The importance of protein intake is far underappreciated, especially as we age. Perhaps due to misleading interpretation of low-quality research (epidemiological studies, in particular), people have come to believe that high protein intake is harmful. Instead, there is abundant research…
Should You Be Avoiding Antinutrients? The discussion around antinutrients is just as polarized as the nutrition world (vegan vs. carnivore), because antinutrients are present only in plant sources. The animal-based camps highlight the downsides of antinutrients, while the plant-based camps…
Why do we eat? Eating is the process by which humans acquire energy and nutrients, both critical for survival. Energy without nutrients, however, is just empty calories. Think sugar, beer, rice, etc. Pure energy without significant nutritional value. Our bodies…
Zinc Zinc is the second most common nutritional deficiency in the world and yet wasn’t appreciated as a relevant nutrient deficiency until 1961. Zinc deficiency is known to be more common in areas where people consume higher amounts of cereal…
What is Bioavailability? Bioavailability refers to what percentage of a consumed material is absorbed into the body’s bloodstream. In the pharmaceutical world, drug bioavailability is a critical aspect of drug design to ensure that drugs reach a particular concentration. There…
You’ve heard the usual advice to eat slowly, limit snacking, eat small portions, etc. – standard health tips that are repeated ad nauseum. Sure, those tips may have a time and place, but Christmas dinner is not one of…
Let’s cut to the chase . . . the calorie is an oversimplified measure of food. While calorie counting may be a useful strategy in the short term, study after study shows that it is not a reliable long-term strategy…
I routinely hear individuals lament that they are unable to lose weight despite eating “healthy”. They understandably get frustrated that they’re not making progress despite “doing everything right.” Are they lying? Are their bodies somehow broken? How can this be?!?…
Chances are that you’ll soon be sitting down to the annual tradition of a Thanksgiving dinner. As you’re filling your plate, your eyes are darting around at all of your favorite dishes that you see only once a year. …
There are some frightening parallels between the processed food industry and the tobacco industry, and we’re learning more and more about the connections between the two. There was a period of time where smoking was promoted as a healthy…
