Nutrition
March 30, 2026
Confused About Alcohol Safety? I’ll Try to Help. Say, “Moderate.”
Moderate consumption of alcohol by adults is low-risk but fundamentally safe. I provide a review of the supporting research as well as detailed behavioral guidance.
January 23, 2026
Weight Rebounds When Stop GLP-1 Drugs, Studies Show
Two recent studies show that lost weight returns within a year or two after stopping Ozempic or Wegovy or other GLP-1 drugs. Discouraging but not hopeless.
November 27, 2024
Bake Chestnuts Great Again
Soaking chestnuts in water vastly improves the edibility of the roasted nut. Poke a hole, soak, roast, enjoy.
September 18, 2024
Liverwurst, Hubris and Greed
Boar's Head liverwurst was contaminated with listeria because of unsanitary manufacturing practices. Customers died. The company brand is tarnished. Other companies have violated the trust of their customers. Why? Hubris or greed or incompetence?
April 29, 2018
Sweets Are for Treats and Other Nutrition Tips
Many recent articles on nutrition and dieting in various publications echoed what I have advised for several decades. I recap 10 of the major takeaways.
March 5, 2018
Silky Smooth “Almondmilk”? Really?
So-called "almondmilk" is not milk but an emulsion of a few almonds in water combined with chalk and vitamins. Let's look through the marketing haze to find the facts.
February 18, 2018
Fish Oil Supplements Do Not Help Humans
Fish oil supplements do not prevent damage or death from heart disease or strokes, according to a new meta-analysis in JAMA Cardiology. But salmon is tasty.
January 14, 2018
Who Knew? Cleaning Stainless Coffee Carafes
Frustrated by the apparently simple problem of cleaning the oily residue – that adversely affects coffee flavor – from a stainless steel coffee carafe, I was determined to find an answer. As it turns out, the answer is really simple!
February 2, 2015
Salt, More Salt, Yet Again
Another study demonstrates that salt-restricted diets are not needed for most people in their 70's. People with important heart and kidney disease are another story.
December 10, 2014
Short, Intensive Exercise Looks Promising
Studies in exercise physiology may teach us more effective and efficient ways to exercise for our health. I intend to look carefully into this area.
February 8, 2014
Osteoporosis Screening and Treatment
Hip and spine fractures caused by osteoporosis are serious. We can detect and treat osteoporosis safely and effectively. Here's a quick update.
January 8, 2014
Vitamins Do Not Prevent Cancer or Heart Disease
Last month the USPS Task Force released a comprehensive analysis of studies that looked at possible benefits of vitamins and vitamin/mineral combinations in reducing cancer and preventing heart disease. The report reiterated that they found no evidence that vitamins helped either class of disease.