Could it be that the "olive oil is heart healthy" notion is just a marketing ploy? In a word: YES! The beneficial components of the Mediterranean Diet and Lyon Diets -- are that they...

Newsletter subscribers recently wrote to me citing two scientific reviews on nuts and weight. An expert had told them these reviews showed that “90% of published studies suggest that nut consumption does NOT lead...

Here is a short excerpt from the talk of Jeff Novick, MS RD, at the Healthy Lifestyle Expo in Los Angeles California last year.  SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO       Come to California...

Obese men face a dramatically higher risk of dying from a heart attack, regardless of whether or not they have other known risk factors for cardiovascular disease, a new study reveals. The finding stems...

Fast food outlets should hand out free cholesterol-lowering statin drugs to their customers to "neutralize" the heart risks of eating fatty foods like burgers and fries, British scientists suggested on Thursday. But a few...

Being fat is bad for your brain. That, at least, is the gloomy conclusion of several recent studies. For example, one long-term study of more than 6,500 people in northern California found that those...

A moment on the lips, forever on the hips? A bad figure is hardly the worst of it. Eating a lot of fat, especially the kind that's in cookies and pastries, can significantly raise...

Our son, Willie, got a homework assignment.His school teaches kids how to "lose weight" eating -- you guessed it -- junk food!Willie gets some homework help from Dr. McDougall. The above is an excerpt...

You may have seen pediatrician Jay Gordon MD on Good Morning America, The Home Show, or Larry King Live.He's not afraid to go on TV and express doubts about the necessity, safety, and efficacy...