Diets
A new study was published in February of 2019 which concluded that people who eat completely plant-based are less likely to develop chronic diseases compared with other dietary groups (1). The study was funded by the NIH (National Institutes of Health) and the National Cancer Institute. Participants included 840 members of the Seventh Day Adventist…
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Proponents of very-low-carbohydrate diets such as ketogenic diets make the claim that there is a “metabolic advantage” in restricting carbohydrates for enhancing body fat loss. A quick internet search will find statements such as…. The ketogenic diet “involves drastically reducing carbohydrate intake and replacing it with fat. This reduction in carbs puts your body into…
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A recent study published in the prestigious journal “The Lancet” brought to my mind the interesting subject of dietary fiber and started me on a quest to discover our present state of understanding of the health benefits of this rather unglamorous food component. Fiber has been mentioned many times before in this blog but has…
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2018 was a year of abundant research on the affects of different food sources on body weight management, body composition and insulin resistance. Let’s take a look at some of these studies. In May a review of multiple clinical trials and observational studies found consistent evidence that eating a plant-based diet results in decreases in…
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It should come as no surprise to most people that there is dissent in the ranks of those who profess knowledge about the best nutrition for human beings. During the last decade or two views on the healthiest way to eat have branched off in many different directions from which conflicting ideas are hotly, and…
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My name is Debra Harley (BScPhm) and I welcome you to my retirement project, this website. Over the course of a life many lessons are learned, altering deeply-rooted ideas and creating new passions.
