Diets Make You Fat

Diets Make You Fat

In 1919, Dr. Lulu Hunt Peters wrote the book Diet and Health. In it she presented the concept of counting calories. A calorie is a measurement of energy (much like the BTU used to rate furnaces).  In nutrition, it is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one liter of water one…

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Veggies Boost Brain Power

Veggies Boost Brain Power

A new Harvard study highlights another reason why a mother’s advice to “eat your veggies” is spot on for long-term health and, in particular, cognitive health. The study started in 1986 and followed 27,842 men for 26 years and was designed to highlight the impact of fruits and vegetables on subjective cognitive function (SCF). The subjects…

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