Nutrition Controversies
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Leyla Weighs In: Is your New Year’s Resolution to lose weight?
By Leyla Muedin MS, RD, CDN
I would advise the following: Don’t count on commercial weight loss diets. I’ve had many clients over the years who have embarked on commercial weight loss programs–many with little success. Sure, they lose weight as long as they stay on…read more
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Top Ten Intelligent Medicine podcasts of 2019 (part two)
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
Last week, I began my recap of the best Intelligent Medicine podcasts of the year, highlighting topics ranging from childhood illness to DNA testing kits! This week, I’m finishing up our yearly Top Ten with five more picks for you to enjoy before the…read more
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Top Ten Worst Health Stories of 2019 (Part 2)
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
It’s that time of year: I’m reprising my annual rendition of the year’s worst health stories. These stories distinguish themselves by perpetuating stereotypes about the dangers or inefficacy of supplements or natural therapies, or alternatively, parroting outmoded concepts about diet….read more
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Top Ten worst health stories of 2019 (Part 1)
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
It’s that time of year again! Time to pay homage to some of the worst accomplishments of waning 2019: Worst songs, worst movies, worst fashions, worst tech gifts, etc. This week, I’m reprising my annual rendition of the year’s worst…read more
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The Raw and the Cooked: What enabled us to become human may also be our undoing
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
As many of you know by now, my training in college was in anthropology. This study of diverse cultures and human evolution informs my understanding of human health to this day. The Raw and the Cooked is the title of an…read more
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Fish oil supplements are good. No, worthless. Wait—they work!
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
Amidst the excitement over a major research group’s vindication of meat last week (NYTimes: “Eat Less Red Meat, Scientists Said. Now Some Believe That Was Bad Advice”), news of another stunning reversal was eclipsed. “Omega-3 fish oil supplements linked with lower…read more
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Veganism—the New Children’s Crusade
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
In the year 1212, legend has it that a 12-year-old shepherd boy named Philip Cloyes, claiming to bear a letter from Jesus to the King of France, led tens of thousands of children to the Holy Land in what has…read more
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When it comes to heart disease—the type of diet you choose doesn’t matter (REALLY??)
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
Last week we were assailed with yet another pop science diet report: “Healthy foods more important than type of diet to reduce heart disease risk: Researchers compare three popular diets and find all three reduce heart disease” reports Science Daily. So…read more
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A dozen reasons you’ve been told to avoid red meat—and whether or not they’re valid (part two)
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
Happy September! I hope all of my readers had a wonderful Labor Day weekend. With school starting and summer ending, September can feel like the perfect time to turn over a new leaf, leading many to look toward ways they…read more
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Though we think of declining estrogen as the hallmark of menopause, it's actually common for…
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Up to 12 percent of Americans have ulcers at some point in life. Peptic ulcers…
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Gallbladder disease is a modern illness. An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease. The…
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Q: My mother is otherwise healthy, takes no medications and walks daily for exercise, but she…
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More mask misdirection (and some possible clarity): I’m finally getting a handle on this mask…
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We are living in unprecedented and unpredictable times. It seems every day brings new recommendations…
Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for May 23, Part 1
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