your opinions, too. A blog is an ideal forum for these exchange of ideas.
There will be times when we
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Good Health Nutrition:Five Food Trends That Have Jumped The Shark
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Sometimes food trends have just gone too far. They’ve jumped the shark.
If that reference escapes you, then maybe you’re not a fan of Happy Days (or you’re simply too young). The term “jumped the shark” goes back to a 1977 episode
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Good Health Nutrition:The Wonderful Lychee Fruit Gets Hijacked
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Lychee fruit by SUJA on flickr
Oh, no. Here we go again. Lychee fruits may be the new Acai. This exotic fruit from China and Southeast Asia has became increasingly popular in the last few years — showing up in juices and energy drinks, on restaurant menus
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Healthy Nutrition:Sensa Diet (Still) Smells Fishy To Me
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I wrote about these “diet sprinkles” over a year ago, but I thought it was a topic worth revisiting.
I happened to catch a Sensa infomerical on late night TV recently and I couldn’t believe the program was still around — and seemingly going
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Healthy Nutrition:Could Our Love of All Things “Low Fat” Backfire?
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One of the most anticipated sessions at the American Dietetic Association’s Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo last week was “The Great Fat Debate.”
Even though it didn’t quite live up to the billing — and no feisty arguments
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Good Health Nutrition:What’s the Point of the Twinkie Diet?
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This story has been every where, so I’m sure you already know about the so-called Twinkie Diet.
Kansas State University nutrition professor Dr. Mark Haub has made international headlines for putting himself on an 1,800 calorie diet
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Healthy Nutrition:Celebrities Tweet What They Eat, But is Their Diet Advice Worth Following?
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In today’s digital age, it’s not uncommon to hear first-hand how a celebrity slimmed down for a movie or got their pre-baby body back through their posts on Twitter, Facebook or their own blog.
We no longer need to wait to read a story about the latest
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Nutrition Tips:TLC’s Freaky Eaters Is Rather Freaky
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Have you seen the new show on TLC called Freaky Eaters? It’s reality program that stages “food interventions” with people who the hosts say have food addictions and obsessions — including men and women who want to eat burgers, fries or pizza