Andrew’s Blog

Everything you know about nutrition is wrong. But maybe you knew that already.  Maybe you find yourself smack dab in the category of “Normal American” and realize the company you...

Stopping or reducing dietary fiber intake reduces constipation and its associated symptoms AIM: To investigate the effect of reducing dietary fiber on patients with idiopathic constipation. METHODS: Sixty-three cases of...

Mov Disord. 2015 Apr;30(4):552-9. doi: 10.1002/mds.26152. Epub 2015 Jan 14.Statins, plasma cholesterol, and risk of Parkinson's disease: a prospective study. Abstract Previous findings on the association of statins, plasma lipids,...

Original Source: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11613993 Vegetarianism can lead to heart disease and cancer By Sarah Knapton 2:38 PM Wednesday Mar 30, 2016   Long term vegetarianism can lead to genetic mutations that...

That the FDA considers carrageenan safe—all I can say is WOW! Then it must be. After all, their track record is exemplary! Aspartame, artificial colors, Olestra…No harm there. And it’s...

The more health claims made about a food, the worse it is for you.   In the case the dairy industry, the above statement is nothing less than spot on...

Original Source found here: http://www.smh.com.au/comment/not-eating-read-meat-wont-save-the-planet-20151214-glmxly Not eating red meat won’t save the planet Asa Wahlquist Published: December 14, 2015 - 9:00PMComment: The future of protein is not meatIt sounds so...

Original Source found here: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/12/17/health/a-lifelong-fight-against-trans-fat.html?_r=0 By MELANIE WARNER December 16, 2013 In 1957, a fledgling nutrition scientist at the University of Illinois persuaded a hospital to give him samples of arteries from...