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5 Shades of Grey in Nutrition
We all know about the book and movie with “shades of grey” in the title. That phrase may conjure up certain images in your head, but it got me thinking about all the shades of grey in nutrition. People...
View ArticleThe Dangerous Downside of the ‘Live Like Me, Look Like Me’ #Fitspo Bloggers
I recently wrote about the problem of the “Eat Like Me, Look Like Me,”[1] citing an excellent article in The Guardian[2]. Now there’s another tremendous article in a UK publication, the Daily Mail[3]...
View ArticleWhy I Wish Everyone Would Ditch the Detox, Wipe Away Their Thoughts of Cleansing
I’ve been writing about the detox and cleaning trend for many years, including here[1], here [2]and here.[3] It was even a topic of mine five years ago for NBC News[4]: Why You Shouldn’t Detox Like...
View Article‘Dear Fat People’ is Not Funny…and It’s Definitely Not Effective
What was she thinking? Why did Canadian YouTuber and “comedian” Nicole Arbour think Dear Fat People was a good idea? I’ve posted the video rant below, but not because I want to give her any more...
View ArticleThe Good, Bad and Ugly of Blogging
I don’t know what’s wrong with me. Guess I’m getting fed up with the state of food and fitness blogging today. I’ve written about my concerns a lot lately — including my latest post for U.S. News...
View ArticleLet’s Agree to Agree: Why It’s Vital to Stop Arguing About What We Should Eat
Enough already. It’s time to stop the food fights and come together to find common ground on healthy eating. That was the goal of the Oldways Summit Finding Common Ground [1]– a scientific and media...
View Article5 Best Things About the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
You heard the news. The long-awaited Dietary Guidelines for Americans [1]were released yesterday. The five-year process, along with the DGA committee itself, has been plagued with controversy —...
View ArticleAre We Possibly Moving Toward Saner, More Sensible Diets? Let’s Hope So, America
Oprah announced that she lost 26 pounds eating bread every day on Weight Watchers, and sign-ups soared. [embedded content] Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly touted her success on The F-Factor Diet[1], a...
View ArticleAppearance of Nutrition B.S. at the RNC
So this happened today. A reporter from The Daily Beast [1]texted me this morning. Actually, I had just gotten out of the shower. Turns out, he was investigating a story about one of the newly...
View ArticleThe Troubling Rise of Orthorexia, Or When Healthy Eating Becomes an Obsession
Sandwiched between sessions on reducing cardiovascular disease risk, boosting brain health and treating childhood obesity at the recent Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo in Boston, was a different...
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