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Check out the link from CNN.com about the negative impact that ULTRAPROCESSED FOODS can have on our health. Ultraprocessed foods include “pre-prepared dishes found in grocery store freezers, packaged baked goods, dehydrated soups, ice cream, sugary cereals and fizzy beverages.” The article describes two separate studies published earlier this month in BMJ that “link eating […]
I just had the opportunity to spend several days in Boston attending the fascinating Blackburn Course in Obesity Medicine (and watch the sun set over the Charles River!). The scientific efforts to optimize weight management are making consistent steady gains against this very complicated health challenge. It is a priority at Comprehensive Gastrointestinal Health that […]
GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: OVERPROCESSED FOODS ADD 500 CALORIES TO YOUR DIET DAILY, CAUSING WEIGHT GAIN Check out this article from CNN.com about the negative effects of ultraprocessed foods on weight management. “Less-expensive, easier-to-prepare ultraprocessed foods can make you fat, a new study says.” “People limited to a diet of primarily highly processed foods ate more calories […]
GASTROENTEROLOGY NERD ALERT: STANDARD AMERICAN DIET INCREASES THE RISK FOR C. DIFF Odds are that you know someone who has been devastated by a Clostridioides Difficile (a.k.a. “C. diff”) infection. This opportunistic and sometimes life-threatening bacteria loves to cause abdominal pain, diarrhea, and fever in immunocompromised and hospitalized patients, but over the last several years […]
