by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 11, 2019 | Nutrition
Calorie counts listed on food packages or restaurant menus are deceptive because they tell how much energy a food produces when it is burned in a laboratory. The number of calories absorbed in your body is likely to be quite different, depending on how the food is...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 9, 2019 | Nutrition
Mice that have a specific defect in their immune system all become obese (Science, Jul 26, 2019:365(6451)). These mice have defective T cells that are unable to recognize harmful invading germs and allow these germs to survive in their colons. You have about 100...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 27, 2019 | Nutrition
The Paleo diet and other high-protein diets may be among the more harmful popular diets recommended for weight loss because they: • raise blood levels of TMAO, a marker for increased heart attack risk (European Journal of Nutrition, July 5, 2019:1–14), and • fail to...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 21, 2019 | Nutrition
Recently I reported a study showing that post-menopausal women who store fat primarily in their bellies are at increased risk for having heart attacks, even if they are not overweight (Eur Heart, June 30, 2019). Now another study shows that adults under age 50 who...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 18, 2019 | Nutrition
The Good Food Book now available on Amazon as a Kindle eBook for just $0.99. Click the box below for details. The Good Food Book shows you how easy it is to make good food choices for ultimate health. Following Dr. Mirkin’s 80/20 goal...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 25, 2019 | Nutrition
The Nurses’ Health study and The Health Professional’s Follow-Up study, two of the largest studies on the subject, show that sugar-sweetened beverages are associated with increased risk for heart attacks, diabetes, obesity and high blood pressure, and the...
