Could a higher protein diet be a key to solving the obesity epidemic? If so, soyfoods have a role to play given their high protein content. Approximately 25 to 45…
With obesity rates rising across the globe, research has focused on questions about which dietary pattern is most conducive to losing weight and to maintaining weight loss. One hypothesis is…
While body mass index (BMI) is a useful metric for assessing obesity within populations, it falls short for individual assessment. Specifically, it doesn’t distinguish between lean and fat tissue. Nor…
Fat is back. Not that it ever really went away. Even when very low-fat diets were all the rage, experts recognized that certain fats were more harmful than others and…
Linoleic acid not to blame for the obesity epidemic
In a recent review in the journal Open Heart, the official journal of the British Cardiovascular Society, researchers suggested that increased intake of the omega-6 polyunsaturated fat over the past…
Assertion by Actress Blake Lively Incorrect Regarding Soy and Weight Loss
Actress Blake Lively says she got in shape for her new movie The Shallows by giving up soy and gluten. The 28-year-old actress, best known for her role as Serena…