Is the high protein diet healthy or just another fad?

A new study suggests that the health of the planet is negatively affected by the high protein diet trend. Our personal health may suffer too

health, nutritionAyala Laufer-CahanaJuly 27, 2022cheese, clean water, climate change, diet, egg, environment, fat, fish, meat, nitrogen, protein, salt, sugar, water, weight lossComment

Does intermittent fasting make sense?

Is intermittent fasting more than just a way to cut caloric intake? A new study puts it to a long-term, randomized test.

weight loss, trends, nutritionAyala Laufer-CahanaMay 11, 2022calories, diet, fast, intermittent fasting, microbiome, obesity, Ramadan, timed eating, weight-lossComment

The secret to college healthy eating

Learning how to cook is a valuable life skill that enables kids to eat healthier and is a great tool to help them eat their veggies. Don’t leave home without it!

diet, fruits and vegetables, parentingAyala Laufer-CahanaJuly 22, 2021calories, college, cooking, diet, fruit, life skills, obesity, plant based, salad, soup, stir fry, vegetableComment

You’re as young as your food

Can your diet change how you age? A new study finds that higher diet quality is associated with slower

biological aging, which helps explain how healthy diets extend lifespan.

health, anti-aging, nutritionAyala Laufer-CahanaJuly 2, 2021epigenetics, DASH, aging, wellness, diet, fruit, vegetable, methylation, calories, obesity, diabetes, heart disease, lifespanComment

The sugary drinks and young-adult colon cancer connection

A famous actor’s death is a stark reminder of colon cancer’s rising rates among younger people; lifestyle choices can reduce that risk

junk food, nutrition, sugarAyala Laufer-CahanaMay 20, 2021added sugar, Chadwick Boseman, colon cancer, diet, fiber, fruit, microbiome, prevention, soda, sugar, vegetableComment

Intermittent fasting may benefit the microbiome

There are hints from research that intermittent fasting is actually more than just a trick for consuming fewer calories; might microbiome changes explain these benefits?

Ayala Laufer-CahanaMay 6, 2021Ramadan, diet, microbiome, intermittent fasting, fast, weight-loss, calories, obesityComment

Simple choices can reduce disease risk by 65 percent

When people adhere to simple non-demanding lifestyle choices they stand to reduce their risk of metabolic syndrome – and its consequences – by 65 percent. After a year of sacrificing for health this should be easy!

diet, exercise, healthAyala Laufer-CahanaApril 21, 2021aging, calories, cholesterol, diabetes, diet, exercise, heart disease, metabolic syndrome, nutrition, obesity, sedentary lifestyleComment

Lose Weight or Eat Well?

Obesity and a poor diet are both established risk factors for a long list of chronic diseases and for early death. Obviously, it’s recommended to maintain a normal body weight and to eat a healthy diet, but if you had to choose one over the other, which is more important?

plant based diets, weight lossAyala Laufer-CahanaOctober 9, 2020calorie, chronic disease, diet, fruit, junk food, Mediterranean diet, mortality, obesity, vegetable, weight loss, wellness, whole grainComment

Worried about pandemic overeating?

Whether it's stress, boredom, the proximity of the fridge, the ready-for-Zoom loose clothes, food shortages, or comfort seeking, the coronavirus crisis got many of us worried about overeating

Coronavirus, junk food, weight lossAyala Laufer-CahanaAugust 6, 2020calories, candy, covid belly, covid-19, diet, high carb, high fat, overeating, quarantine 15, sugar, weight gainComment

The Whole Truth About Whole Grains and Your Health

Why aren’t people eating wholesome grains? Why is it that despite repeated recommendations to eat at least half of total grains (and at least 3 ounces) as whole grains fewer than 10 percent of Americans do so?

Why You Can't Find Bakers’ Yeast Anywhere

Stay-at-home orders make food preparation a necessity, but it seems like what we’re longing for most is to knead and bake bread, and after shunning bread for years, bread therapy is in order

Coronavirus Quarantines Can Instill Healthy Habits

Reports interpret the booming sales of processed and packaged foods as the reversal of healthy eating trends. This is unlikely

Three Important Takeaways From the Coronavirus Threat

Infectious diseases have always been around, but it takes a new scary one to once again become aware of microbial threats – the new coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is our wakeup call. Learning wellness lessons from this outbreak can be the silver lining of living through these turbulent times.

news, MOST POPULAR, preventionAyala Laufer-CahanaMarch 12, 2020calm, coronavirus, COVID-19, diet, exercise, hand washing, immunity, infection, obesity, preparedness, public health, quarantine, virus, wellnessComment

Too much news can be bad for your diet

Contradictory information about diet and food is obviously confusing, but media overload by itself can undermine people’s food choices

diet, food psychology, scienceAyala Laufer-CahanaFebruary 5, 2020news, diet, nutrition news, misinformation, information overload, science, weight loss, calories, obesity, exercise, nutrition guidelines, infobesity, infoxicationComment

This is why you should cut cake into smaller pieces

Bigger portions make people overeat, that’s already well established. Portions can grow in two ways, however: they can grow in size, or by increasing the number of units in the serving. Does increasing the volume of the food have the same effect as increasing the number of units? Do people eat less when a big portion is divided into smaller ones?

food psychology, nutritionAyala Laufer-CahanaJune 19, 2019calories, diet, food psychology, overeating, perceived quantity, portion size, snack, soda, supersize, weight lossComment

Can you get away with eating too much on vacation?

Are there consequences of letting go every once in a while? Several studies address weight gain over vacations; they offer both reassurance and warnings.

nutrition, weight lossAyala Laufer-CahanaMay 23, 2019indulgence, weight loss, diet, vacation, summer, holiday, obesity, calories, weight gain, wellness Comment

Cutting sugar from your diet: How low should you go?

Are you considering Sugar-Free-January, a Sugar-Free-2019? A new study makes the case for avoiding the extremes of sugar intake — surprisingly, both high and very low sugar intake were linked with bad outcomes.

sugar, tipsAyala Laufer-CahanaJanuary 9, 2019breakfast, calories, dessert, diabetes, diet, heart disease, Keto diet, obesity, salad dressing, soda, sugar, sugar-free, Sugar-Free-January Comments

Can thin people have Metabolic Syndrome?

Most people think about metabolic health in terms of leanness vs. obesity. But BMI doesn’t tell the whole story, and internal biochemical processes increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, heart and vascular disease.

nutrition, preventionAyala Laufer-CahanaDecember 13, 2018metabolism, obesity, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, diet, hypertension, cholesterol, triglycerides, wellness Comment

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