It has been absolutely forever since I’ve written a nutrition myths post! I know how much you all love when I bust nutrition myths, so I’ve thrown together some of the most common ones I’ve seen recently, and debunked them just for you. Here are the top five nutrition myths to stop believing this year!…
Dairy has been in the news a lot lately. Whether it’s the environmental impact of the dairy industry, supposed horrible treatment of dairy cattle, Starbucks widening their non-dairy milk offerings, or a new diet yet again claiming that milk is ‘inflammatory,’ dairy just can’t catch a break. Sales of dairy have dropped over the past…
It’s a statistic you’ve probably heard a lot over the years: 95% of people who lose weight on a diet will gain it back. Nobody is saying that losing weight is easy, but is that really true that most people don’t keep it off? Why, or why not? Where did that 95% number come from,…
The more things change, the more things stay the same. And unfortunately, it seems like certain entities, like The Biggest Loser, never learn from their mistakes. I guess the lure of money is just too strong, go figure. The show should have slunk off four years ago to some dark corner of the universe…
Social media has the power to educate, inform, and enrich our lives. It also has the unfortunate power to confuse us, feed us inaccurate information as if it’s fact, and make us feel like total shit about ourselves. How many times have you seen a photo or post on social and questioned your own life,…
As a dietitian, I’m not a big fan of New Years resolutions, especially the ones that involve weight loss diets. I’ve seen my share of bad nutrition and diet resolutions. They’re usually forced. They’re usually unrealistic. And more times than not, they’re forgotten by the time February rolls around. Why even bother? I’ve also seen…