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Are you eating your veggies?
The colon cancer death of Chadwick Boseman, a famous young actor this week is a reminder that cancer screenings and a good lifestyle are important, no matter how healthy you may feel. Currently in the USA, only 5% of people get adequate fiber, only 10% eat the minimum recommended amount of fruits and vegetables, and only 23% exercise enough to meet basic health recommendations.
Our best weight loss advice, Part 1
Dr. Roberts was recently interviewed for a private online summit. We can’t share the recording, but we can share her best advice and insights! Dr. Roberts was generous with many of her most valuable insights, and we are thrilled to…
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.
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…
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…
How to Live Forever?
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…
October Food News You Can Use
We’re back to share a selection of the science & food news that caught our eyes recently. Childhood Obesity In 1975 there were 11 million obese children and adolescents in the USA. Now there are 124 million. This is more…