Diet Science
Summary: Diet Science is a fun 7 to 8 minute weekly program with insights and straight scoops on today's health and diet issues from Dee McCaffrey, CDC. Dee is an Organic Chemist who lost 100 pounds, nearly half her body weight, and has kept it off for 20 years by staying away from processed foods. She's the author of The Science of Skinny, released by Perseus June 2012, and The Science of Skinny Cookbook, which was released December 2014.
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Could GMO bananas be coming to a supermarket near you? Listen in and find out.
The FDA has approved a new artificial sweetener and renamed an old one. This week talks about why you should still avoid these artificial sweeteners.
Looking for a new insecticide? This week Dee talks about a new study showing that fruit flies that ate Truvia died sooner than those who didn't. Listen in to find out why!
A new Anti-Cancer Fruit? This week Dee talks about the anti-cancer effects of the South American Guanabana fruit. Here's a video about Guanabana!
A cup of yogurt a day keeps the excess pounds away--as long as it's full fat yogurt. This week Dee talks about a new European study showing that it's not non-fat or low fat yogurt that helps people stay slim. Listen in!
Dee's motto is “you have to eat fat to lose fat, but it has to be the right kind of fatâ€. Dee identifies four remarkable dietary fats that actually help you lose fat. Listen in to find out how you can lose those extra pounds.
Dee looks at an alarming research out of the University of Cambridge that showed excessive daytime napping leads to an increase risk from dying of respiratory diseases. Dee compares these studies to those done within the Longevity Blue Zones where people live to be 100 years old or older, and where daily napping is part of the lifestyle. Listen in to find out if you could be at risk from your daily nap!
Vermont will be the first State to Adopt GMO Labeling! Governor Peter Shumlin said he will sign the bill that was passed by the State Legislature recently. Listen in to find out all the good info about this precedent-setting new law!
Diet Science is a fun 5 to 7 minute weekly program with insights and straight scoops on today's health and diet issues from Dee McCaffrey, CDC. Â Dee is an Organic Chemist who lost 100 pounds, nearly half her body weight, and has kept it off for 20 years by staying away from processed foods. Even if you start eating a healthy diet at age 50, you can cut your risk for many health issues in your later years. Â This week Dee talks about the first study in the world to investigate the relationship between a healthy diet at age 50 and the risk of developing dementia later on, and which foods are the best for preventing memory loss.
Diet Science is a fun 5 to 7 minute weekly program with insights and straight scoops on today's health and diet issues from Dee McCaffrey, CDC. Â Dee is an Organic Chemist who lost 100 pounds, nearly half her body weight, and has kept it off for 20 years by staying away from processed foods. This week Dee reveals a common source of trans-fats that isn't being regulated--it even shows up in organic and non-GMO foods. Listen in to find out how to avoid this overused ingredient.
Diet Science is a fun 5 to 7 minute weekly program with insights and straight scoops on today's health and diet issues from Dee McCaffrey, CDC. Â Dee is an Organic Chemist who lost 100 pounds, nearly half her body weight, and has kept it off for 20 years by staying away from processed foods. When you see the word "natural" on your food products, they can come from, literally, anything that isn't man made.This week Dee talks about some surprising "natural" ingredients lurking in your favorite foods.
Diet Science is a fun 5 to 7 minute weekly program with insights and straight scoops on today's health and diet issues from Dee McCaffrey, CDC. Â Dee is an Organic Chemist who lost 100 pounds, nearly half her body weight, and has kept it off for 20 years by staying away from processed foods. This week Dee talks about an new study of by a team of international scientists who have found there is no evidence that eating saturated fat increases cholesterol or the risk of heart attacks, shattering a decades-long myth about the role of saturated fat in a healthy diet.
In this week's podcast, Dee talks about the prevalence of evaporated cane sugar and evaporated cane juice in our foods, and how this sweetener is nearly as damaging to consume as refined sugar! Oh no! Listen in to get the full scoop!
In this week's podcast, Dee talks about a new study that says strawberries reduce your risk of heart disease. Hooray for strawberries! Listen in now!
In this week's podcast, Dee explains why the "Calories In" “Calories Out" formula is flawed. Find out why, and how knowing this flaw will help you have better control over your weight - listen in now!
