Late night eating is associated with weight gain and overeating, a carefully designed study shows why this may be more than just an association

diet, nutrition, wellnessAyala Laufer-CahanaNovember 16, 2022calories, eating, family, fat, food, ghrelin, health, healthy living, intermittent fasting, midnight snack, nutrition, obesity, prevention, sleep, weight-loss, wellnessComment

Why is food getting so much harder to resist?

Enticing highly processed foods rose by 20 percent in three decades and now make up 70 percent of available foods in the US according to a new study

fruits and vegetables, nutrition, sugarAyala Laufer-CahanaOctober 13, 2022Comment

Is the high protein diet healthy or just another fad?

A new study suggests that the health of the planet is negatively affected by the high protein diet trend. Our personal health may suffer too

health, nutritionAyala Laufer-CahanaJuly 27, 2022cheese, clean water, climate change, diet, egg, environment, fat, fish, meat, nitrogen, protein, salt, sugar, water, weight lossComment

Are you in denial about your weight and eating?

Weight misperception is widespread – with many of us not seeing extra weight in ourselves and our loved ones – and we also underestimate how much we eat

diet, nutrition, preventionAyala Laufer-CahanaJune 29, 2022calories, denial, fast food, fiber, junk food, obesity, obesity epidemic, soda, sugar, weight loss, wellnessComment

Does intermittent fasting make sense?

Is intermittent fasting more than just a way to cut caloric intake? A new study puts it to a long-term, randomized test.

weight loss, trends, nutritionAyala Laufer-CahanaMay 11, 2022calories, diet, fast, intermittent fasting, microbiome, obesity, Ramadan, timed eating, weight-lossComment

Is cutting back on meat always healthy?

Meat avoidance, in and of itself, doesn’t tell us what people actually eat, and the quality of plant-based foods is important

cancer, diet, nutrition, vegetarianAyala Laufer-CahanaMarch 23, 2022burger, calories, health, meat, obesity, processed meat, red meat, soda, sugar, vegan, vegetable, vegetarianComment

Can you eat junk food and be healthy?

A new study finds that half of daily calories US adults consume are from from junk food, and it's hardly a surprise, given our food environment

weight loss, sugar, nutrition, junk foodAyala Laufer-CahanaMarch 9, 2022added sugar, diabetes, fast food, health, HFCS, junk food, obesity, processed food, snacks, soda, sugar, whole foodsComment

Taking your time to eat helps with weight control

Slow eating is a habit associated with intake moderation and lower rates of overweight and obesity, and slow eating may also actually increase your energy spend

appetite, nutrition, prevention, weight lossAyala Laufer-CahanaFebruary 10, 2022calories, chewing, family meal, fiber, food, metabolic rate, slow, slow food, soda, water, weight control, weight loss, wellnessComment

How many calories do you actually eat and burn?

Fitness trackers and other devices track caloric expenditure and other important metabolic information, but are they actually accurate?

weight loss, nutritionAyala Laufer-CahanaJanuary 26, 2022Apple Watch, Basis Peak, caloric intake, calories, fitbit, Fitbit Surge, fitness tracker, Garmin, Microsoft Band, Mio Alpha 2, obesity, PulseOn and the Samsung Gear S2, weight loss, wellbeing, Electric scalesComment

Why ultra-processed foods are even worse for your health

A new study finds that a common food additive, ubiquitous in processed foods, changes the microbiome and the gut of healthy people

prevention, nutrition, microbiome, junk foodAyala Laufer-CahanaDecember 15, 2021carboxymethylcellulose, CMC, emulsifier, fast food, food additive, inflammation, junk food, metabolic syndrome, microbiome, obesity, processed food, whole foodsComment

Most of kids’ daily calories come from highly processed foods

A new study looks at the diets of American kids and finds that two thirds of calories now come from highly-processed foods. If we changed just that, childhood obesity could be cut by half.

junk food, nutrition, parentingAyala Laufer-CahanaSeptember 22, 2021added sugar, diabetes, fast food, health, HFCS, junk food, obesity, snacks, soda, sugar, whole foodsComment

Can carbs' glycemic index help you fine-tune your meals?

The new glycemic index chart lists many more foods and is more accurate, but beyond that, it teaches us is that whole plant-based foods are better, fruits and vegetables are excellent, and that lack of processing really matters.

nutrition, sugar, weight lossAyala Laufer-CahanaAugust 18, 2021added sugar, calories, diabetes, GI, GL, glycemic index, glycemic load, prevention, South Beach, weight loss, white bread, whole grain, ZoneComment

You’re as young as your food

Can your diet change how you age? A new study finds that higher diet quality is associated with slower

biological aging, which helps explain how healthy diets extend lifespan.

health, anti-aging, nutritionAyala Laufer-CahanaJuly 2, 2021epigenetics, DASH, aging, wellness, diet, fruit, vegetable, methylation, calories, obesity, diabetes, heart disease, lifespanComment

Has obesity met its match?

A new weight loss drug was approved by the FDA. Previous weight loss drugs brought high hopes and disappointments. Is Wegovy going to be different?

nutrition, weight lossAyala Laufer-CahanaJune 16, 2021calories, FDA, GLP-1, hypertension, incretins, obesity, semaglutide, type 2 diabetes, Wegovy, weight loss, wellnessComment

The de-stress diet: Improve your mood with fruits and veggies

The sugary drinks and young-adult colon cancer connection

A famous actor’s death is a stark reminder of colon cancer’s rising rates among younger people; lifestyle choices can reduce that risk

junk food, nutrition, sugarAyala Laufer-CahanaMay 20, 2021added sugar, Chadwick Boseman, colon cancer, diet, fiber, fruit, microbiome, prevention, soda, sugar, vegetableComment

Healthy vs. Unhealthy Isn't a Useful Approach to Food

Food is all too often categorized in a binary way: healthy vs. unhealthy, and Americans divide food this way more than others according to a new study. Food's healthfulness, however, exists on a grey scale.