by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 15, 2016 | Nutrition
Contestants on the television program The Biggest Loser dropped an average of 129 pounds, yet six years later, most have regained more than 70 percent of their lost weight, largely because dieting decreased their ability to burn calories. They now burn about 500 fewer...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 24, 2016 | Nutrition
A few years ago Diana and I became interested in all the research on intermittent fasting for various health benefits, and decided to try it ourselves. “Fasting” for various lengths of time has been shown to help prevent or treat: • heart attacks (Research...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Apr 3, 2016 | Nutrition
Eating lots of nuts and fruits is associated with reduced risk for diabetes and heart attacks (Nutr J, March 5, 2016;15(1):23). Nuts are low in absorbable calories and provide many essential nutrients (Nutrients, 2015 Jan 15;7(1):595-607). People who snack regularly...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Mar 6, 2016 | Nutrition
Nobody really knows whether or not eating eggs is safe. We have studies showing that people who eat more than five eggs a week have increased risk for diabetes and breast and colon cancer, but the studies show only that eating eggs is associated with these conditions....
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 14, 2016 | Nutrition
Controlled studies show that healthy athletes do not improve because of gluten-free diets (Med Sci Sports Exerc, 2015;47:2563-2570), yet as many as 60 percent of North Americans believe that a gluten-free diet will make them feel better (Dig Dis Sci,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 24, 2016 | Nutrition
Fish oil pills are the third most-bought food supplement, after vitamins and minerals, and are bought by 10 percent of North Americans at a cost of about $1.2 billion each year. Fish oil pills have not been shown to help prevent heart attacks, even though people who...
