The skeptical cardiologist has been pointing out for some time that dietary advice to universally restrict consumption of saturated fats is not scientifically based. Different foods present different types of
A recent Marion Nestle post, Industry-funded studies of the week: Yogurt highlights three papers which strongly support the health benefits of consuming full fat dairy-in particular yogurt. Nestle does a
By all accounts, Scott Gottlieb, the Trump appointed director of the FDA is doing a good job. Vox points out, he has announced substantial FDA moves to reduce cigarette consumption
Full fat dairy doesn’t make you fat or give you heart disease. But nutritional guidelines still continue to recommend the substitution of non-fat or low-fat dairy for full fat, something that
In a “presidential advisory” to the American Heart Association (AHA) a panel of experts last week strongly endorsed the heart healthy benefits of replacing any and all saturated fats in
The skeptical cardiologist only consumes full fat dairy and recommends this to his patients. Full fat dairy is associated with less abdominal fat, lower risk of diabetes and lower risk
Although most nutritional authorities are now admitting that reducing saturated fat consumption by substituting carbohydrates was really bad advice, they, for the most part, are still sticking to the overall
On this fourth Thursday of November, 2015 the skeptical cardiologist would like to record some Thanksgiving thanks. I’m thankful I’m not a turkey today. I hear Americans consume 45 million
Anthony C. Pearson M.D., F.A.C.C. is a cardiologist, musician, writer and a regular columnist at MedPage Today