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posted 03/23/2008, comments (19)

Eggs Improve Cholesterol

My breakfast this morning was two strips of bacon, two eggs, and coffee. This is pretty much the American standard, except that I left out the usual toast, jelly, and hash browns that would have given me more carbohydrates than I wanted. Of course, I added a little salt and hot sauce to my eggs as well as some fresh herbs and a lot of chia seeds. ... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/24/2008, comments (45)

The Low-Carb Vegetarian

My friend Barry may have a problem. Last Thanksgiving he found out that he has diabetes. Many people go into denial when they get the news. Not Barry, who immediately took control of his condition with a low-carb diet, stepped up exercise, and the... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/07/2008, comments (19)

Good Veggies

When I began to eat a very low-carb diet in December, I was in for several surprises. The biggie was how easy low-carb eating is for me. I had long thought -- and written -- that it was hard to be satisfied without a heavy load of carbs. Experience taught me otherwise.Another surprise was how many veggies I eat now. Like most folks, I assumed that... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/24/2008, comments (17)

Food Science Cynicism

Newspaper reporters can be notoriously cynical. It's an occupational hazard that comes from covering the seamy side of life, often because they start out on the police beat where they see people at their worst. I was fortunate to start my journalistic career in sports and to move on to small business and now... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/27/2007, comments (14)

How Eating Can Make You Hungry

When we eat a meal, we have a reasonable expectation that the food will make us feel full. But we know from our experience that this expectation is not always fulfilled. It depends on what we eat even more than on how much we eat.Feeling hungry after a meal does seem to be counterintuitive. So much so that I didn’t believe it until I... Read more Chevron

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