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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • Study suggest that diabetics have difficult time breaking through weight-loss plateau

    October 31, 2016

    Health Headlines Commentary for October 31, 2016 Source: Hit a weight-loss plateau? Blame your growing appetite, study suggests Reference: To be presented in Journal Obesity sometime in November 2016

  • New Year’s resolutions: Diets for weight loss do not work over the long-term. Understand yourself and use your food to your advantage with this approach.

    December 29, 2015

    Health Headlines Commentary for December 29, 2015 A great place to start is with Dr. Yoni Freedhoff’s book, The Diet Fix. It is not a diet book but a means for you to understand the psychology behind weight loss efforts, why we fail,  and how to set up our environment to be supportive of our efforts…

  • No advantage of one diet over another. Long-term results equivocal.

    November 12, 2014

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 12, 2014 Source: Big-Name Diets All Work for a While, Review Found Reference: Renee Atallah, M.Sc., research assistant, Center for Clinical Epidemiology, Jewish General Hospital/McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Jim White, R.D.N., spokesperson, National Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics; Nov. 11, 2014, Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes, online

  • No conclusive evidence to date that DNA testing could point to a healthier diet but it will certainly fill the pockets of those selling it

    July 2, 2012

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 2, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: New DNA test could point to a healthier diet  

  • Diet choice secondary to caloric intake with respect to weight loss

    January 31, 2012

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 31, 2012   [display_podcast]   Source: Calorie cutting, not the source, is what matters   Reference: Effects of 4 weight-loss diets differing in fat, protein, and carbohydrate on fat mass, lean mass, visceral adipose tissue, and hepatic fat: results from the POUNDS LOST trial

  • Big Fat Diet a recipe for good health: Doctor

    October 15, 2009

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 15, 2009 [display_podcast] Source: Big Fat Diet a recipe for good health: Doctor Additional comment: There are several flaws in the arguments presented by Dr. Jay Wortman with respect to cause and effect but he is to be commended as well for his anthropological insight by matching diet to…

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