SNAC-K is a longitudinal study of Swedish adults designed to study the impact of aging and chronic illness. The research cohort was a randomly sampled subgroup of 2,473 Swedish adults 60 or older evaluated at six-year intervals for over 15 years.
Food & Nutrition
Science-backed reporting on diet, nutrients, food systems, and how what we eat affects health — cutting through trends to examine what the evidence actually shows.
I can't even estimate the number of times I've warned the public about the hidden dangers that can be found in the largely unregulated bizzaro universe of the dietary supplement industry. Here are a few examples.
Beets are a recent addition to the pantheon of “super foods,” providing not only nutrition but that MAHA “food as medicine” boost.
For the full article by Dr. Chuck Dinerstein, click here.
Let’s play a guessing game. Name a former surgeon who “moved on” to bigger and better thing$, aka humping questionable dietary supplements. “Better” as in a bigger and better portfolio. Who comes to mind? Dr. Oz, of course, right?
Processed meats, sugar-sweetened beverages, and trans-fatty acids all have been associated with chronic diseases, frequently type 2 diabetes, ischemic heart disease, and colorectal cancer.
In a few months, we will receive the MAHA Commission report on the connection between our diet and chronic illness, along with their recommendations that are ultimately intended to influence federal guidelines and, most importantly, SNAP funding.
