The Hidden Culprit Behind Global Weight Gain

Reading Time: 3 minutesIf our brains are biologically equipped to manage nutrient intake, why are obesity rates soaring? To answer this, let’s travel back to the 1960s—the true starting point of modern weight gain. This was when the Agricultural Revolution enabled mass production of grains like wheat, corn, rice, and oats. Hybridization, fertilizers, and machinery made grains cheap and abundant. Suddenly, grains were everywhere: in cereals, breads, snacks, pastas, and desserts. Grains are extremely carbohydrate-dense. When digested, they break down into glucose. If that glucose isn’t used quickly, your body stores it as…

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The Food Pyramid & Fighting Against The Grain

Reading Time: 4 minutesShould I eat according to the 2023 Food Pyramid?  The first Food Pyramid was created in the 1970s in Sweden by a special committee to suggest nutritionally balanced meals at a reasonable cost. In 1992, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) introduced a Food Pyramid to recommend servings of each food group, which previous guides did not do.  The 2023 Food Pyramid modified the recommendations in an attempt to improve the health of Americans who continued to experience increasing incidences of cardiovascular diseases and Type 2 diabetes.  For example,…

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Trick or Treat: The Really Scary Sugar To Fear This Halloween

Reading Time: 5 minutesFor many, the overwhelming access to sugar is a scary fact about Halloween and all the upcoming holidays. Added sugar is often thought of as the cause of weight gain, obesity, and diabetes. “Added sugar” is actually what you need to be concerned about.  Added sugars account for about 17 percent of the total calorie intake of adults and up to 14 percent for children, according to a recent study.  Many people are confused about whether added sugar is the same as sugar (glucose) in your bloodstream. The answer is…

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