If the Food Industry Supports it, Your Public Health Intervention Likely Needs Work

You can pretty much rest assured that your public health intervention is weak if the food industry thinks it’s a great idea and throws its support or backing behind it. Cases in point. A few weeks ago I was part of a round table discussion on public private partnerships between the food industry and public… [Continue Reading]

Why Paleo Fails

It goes without saying that I’m a HUGE fan of the paleo diet. Though I don’t call myself “paleo” — I prefer to say that I just eat real food — I think a diet and lifestyle based on ancestral living makes a whole lot of sense. And judging by the lean physiques and energetic… [Continue Reading]

Gluten-Free for Diabetics?

A recent study from Denmark demonstrated that a gluten-free diet may eliminate the signs and symptoms associated with diabetes. Dr. Sildorf at Copenhagen University Hospital followed a five-year-old boy who was diagnosed with Type I diabetes. When the boy was diagnosed he began a gluten-free/ low-sugar diet and insulin therapy. After just five weeks, the… [Continue Reading]