I have a gut feeling … … that many of us underestimate the important role our gastrointestinal tract plays in our overall health. If you have been following the literature, however, you will have noticed an explosion of scientific interest in this area—research made possible with the development of creative tools that can explore the [...]
Dietary guidelines for Americans are reviewed every five years by a committee set up jointly by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This committee, the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC), published its preliminary report on June 15, 2010, asking for feedback prior to publishing [...]
Regulatory authorities throughout the world are drastically tightening the regulations relating to dietary supplements. Some are treating dietary supplements as medicines and demanding more and more scientific evidence to substantiate claims and document safety. In the U.S., the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and certain members of Congress have recently [...]
It is well known that food portion sizes have been increasing not only at restaurants and fast food outlets, but also in the home. Many see this to be a major contributor to the problematic increasing weight of the population and the associated health risks. The 2004 documentary “Supersize Me” highlighted this problem and is [...]
We all have two ages. The most well known is our chronological age, the difference between today’s date and the date we were born. It is an exact number, and tomorrow we will be precisely one day older. Less well known is our biological age. This can be older, younger or the same as your [...]
In a perfect world everyone would produce all of the enzymes they need at all times to digest virtually every type of food that they choose to consume. Most everyone knows, of course, that we don’t live in a perfect world. Science continues to catalog new enzymes, and at this time there are more than [...]
“Healthy Lifestyles Are ‘In’—Magic Bullets Are ‘Out’” is the title of a recently published article on the “Life…supplemented”™ website of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN). And it’s true. For years, people have been seeking the “magic bullet,” or one habit, that would support health. But this article explains that scientific researchers now recognize that [...]
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