Diabetes

High-sugar diets and health
Yes, too much sugar is bad for our health – here’s what the science says

"One of the most important global challenges in public health nutrition is halting the continuing rise in rates of obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Central to the debate on how best to meet this challenge is the issue of foods and beverages containing added sugars. But this focus on sugar [...]

Dispelling sugar myths
Sugar detox? Cutting carbs? A doctor explains why you should keep fruit on the menu

In the clinical experience of this medical doctor, myths about “sugar” and carbohydrates are common among patients and health professionals. Board certified in preventive medicine, this physician helps patients make healthy lifestyle behavior modifications.   Author:  Jennifer Rooke, MD, MPH One of my patients – who had been struggling with [...]

2022-04-19T19:44:50-05:00April 10th, 2022|Categories: Food For Life, General|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Care of body-mind-spirit
Exercise is medicine, and doctors are starting to prescribe it

The need for this change in how we approach health and disease comes from two key realizations. One is that there are a growing number of people with preventable chronic illness, and our health-care system is not adequately prepared to deal with all these patients. Author, Scott Lear, PhD, Simon [...]

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