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Apple Cider Vinegar…Again

8 Oct 2025

Apple cider vinegar has been on my radar since the 1970s when I was first asked about its purported miraculous properties on my radio show. The queries were triggered by the publication of a...

The Sour Side of Our Love of Sweets

3 Oct 2025

This article was first published in The Montreal Gazette. 

Fill Your Stomach and Lose Weight? Not so fast.

1 Oct 2025

There have been many weapons used over the years in the “battle of the bulge.” There have been diets galore, medications to curb the appetite, and attempts to reduce hunger by filling the stomach...

Why It’s Hard to Study What People Eat

4 Jul 2025

This article was first published in The Montreal Gazette.

Your Local Nutrition Shake Shop May Not Be What You Think It Is

8 Dec 2023

The woman swears to me that she is not part of Herbalife, and I believe her. But given the looks of her juice shop, you could easily mistake it for an Herbalife nutrition club when you know what to...

The False Reassurance of Dietary Supplement Regulation

6 Oct 2023

If you are Canadian, you may have seen the letters “NPN” followed by a series of numbers on the packaging of a health product you picked up at the pharmacy, things like vitamin supplements,...

Who needs guts?

8 Sep 2023

Imagine not being able to eat a meal with family or friends. That is the case for people who have a condition known as short bowel syndrome (SBS). When large segments of the intestines are missing,...

Should We Be Eating More Mushrooms? Maybe.

7 Jun 2023

Scientific studies are often speckled with words like “can,” “could,” “may,” “appear,” “linked” or “correlated.” This is bothersome. These terms are just too “iffy” to allow for any solid...

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