Be Active: Asking Questions, Advocating Change

How can we find the truth if we are not willing to question everything? -Carl Sagan
Look around; look at what makes you unhappy, what makes you furious, and then engage yourself in some action.
-Stephane Hessel (Nazi Resistance fighter)

Thursday, September 24, 2015

What to do with The Refugees?

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The truth is, I don't really have a solution. Just some brief thoughts on the refugee problem around the world: Yesterday, in Yom Ki...

Monday, August 03, 2015

Supplements are Not Helpful for Athletes or Regular People

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I am an avid cyclist. I would be happy to take any "natural" substance that helped my performance, but did not harm my body. Today...

Monday, June 29, 2015

New Recommendations on Obesity Prevention in Kids

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The American Academy of Pediatrics just issued a new report on how to prevent excessive weight gain in kids. Here are the highlights: E...

Friday, June 19, 2015

Reducing Saturated Fat: Worth it?

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We recently published an article that was a "Mythbusters" on nutrition. One of the controversial parts of the article was whethe...

Saturday, February 28, 2015

Nutrition Confusionism

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The new draft Dietary Guidelines were just released. I won't post the link here, because few people will read the dense document. The ma...

Monday, November 10, 2014

Thoughts on the Berkeley Soda Tax

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This is a repost from the National Physician's Alliance Blog : Many political pundits are trying to decipher the lessons from the 201...

Friday, February 28, 2014

Childhood Obesity, Headlines, and Jelly Beans

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Remember that game where you guess how many jelly beans are in a jar? Well, if I guess once, I'll probably be wrong. But if I'm allo...

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