The debate over breakfast’s role in health and weight management has persisted for decades. For years, breakfast has been dubbed “the most important meal of the day,” with many health authorities, edu...

Non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) like sucralose have always been hot topics for debate in the nutrition world. The controversy is not just about whether they are “good” or “bad”—it is about the complexi...

Packaged foods are often viewed with skepticism, frequently lumped together with highly processed snacks and convenience meals. And while there is merit to this in some cases, as with canned and froze...

Frozen foods, much like canned foods, often get lumped into the “processed” category and dismissed as less healthy. But as with canned options, the truth about frozen foods is more nuanced. In fact, f...

Are Canned Foods Actually Bad?

Canned foods often get a bad rap. You have probably heard that they are “processed,” (see my previous blog post on Ultra-Processed Foods) “full of preservatives,” or so...

Ultra-processed foods have become a hot topic in nutrition debates. As usual, riddled with hyperbole. But what does the science actually say about ultra-processed foods and weight gain?

What Are Ultr...

Why LDL Cholesterol Matters

Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) remains one of the most reliable markers we have for assessing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Decades of research, includin...

When it comes to weight loss supplements, the market is flooded with bold claims. But among the noise, psyllium husk stands out as one of the few supplements that may aid in fat loss efforts, and also...

Walk into any store or scroll through social media, and you will find countless products promising to transform your health, boost your energy, or accelerate your progress. But here is what most peopl...

A Word on Supplement Quality

Before we dive into creatine specifically, it is essential to address supplement quality. The supplement industry is not as tightly regulated as pharmaceuticals, which me...

Nutrition for Fatty Liver (NAFLD & MASLD)

If you have been diagnosed with what was formerly called non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), you may have noticed the terminology has changed. The con...

When it comes to weight loss supplements, it’s important to start with a reality check — no supplement on the market will cause significant fat loss by itself. Weight loss only happens when a negative...