by Robert Ziltzer, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA | Apr 1, 2022 | Healthy Eating
You are at a restaurant and have chosen to eat healthily. Do you choose Caesar, Greek, blue cheese wedge, Cobb, niçoise, or taco salad? What dressing is your best choice? How about vinaigrette, French, Italian, or honey Dijon? There are so many decisions it can seem...
by Chester Tam | Apr 1, 2022 | Healthy Eating
Recent data from the Sleep Center of Excellence at Columbia University, shows that when we redmuce sleep by about four hours per night, for four nights, that it led to an increase in eating. The increase in eating amounted to 300 calories per day. The increase is...
by Robert Ziltzer, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA | Jan 24, 2022 | Healthy Eating
Is brown rice is better than white rice? Intuitively, one would think that brown rice is much healthier, because it is ‘less processed.’ Rather than trusting intuition, let’s look at the data. Disclaimer: a serving size of rice is ½ cup and the numbers below contain...
by Chester Tam | Jan 24, 2022 | Healthy Eating
Two terms that I always bring up with my patients are proactive eating and reactive eating. I often tell my patients I want them to be prepared for the days and weeks ahead. I want them to be a proactive eater. Now, this is not something that is going to be mastered...
by swlc | Nov 6, 2021 | Healthy Eating
The term medical meal replacement can be defined as a calorie-controlled, pre-packaged product in the form of a bar or a beverage (ready-to-drink or powder) used to replace a meal. Medical meal replacement supplements contain an average of 160 – 250 calories, are low...
by swlc | Nov 6, 2021 | Food Gauge, Healthy Eating
It is not a secret that the holidays are associated with weight gain. I often describe the time from mid-November to January as “The Eating Season”. Studies show the average weight gain is 1 to 3.5 pounds. More importantly, this weight gain persists after the holidays...
