I talk a lot about the importance of cutting out ultra-processed foods with added sugars—such as cookies, cakes, and colas—from your diet. For one, studies link a diet high in added sugars to [...]
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Beware of the real hidden dangers in your foods
Some “health experts” still dole out ridiculous advice to cut saturated fats and salt as the keys to health. But all the scientific evidence points toward the very real dangers of sugars and [...]
Diabetes specialists “debate” the utterly obvious
A group of Type II diabetes specialists recently held a conference in London to debate whether or not they should propose reductions in sugar intake. This conference illustrates the kind of [...]
Your heart’s worst enemy
Thirty years ago, government experts at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) insisted that fat and salt were the major public health hazards of the 20th [...]
Soda linked to Alzheimer’s dementia and cancer
Yesterday I told you that drinking soda can cause weight gain and contribute to Type II diabetes. But research also shows drinking soda causes many other far-reaching health problems. Including [...]
Give up this dangerous habit in 2015
If you only give up one thing in the New Year, give up soda. And it’s so easy to do. Maybe you grew up calling it pop or even tonic, like me in New England. But thankfully, no matter what you [...]
Avoid the artificial-sweetener mind games
When you eat or drink something sweet, your body and your brain immediately want more. It’s like a drug, really. And in my book, artificial sweeteners are worse than plain table sugar. Far worse. [...]