Weight Loss
Obesity in England – Statistics
Note: Body Mass Index (BMI) is used in order to measure adults who are overweight and obese in England. The statistics presented in this article have been collected from The…
Caffeine and Coffee
How much caffeine is in coffee, tea and other caffeinated drinks?
The following image shows caffeine levels in the most popular drinks and food. It includes generic products such as chocolate cake, coffee or green tea, as well as well known…
Diet Related Diseases
What is atherosclerosis? Is cholesterol to blame?
To understand why cholesterol is not causing the atherosclerotic plaque it is important to understand the process of plaque formation. There are various causes of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease (CVD)…
Weight Loss
Obesity in adults – Global Statistics
The Body Mass Index (BMI) is obtained by dividing the weight in kilograms by the square of the height in meters (kg/m2) and is commonly used to define overweight and…
Weight Loss
Obesity in United States – Statistics
United States has the highest obesity rates in the developed world. (read more..) The following image shows the obesity prevalence in United States. (1, 2, 3, 4) Note: Body Mass…
Carbohydrates
Difference between refined and unrefined carbohydrates
In the nutritional sense, it is more useful to refer to carbohydrates as refined or unrefined rather than simple or complex. (read more..) The distinction between refined carbohydrates and unrefined…
Carbohydrates
Low fructose fruits
High fructose diet is detrimental to our health, especially when its main sources are sweetened beverages, fruit juices and foods with added sugar. Although eating whole fruit is not known…
Carbohydrates
There is no such thing as healthy fruit juice!
The idea that a fruit juice is healthy was born from misinterpreting the dietary guidelines that recommend 2 whole fruit per day. Fruit juice companies saw the opportunity to market…
Carbohydrates
Is fructose bad for you?
Foods high in fructose, such as refined sugar products, sugar based sodas (soft drinks) and fruit juices, when consumed frequently, have harmful effects in most people. High fructose consumption is…
Carbohydrates
13 reasons why fructose is bad for you
In short, fructose is bad for you if consumed in a concentrated form and in high amounts, but not as a part of whole fruit. For instance, foods high in…
Carbohydrates
Difference between simple and complex carbohydrates
The category of simple and complex carbohydrates can refer to a biochemical definition or have a nutritional context. The biochemical definition refers to a simple difference of the molecular structure…
Carbohydrates
Do potatoes raise blood glucose level more than sugar?
There are two ways to measure how carbohydrates raise blood glucose: The glucose component of dietary carbohydrate has the greatest effect on the blood glucose and is used as the…