diabetes

Nutrition advice can sound very certain. Carbs are the problem. Fat is the problem. Seed oils are the problem. Sugar is toxic. Everyone should fast. Everyone needs more protein.

“Make America healthy again” sounds like a great slogan. It is loaded with nostalgia and … haziness. What is that “again” all about? When were those halcyon days when Americans were healthier than now?

While the relationship between diet and health is complicated, there is scientific consensus that a Mediterranean diet can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and that excessive intake of ultra-processed food increases it.

A video version of our latest article on Glucose Spike myths. You can find the text version here.

For the full article by Dr. Chuck Dinerstein, click here. 

Join ACSH directors of bio-sciences and medicine, Cameron English and Dr. Chuck Dinerstein, as they break down these stories:

Recent research has suggested that e-cigarette use is linked to bone damage, erectile dysfunction, smoking relapse, depression and heightened st

An ounce of prevention

Obesity is a description, not a “disease.”

Diabetes is a disorder of glucose metabolism.