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
The skeptical cardiologist became overjoyed while reading an email from The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (THTHCSPH) which outlined their recommendations for packing kids‘ lunch boxes.: The Kid’s
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
When individuals discover that they have abnormal cholesterol readings they are often told to initiate lifestyle changes to try to correct them. Based on what physicians and patients have been taught over the last
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
(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
When the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA2015) are finally issued they will likely follow the recommendations of the DGA committee. The DGA report (available here) has made giant strides
Anthony C. Pearson M.D., F.A.C.C. is a cardiologist, musician, writer and a regular columnist at MedPage Today