Downsizing the Bariatric Surgery Industry
Dr Garth on why we should be doing many fewer bariatric surgeries in this country:
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Tobacco and Meat: A False Comparison?
Dr Garth just wrote about his dislike of the word “moderation” when it comes to food. That is, when people justify eating junk food and meat at every meal by saying, “Everything in moderation.” He compares animal foods, shown to […]
Continue ReadingModeration
I HATE the word “moderation.” What does that even mean? The Okinawans eat meat moderately: fish 2-3x week and pork once a week or, more traditionally, once a month with festivities. Our view of moderation still has an animal product […]
Continue ReadingSensationalist Journalism and Fear of Blueberries
I really think the media need to stop using shock journalism when it comes to nutritional science. This article from The Washington Post is sensationalism at its peak, and serves only to confuse the general public. Look at the cover, […]
Continue ReadingBake Sales for Heart Disease?
Nothing drives me crazier than when the American Heart Association holds bake sales at the hospital to raise awareness for heart disease. It is like saying, “let me tell you about heart disease by giving you a food filled with […]
Continue ReadingUS Government Ignores Nutritional Science and Bows to Meat Lobby – Yet Again
The same day Proteinaholic came out, this article by Josh Vorhees appears in Slate magazine: “Meat-Loving Republicans Cowed the White House Into Ignoring Expert Nutrition Advice.” I guess I don’t even understand why the USDA got a panel of experts […]
Continue ReadingPlaying Chess with Pigeons and Why I’m Not Worried About Vegans
I have been getting the usual requests to counter this argument and that argument on various different websites claiming that a vegan diet is bad for you. Most I ignore. I really do not feel like commenting on a “Doctor’s” […]
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Everybody’s an Expert
The internet never ceases to amaze me. I have spent years and years studying physiology, nutrition, attending long scientific meetings, communicating and collaborating with experts, and most importantly, treating thousands of patients and seeing first-hand what works. Yet, people seem […]
Continue ReadingA Better Question: Where Do You Get Your Fiber?
It kills me that we eat 2-3x the RDA of protein and yet we don’t come close to eating enough fruits, veggies, and fiber, according to recent survey data released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We […]
Continue ReadingJust stop it already: Fruit doesn’t make you fat
Nothings drives me crazier than the concept that fruit makes you fat. Really, this may be even more ridiculous than butter in your coffee being good for you. We are perfectly designed to eat fruit. We use it for energy […]
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