Sign in

or Register now

MyHeartCentral.com

See all of our health sites at www.HealthCentral.com
Wednesday, November, 11, 2009
  • Font size
  • Bookmark
  • Save

Dr. William Davis's SharePosts

Fructose: Nutritional Bombshell

  In a previous post, I discussed how the common sugar, fructose, exerts unique and undesirable effects on health distinct from other sugars, like glucose. Fructose is commonly found in sucrose (table sugar¾half glucose, half fructose), the widely used sweetener high-fructose corn syrup, and sweetened soft drinks and fruit... Read moreChevron

More On High Fructrose, High Fat

The last 40 years of health advice has been dominated by the "eat low-fat" mantra. It was a period dominated by concerns over saturated and total fat as causes for heart attack, stroke, and cancer. It witnessed the explosion of low-fat "heart healthy" foods. It prompted low-fat cookies to be viewed as "heart healthy." It led to the American Heart... Read moreChevron

Big biceps, better health?

Can you improve health by increasing muscle strength or size?   Emerging clinical studies suggest that, yes, you can.   Loss of muscle mass is one of the inevitable processes of aging, a process that begins in our 40s, only to accelerate over the years.   Everyone already recognizes the extremes of lost muscle: the... Read moreChevron

The Five Worst Heart “Healthy” Foods

Q: When are "heart healthy" foods not heart healthy? A: When "heart healthy" is just a marketing claim with no real basis in reality or science.   In an ideal world, a food label proudly bearing the claim "heart healthy" truly would be heart healthy.   But, no, Dorothy, it's not a perfect world.    I'm not talking... Read moreChevron

Why Sleep is Important for Good Heart Health

Can missing an hour or two of sleep every night shorten your life?   Yes, it can. It's a frightening prospect in a time when long hours and hard work are valued, sleep discouraged.   Not only that. Habitually shortchanging sleep needs can: Increase blood sugar and blunt insulin responses Increase appetite Cause weight gain -... Read moreChevron

  • Font size
  • Bookmark
  • Save
  • Report abuse

Ask a Question

Get answers from our experts and community members.

View all questions (3553) >