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Does a low-fat diet increase triglycerides?
It’s easy to assume that a low-fat diet is the healthy way to go, especially since a diet low in saturated and trans fat was recommended by government agencies back in the 1980s. But in Tuesday’s Chicago Tribune story, which looked at the...
Tags: Heart Disease, Cardiologists, Diets and Dieting, Chicago Tribune, Nutrition
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Hungry for reliable information
One of the things that was clear from reaction to this week's front page story on good nutrition (and how little it is taught in medical schools) is that readers are hungry for clear, reliable information. The story was shared on social media hundreds...
Tags: Education, Cardiologists, General Practitioners, Diets and Dieting, Colleges and Universities
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Prescription for nutrition
Despite a growing consensus that cardiovascular disease is a "food-borne" illness, many physicians are ill-prepared to advise patients on what they should eat to best protect them from heart attack or stroke. One provocative new study found that a...
Tags: High Cholesterol, Obesity, Google Inc., Heart Disease, Science and Technology
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Mediterranean diet over low fat? Well, at least it's more fun
It sounds like a happy hour dream: Now, scientists say, you can have your wine and eat the nuts that go with it, and be healthier in the bargain. A rigorous new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine should finally put to rest any doubts...
Tags: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Diets and Dieting, Mediterranean Diet
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5 Questions: Dr. Dean Ornish on the power of mindful choices
For more than three decades, Dr. Dean Ornish has been talking about the power individuals have to affect their health, even to the extent of reversing heart disease by changing the way they eat and behave. His prescription for sick people is radical, as...
Tags: Heart Disease, Heart Attack, Diseases and Illnesses, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Popcorn
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Jean Harris dies at 89; killer of 'Scarsdale Diet' doctor
Jean Harris, the onetime headmistress of an elite girls' school whose trial in the fatal 1980 shooting of the celebrity diet doctor who jilted her generated front-page headlines and national debates about whether she was a feminist martyr or vengeful...
Tags: Cardiologists, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Authors, Ellen Burstyn, Shootings
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Weight loss planned for 2013? Some surveys and predictions
So here many of us are, pledging as we have before to drop some pounds, get into shape and just generally eat better. Maybe this year! How are we going to go about it -- and keep the weight off over the long haul? Surprise: Our choices may not...
Tags: The Huffington Post, Medifast Incorporated, Los Angeles Times, Diets and Dieting, Consumers
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An attack on free speech
Washington Post Writers GroupRALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina is giving Steve Cooksey some choices. He can stop speaking. Or he can get a Ph.D. in nutrition, or a medical degree, or a bachelor’s degree in nutrition and then pass an examination after completing a 900-hour...Tags: Advice Columns and Columnists, Ann Landers, The Washington Post, Asthma, Washington, DC
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It's not just how many calories, but what kind, study finds
A calorie is a calorie is a calorie — or is it? Maybe not, a small study has found. Once the pounds are shed, the proportions of carbohydrates, proteins and fats you chow down on may determine whether you keep the weight off — or slowly but...
Tags: Obesity, Hormones and Metabolism, Heart Disease, Physiology, Science and Technology
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Week of Father's Day puts spotlight on men's health
It's Men's Health Week, and public health officials are encouraging men to pay more attention to their bodies. Not only should they be paying more attention to little changes that don't seem right, they should be getting annual checkups. Diseases common...Tags: Human Interest, Colon, Minority Groups, Men's Health, Father's Day
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Breaking down fats
Quick, name the good fats (and their sources) from the following: monounsaturated, saturated, polyunsaturated, trans.
If you can't answer right away, don't worry. You have a lot of company.
According to recent polls, many Americans are dropping low-...Tags: Obesity, National Institutes of Health, Health Organizations, Omega-3 Fatty Acid, Science and Technology
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Elizabeth Hurley For Breast Cancer Awareness
Evelyn H. Lauder, Senior Corporate Vice President of The Estée Lauder Companies, launched The Estée Lauder Companies’ Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign in 1992 to raise awareness about the importance of breast health and early detection, and to raise...Tags: Healthy Diet, Breast Cancer, Menopause, Mammogram, Companies and Corporations
Mar 27, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Mar 27, 2013
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Mar 26, 2013
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Feb 26, 2013
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Feb 23, 2013
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Dec 28, 2012
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Jan 3, 2013
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Sep 26, 2012
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Jun 15, 2011
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Sep 26, 2011
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