May 30, 2018 | Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Health, Diet Tips, Fiber, insoluble fiber, Nutrition, Research, Science, soluble fiber, Weight Loss
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...
Jul 6, 2016 | Nutrition, Research, Science, Weight Loss
Why (Most) Diets Fail Let’s face it. If the big-name diet plans worked, everyone would already be thin and they’d all be out of business by now. 🙂 Clearly, something isn’t working. The sad fact is, most diets fail, and they can fail you two basic ways: In the short...
Jun 1, 2016 | In the Media, Nutrition, Research, Science
Dr. Susan Roberts, iDiet author, received the W.O. Atwater Lectureship award at the national nutrition conference in San Diego CA. This is an annual award recognizing outstanding contributions to the field of nutrition, nominated by her colleagues across the nation....
Jan 9, 2013 | Diabetes, Nutrition, Science, Uncategorized, Weight Loss
By Susan B. Roberts, PhDWhen I was young, an old friend with heart disease, cancer and impending kidney failure used to tell me “old age isn’t for sissies.” He may have just been quoting Bette Davis, but it’s profoundly true that middle aged and elderly folk with...