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Scientific Snacking
There are profits — and pounds — in processed foods. Much evidence shows the growth in food processing relates to our national weight gain. The snacking industry has exploded in the past 40 years — along with our waistlines. Increased availability…
Scientifically Slim: What actually works for weight control
I ran my first community iDiet group in the room above my garage, helping neighbors who would soon become friends to lose weight and keep it off. Because I have been on the shop floor, running iDiet groups myself, and training our iDiet Certified Group Leaders to channel me, I have had the privilege of learning from my iDieters while they learned from me. The wisdom of experience is real and important when it comes to weight control.
The 7 Spheres of Diet Food Challenges, and How to Handle Each One
iDiet is based on nutrition science, neurobiology and applied psychology. We take all this and simplify it down to easy-to-implement steps. As part of this comprehensive research-based foundation, we emphasize planning, thinking in advance, and good preparation. This streamlines healthy…
High Fiber Foods for Weight Control
iDiet adheres to the best nutrition science regarding balanced nutrient composition. But there is one area we believe current science is behind, and that is fiber. The USDA recently raised the daily recommendation on fiber from 25g to 28g, but…
Laxatives, Fiber, Bacteria and Your Health
Do you ever use laxatives? Laxative sales at retail total an astonishing $1.3 billion dollars each year in the USA. And constipation is the reason for over 2.5 million doctor visits annually. Did you know that straining while pooping can cause…
Why iDiet Never Has Sales
Dr. Roberts was interviewed along with experts like Dr. Weil for the NPR audio documentary “Diet and Health”. You can hear her at the 20:40 minute mark. Some of the points Dr. Roberts makes: Our toxic food environment is created…
Dr. Roberts in NPR Diet and Health documentary
Dr. Roberts was interviewed along with experts like Dr. Weil for the NPR audio documentary “Diet and Health”. You can hear her at the 20:40 minute mark. Listen Here Some of the points Dr. Roberts makes: Our toxic food environment…
Dr. Roberts Lecture: Weight loss that works without gimmicks
Weight loss without gimmicks, or Weight loss that works! Obesity today is a problem that’s completely out of our control. This is a lightly edited transcript of the talk that Dr. Roberts gave in Boston at the Human Nutrition Center…
New Study Argues Against Very Low-Carb Eating
Moderation in all things. Did your grandmother ever tell you this? A recently-published meta-analysis says she was right. A new large-scale study Researchers who pooled the results of eight large studies covering more than 430,000 people have found that eating…
Good news about deadly diseases
There are some astonishing plans afoot in the world of medicine. Internet millionaires have targeted death as their next great challenge. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his physician wife Priscilla Chan recently announced a planned donation of $3 billion to…