Fiber is a type of carbohydrate found in plant foods that the body cannot digest or absorb. Instead, it passes relatively intact through the digestive system, playing a critical role in maintaining he...

In recent years, some online personalities have sounded the alarm about “anti-nutrients,” claiming these compounds are a reason to avoid vegetables and other plant foods. This narrative has gained tra...

Seed oils been the center of much controversy in recent years, especially across social media platforms and wellness forums. Influencers, self-proclaimed nutrition experts, and various online communit...

The desire for rapid fat loss is everywhere—crash diets, extreme cleanses, and aggressive calorie cuts all promise to make the scale drop in record time. It is tempting: seeing a big number change ove...

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...

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 somehow less healthy than fresh ...

They certainly can. 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 ...

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...