by Ian Shtulman | May 14, 2014 | Diet, Healthy Lifestyle, Nutrition, Processed Foods
Salty foods speed up the aging process in overweight teenagers, according to a new study assessing lifestyle factors and telomere length. Telomeres are the protective ends on chromosomes – kind of like the little plastic part at the end of your shoelaces. They...
by Ian Shtulman | Feb 17, 2014 | Diet, Healthy Lifestyle, Heart Health, Nutrition, Prevention
Long known to be associated with obesity, diabetes, and yes, cavities…sugar is now being implicated as an independent risk factor for heart disease. A new study in JAMA Internal Medicine finds that individuals consuming higher amounts of sugar are more likely to...
by Ian Shtulman | May 20, 2013 | Diet, Processed Foods
A recent study, published in The American Journal of Medicine, states that people who consume a “western style diet” have a greater risk of premature death. What is a “western style diet?” Consider the foods that Americans love – fried and sweet food, processed and...
by Ian Shtulman | Feb 2, 2012 | Diet
In an effort to increase revenue, food companies have been resorting to genetically modifying produce and animals. These genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are the result of a laboratory process that takes genes from one species and inserts them into another to...
by Ian Shtulman | Dec 19, 2011 | Children, Diet, Parenting
Honey Smacks, the sweet breakfast cereal with the lovable frog, contains more sugar (19 grams) per cup than a Twinkie (18 grams)! Earlier this year, the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children proposed voluntary guidelines for cereal nutrition, which...
by Ian Shtulman | Oct 12, 2011 | Diet, Heart Health, Nutrition, Prevention
Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women in the U.S., claiming more than 616,000 lives each year. Researchers have identified certain genes that make people more susceptible to developing heart disease. Some people believe that a family history and...
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