Monthly Archives: December 2009

December 7, 2009

Are Fructose and High Fructose Corn Syrup Bad for Us?

Darya Pino earlier this month posted at her Summer Tomato blog a video regarding high fructose corn syrup.  The speaker in the video is pediatric endocrinologist Robert Lustig, M.D., of the University of California—San Francisco. In the U.S. between 1970 and 1990, … Continue reading →

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December 3, 2009

Is Olive Oil Less Healthy When Used for Cooking?

Cooking doesn’t destroy much of olive oil’s healthy properties, according to registered dietitian Karen Collins in a recent guest post at CalorieLab. I’ve been wondering about this since olive oil plays such a prominent role in the Advanced Mediterranean and Ketogenic … Continue reading →

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December 1, 2009

Quote of the Day

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear.  Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?  Look at … Continue reading →

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December 1, 2009

Book Review: Atkins Diabetes Revolution

I must give credit to Dr. Robert C. Atkins for popularizing an approach – carbohydrate restriction – that helps people with diabetes control their disease, and likely helps prevent type 2 diabetes in others.  Mary C. Vernon and Jacqueline Eberstein … Continue reading →

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