The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) have finally been released and I’m sure that most of you could care less what they say. You may think that they can’t be
(This post was updated 11/29/2022) Why is death from coronary heart disease declining in the US at the same time that obesity and diabetes rates are climbing? Two editorials recently
The Paleo diet (primal/evolutionary) has become very popular in the last few years. Followers believe they are eating the way our stone age, or paleolithic, ancestors ate. Since our genes
Since I’ve been utilizing coronary calcium CT scans to detect early atherosclerotic plaque (see here) in my patients, I have frequently been asked about the relationship between calcium supplements and
Greek Yogurt sales have skyrocketed in the last five years by 2500%, driven by a perception that it is a “natural” food, healthier than regular yogurt. Plastic bins of Oikos, Fage or
A recent paper in JAMA and a Seinfeld episode shed some light on the change in diet and fat consumption in Americans initiated by national nutritional recommendations beginning in the 1970s. Based on
Ah Cheese. A most wondrous and diverse real food. Of the thousands of delightful varieties, let us consider Wensleydale, the 33rd type of cheese requested by John Cleese of Ye
Many of my patients believe that coffee is bad for them. I’m not sure where this belief comes from; perhaps the general belief that anything that they really like and
Anthony C. Pearson M.D., F.A.C.C. is a cardiologist, musician, writer and a regular columnist at MedPage Today