More Thoughts on the Glycemic Index

In the last post, I reviewed the controlled trials on the effect of the glycemic index (GI) of carbohydrate foods on health. I concluded th...

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The Glycemic Index: A Critical Evaluation

The glycemic index (GI) is a measure of how much an individual food elevates blood sugar when it's eaten. To measure it, investigators ...

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Paleopathology at the Origins of Agriculture

In April of 1982, archaeologists from around the globe converged on Plattsburgh, New York for a research symposium. Their goal: ...[to use]...

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Margarine and Phytosterolemia

Margarine is one of my favorite foods. To rip on. It's just so easy! The body has a number of ways of keeping bad things out while tak...

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Latest Study on Vitamin K and Coronary Heart Disease

A Dutch group led by Dr. Yvonne T. van der Schouw recently published a paper examining the link between vitamin K intake and heart attack (...

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What Can Evolution Teach us About the Human Diet?

Vegetarians deserve our respect. They're usually thoughtful, conscientious people who make sacrifices for environmental and ethical rea...

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Statistics

Ricardo just sent me a link to the British Heart Foundation statistics website . It's a goldmine. They have data on just about every ...

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