Is your doctor constantly harping on your cholesterol levels? Does he want to put you on statin drugs to control it or are you already on one? Do you eat low-fat foods, eschew animal products, and pray that you won’t die of a heart attack? You’ve been duped. The Great Cholesterol Lie is an in-depth [...]
The Great Cholesterol Lie
April 2nd, 2009 · 4 Comments · diet, food, news, relationships
Tags: cholesterol·heart disease·inflammation·standard American diet
Sugar Rant: “natural” doesn’t mean good for you
April 1st, 2009 · No Comments · food, news
Apparently sugar is back in style. This New York Times article reports that many food manufacturers are swapping high fructose corn syrup for cane sugar. I love the quote in this article about sugar being something “natural” and that it’s in fruit. What’s scary about this is that people may actually believe that sugar is [...]
Tags: disease·high fructose corn syrup·inflammation·processed food·sugar

