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The cholesterol IQ test

As part of National Heart Month, Newsweek offered a multi-page advertisement for Vytron, a pharmaceutical drug that was supposedly shown to reduce bad ... Read More »

Saturated fat in bloodstream made worse by low-fat diet

It sounds like an oxymoron -- saturated fat in the bloodstream being made worse by a low-fat diet. Does that not sound odd to you? New research is ... Read More »

The skinniest red meats

We all have our dieting vices, and since one of the worst things you can do is deprive yourself completely (inevitably leads to binging later!) ... Read More »

Cheese: Liquid meat?

A self-confessed cheese fiend, this post from Eat Right, Now! got me thinking -- in it, the author calls cheese liquid meat. And I supposed it is, in ... Read More »

Unlucky 13: Scary recipe ingredients

When it comes to diet, I subscribe to the principle "everything in moderation." But when you're trying to lose weight, there's no way around the fact ... Read More »

Saturated fat: Good for you?

It's a well known fact that all fats aren't created equal. Trans fat? The worst fat you can possibly consume. Monosaturated fats? They're as good as ... Read More »

If you gotta have deep-fried fish...

We all know that deep-fried foods are bad for us, but there are always those moments when you just can't help yourself. So Japanese scientists have ... Read More »

Bacon: How bad is it really?

Bacon is a breakfast staple across North America and some other countries too. I know it was for my family; growing up, Sunday mornings were always ... Read More »

Does eating fat make you fat?

There's a common misconception that fat is the source of all nutritional woes. eDiets has set the record straight by asserting that fat does not ... Read More »

Which is more important: The egg or the yolk?

The answer to this question seems pretty simple. Egg whites are all the rage today -- to the extent that you can even buy them on their own, sans ... Read More »