Facts and Fallacies – Nutrition – Calorie Counting
The use of calorie counting in food calculations, slimming and food labelling is so universal and well-established that it has become one of the cornerstones of nutritional programming. It is basic to determinations of the amount of calories one needs to lose or gain weight. After all, from the equation: energy in = [...]
Facts and Fallacies – Nutrition – Eat Right For Your Blood Type Part 2
A great deal of his theory is based upon the supposed action of lectins, proteins occurring on the surface of some foods that can cause various molecules and cells to stick together. He blames lectins for serious disruptions throughout the body, from agglutination of the blood cells to cirrhosis and kidney failure, where agglutination refers [...]
Facts and Fallacies – Nutrition – Eat Right For Your Blood Type Part 1
Now and again we hear about the theory promoted by a naturopath by the name of Peter D’Adamo that blood type determines one’s susceptibility to disease, one’s personality and one’s ability in different sports (Eat Right for your Type – ER4YT).
His theory is that one’s blood type determines one’s susceptibility to diseases and ability to [...]
Facts and Fallacies – Nutrition – The Cholesterol Debate
A panel of leading medical experts has questioned the contention that cholesterol is a major cause of heart disease and that a blanket ban on the eating of meat, dairy products and eggs is unwarranted. This panel, which included the pioneering heart surgeon, Dr Michael de Bakey, emphasized that cholesterol is only one of several [...]
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