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USDA Dumps Food Pyramid for Younger, More Curvaceous Figure
The USDA has recently released it’s new concept, the food plate, to replace the iconic food pyramid it introduced in 1992 (and modified in 2005). At its release, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack...
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What I’m Eating | Grilled Plums with Spiced Greek Yogurt
After returning from my Costco run this weekend, I realized I had to start thinking of creative ways to get rid of the 4 lbs. of plums I purchased (seemed like a good idea at the time). I could have...
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Harvard Researchers Challenge Conventional Weight Loss Wisdom
As we are reminded that obesity is still a problem in America, and the USDA tries again to revise its image, it becomes more important by the day to help people learn how to stop the process of packing...
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5 Super Foods for Super Heart Health
This guest post was written by Ashley from Long Island Heart Associates. For questions about heart health and aging, contact a local cardiologist today. It is an unfortunate misconception that foods...
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Steps to Prevent Diabetes
I recently took care of a patient who, very unfortunately, had undiagnosed type II diabetes and presented in a state known as Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic Nonketotic Syndrome (HHNS) – his blood sugar on...
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Why Doctors Don’t Know Nutrition
As I’ve alluded to in the past, the study of medicine can be overwhelming. We’ve simply discovered too much for one person to master completely. This is the challenge medical educators are tasked...
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Childhood Obesity: The Elephant in the Room
Since March is National Nutrition Month, and because I’m still on my pediatrics clerkship, I thought “What better time to write about childhood obesity?” In recent years, childhood overweight and...
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Time Out – Does Milk Ruin Tea Time?
For centuries, certain cultures have customarily added milk to fresh-brewed tea – but in recent years, scientists in laboratories around the world have been “hotly” debating whether this...
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Talking About Obesity
During my family medicine rotation, I noticed the physicians I worked with focused more time on weight management than in any other outpatient clinic I had worked in. Recently, while on a less...
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Eating Healthy While on Vacation
This guest post was contributed by Cole Millen. Cole is an avid traveler and foodie who never forgets that life’s best memories are made through real life apprehension of legitimate “experiences.”...
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