by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 22, 2016 | Nutrition
This month two studies in prestigious medical journals show that gluten-free diets can cause nutritional deficiencies in all age groups (Clinical Nutrition, published online May 7, 2016) and interfere with growth and development in children (The Journal of Pediatrics,...
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,...
