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Amy Campbell

Nonnutritive Sweeteners: Help or Hindrance? (Part 6)

This week, I thought I’d wrap up my series on nonnutritive sweeteners by answering several of the questions that have come in from readers…

Diane Fennell

The Health Impact of Sugary Drinks

Researchers have found evidence that the increased consumption of sugary drinks such as sodas and sports drinks in recent years has contributed to thousands of new cases of diabetes and heart disease in the United States…

Amy Campbell

Nonnutritive Sweeteners: Help or Hindrance? (Part 5)

Last week I wrote about Truvia and PureVia, two new stevia-based sweeteners. Because they really are so new to the market, we don’t know a lot about them. They likely are safe. Then again, it’s hard to say what researchers will find years down the road. Whether you use nonnutritive sweeteners or not and which ones you use is really a matter of individual preference…

Amy Campbell

Nonnutritive Sweeteners: Help or Hindrance? (Part 4)

A lot of questions came in again (last week on sweeteners! This week, I wanted to focus on two of the stevia (rebiana) sweeteners that are now available on the market. And just a reminder that even though we call these sweeteners “stevia,” they’re really not quite the same as the stevia (perhaps purchased in a health food store) that some of you have mentioned using. Only the stevia extract rebiana has been given the green light for use as a general purpose sweetener by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…

David Spero

Loving Louisiana

The first leg of my two-stop, cross-country trip went great. I led an all-day seminar for nurses called “New Solutions to Diabetes” in Lafayette, Louisiana. What an interesting place!

Amy Campbell

Nonnutritive Sweeteners: Help or Hindrance? (Part 3)

Thanks to everyone who posted questions last week! The use of sweeteners in people both with and without diabetes is always a great topic for discussion, and I’m glad to see that folks have done their homework and are asking questions about all of the products out there. We continue with the sweetener saga. The sweetener of the week this week is stevia (actually, rebiana, a stevia-based sweetener)…

Amy Campbell

Nonnutritive Sweeteners: Help or Hindrance? (Part 2)

Amy Campbell

Nonnutritive Sweeteners: Help or Hindrance? (Part 1)

Eric Lagergren

Doctors, Doctors, and More Doctors

Amy Campbell

Boosting Brain Health: What Can Food Do?

Amy Campbell

Boosting Brain Health: Do Supplements Really Help? (Part 3)

Amy Campbell

Boosting Brain Health: Do Supplements Really Help? (Part 2)

Amy Campbell

Boosting Brain Health: Do Supplements Really Help? (Part 1)

Eric Lagergren

Time To Review Carb Counting (Part 2)

Amy Campbell

Surfing the ’Net for Helpful Advice

Diane Fennell

Coffee, Tea, and Diabetes Risk

Amy Campbell

Making a List and Checking It Twice

Amy Campbell

Spice It Up! Boosting Your Health with Spices and Herbs (Part 8)

David Spero

Sulfonylureas Lose Again

Amy Campbell

Spice It Up! Boosting Your Health with Spices and Herbs (Part 7)

Jan Chait

The Path to the New Year is Paved with Goodies

Amy Campbell

Spice It Up! Boosting Your Health with Spices and Herbs (Part 6)

Diane Fennell

Why Fast Eating May Cause Overeating

David Spero

Transforming Food Habits

Jan Chait

“Busy” Can Mean “Painful” in My World

Amy Campbell

Let’s Be Thankful

David Spero

Do Foods Have You in Their Power?

Amy Campbell

Spice It Up! Boosting Your Health with Spices and Herbs (Part 5)

David Spero

Solving the Fiber Puzzle

Amy Campbell

Spice It Up! Boosting Your Health with Spices and Herbs (Part 4)

Amy Campbell

Spice It Up! Boosting Your Health with Spices and Herbs (Part 3)

David Spero

How Fishy Are You?

Amy Campbell

Spice It Up! Boosting Your Health with Spices and Herbs (Part 2)

Amy Campbell

Spice It Up! Boosting Your Health with Spices and Herbs (Part 1)

Mark Marino

Diabetes Drugs: Exercise

Jan Chait

Chef Seeks Help Finding Snacks. Gluten-Containing Foods Need Not Apply.

Amy Campbell

Enhanced Waters: Are They As Good As They Claim To Be? (Part 3)

Amy Campbell

Enhanced Waters: Are They as Good as They Claim to Be? (Part 2)

David Spero

Food and Diabetes Studies Show Surprises

Amy Campbell

Enhanced Waters: Are They as Good as They Claim to Be? (Part 1)

David Spero

Vegetables Rock!

Amy Campbell

Extra, Extra: Nutrition News That You Can Use (Part 3)

Diane Fennell

Syringe Recall; Mediterranean Diet May Delay Need for Drugs

Jan Chait

No Time (or Desire) to Cook? Let Your Grocer Do the Work

Jan Chait

Eating Out

Amy Campbell

Extra, Extra: Nutrition News That You Can Use (Part 1)

Jan Chait

Food for Thought

Amy Campbell

The Buzz on Energy Drinks

Amy Campbell

Summertime Thirst Quenchers: More Than You Bargained For (Part 2)

Amy Campbell

Summertime Thirst Quenchers: More Than You Bargained For (Part 1)

Amy Campbell

Medicinal Mushrooms: Coming Out of the Dark (Part 3)

Amy Campbell

Medicinal Mushrooms: Coming Out of the Dark (Part 2)

Jan Chait

Summertime and the Eating is Awesome

Amy Campbell

Medicinal Mushrooms: Coming Out of the Dark (Part 1)

Jan Chait

Improving My HbA1c and How You Can, Too

Amy Campbell

Fat Burners: Can Certain Foods Really Make You Slim?

Amy Campbell

Food Group Superfoods: Fats (Part 11)

Amy Campbell

Food Group Superfoods: Fats (Part 10)

Amy Campbell

Food Group Superfoods: Protein Foods (Part 9)

Amy Campbell

Food Group Superfoods: Protein Foods (Part 8)

David Spero

Make it the “Feel Good” Diet

Amy Campbell

Food Group Superfoods: Milk Products (Part 7)

David Spero

Does Your Body Know (What to Eat)?

Amy Campbell

Food Group Superfoods: Vegetables (Part 6)

David Spero

Try the “Tastes Good” Diet

Amy Campbell

Food Group Superfoods: Vegetables (Part 5)

Jan Chait

Visit to Grocery Store Leads to Whole Rant

Amy Campbell

Food Group Superfoods: Fruit (Part 4)

David Spero

Eat Like a Caveman?

Amy Campbell

Food Group Superfoods: Fruit (Part 3)

Amy Campbell

Food Group Superfoods (Part 2)

Amy Campbell

Food Group Superfoods (Part 1)

Amy Campbell

Eggs, Choline…and National Egg Salad Week!

Jan Chait

Food For Thought

Ingrid Strauch

How Do You Do Fiber?

Amy Campbell

Irritating Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Part 4)

Amy Campbell

Chia Seeds and Krill Oil: Unusual Sources of Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Web Team

What We’re Reading: What is a Mediterranean Diet?

Amy Campbell

Essential Fatty Acids: What You Need to Know (Part 4)

Web Team

What We’re Reading: Bread Substitutes

Amy Campbell

Essential Fatty Acids: What You Need to Know (Part 3)

Amy Campbell

Essential Fatty Acids: What You Need to Know (Part 1)

Amy Campbell

Slow Cookers: A Must-Have for Healthy Eating

Tara Dairman

Diets Do Work?

Ingrid Strauch

Send Us Your Recipes!

David Spero

Food Politics

Amy Campbell

Healthy Holidays To All

Amy Campbell

Don’t Put All Your Eggs in One Basket…Or On One Plate!

David Spero

What’s for Breakfast?

Jan Chait

The Great Thanksgiving Buffet Disaster

Eric Lagergren

Confessions of a Thanksgiving Weekend Survivor

David Spero

Does Dieting Cause Weight Gain?

Eric Lagergren

Rambling About Diet (and Diet Coke)

Tara Dairman

Calories, Carb Counts Coming to Philadelphia Menus

Web Team

What We’re Reading: Fretting Over Fructose

Jan Chait

Will the Goblins Be Gobblin’ at My House This Year?

Tara Dairman

California Chain Restaurants Will List Calories

Amy Campbell

Gastroparesis: That Gut Feeling (Part 2)

Amy Campbell

Mediterranean Madness: FAQs About a Centuries-Old “Diet”

Amy Campbell

Diabetes and Celiac Disease (Part 3)

Amy Campbell

Diabetes and Celiac Disease (Part 2)

Amy Campbell

Diabetes and Celiac Disease (Part 1)

David Spero

Fighting for Food

Amy Campbell

Vitamin D: Is It a Miracle? (Part 3)

David Spero

Different Foods for Different Folks

Amy Campbell

Vitamin D: Is It a Miracle? (Part 2)

Amy Campbell

Vitamin D: Is It a Miracle? (Part 1)

David Spero

What to Eat? ADA Speakers Disagree

Amy Campbell

Nutrition On A Shoestring (Part 2)

Amy Campbell

Nutrition On A Shoestring (Part 1)

Amy Campbell

Resistant Starch: Don’t Resist Its Effects!

Amy Campbell

Stevia: A Sweetener Shrouded in Mystery and Debate

Tara Dairman

Low-GI Diet May Help Kids With Type 1

Amy Campbell

High-Fructose Corn Syrup: The Controversy Continues

Amy Campbell

A Foray Into Fructose

Tara Dairman

Red Wine and Tea: Good for You?

David Spero

Stay Out of the Swamp

Amy Campbell

Sugar is Sugar, By Any Other Name…Or Is It? (Part 3)

Amy Campbell

Sugar is Sugar, By Any Other Name…Or Is It? (Part 2)

Web Team

What We’re Reading: Health At the End of the Rainbow

Jan Chait

Exploring the Gluten-Free World

Amy Campbell

Sugar Is Sugar, By Any Other Name…Or Is It? (Part 1)

Amy Campbell

Caffeine: Friend or Foe? (Part 2)

Amy Campbell

Caffeine: Friend or Foe? (Part 1)

Amy Campbell

Diabetes and Skin Care: Nutrition (Part 2)

Amy Campbell

Diabetes and Skin Care: Nutrition (Part 1)

David Spero

Some Things Are Worse Than Sugar

Web Team

What We’re Reading: Diabetes and Tea

Amy Campbell

The Perils and Pitfalls of Eating Out

Amy Campbell

The Whole Grain and Nothing But the Whole Grain (Part 2)

Eric Lagergren

Forbidden Fruit

Amy Campbell

The Whole Grain and Nothing But the Whole Grain (Part 1)

Amy Campbell

Diabetes and Alcohol: Do the Two Mix? (Part 3)

Tara Dairman

Caffeine May Affect Blood Glucose Levels

Amy Campbell

Diabetes and Alcohol: Do the Two Mix? (Part 2)

Amy Campbell

Diabetes and Alcohol: Do the Two Mix? (Part 1)

Amy Campbell

Binge Eating Disorder and Diabetes (Part 2)

Web Team

What We’re Reading: Reactions to the ADA’s New Guidelines

Amy Campbell

Binge Eating Disorder and Diabetes (Part 1)

Tara Dairman

ADA’s New Guidelines OK Low-Carb Diets for Weight Loss

Amy Campbell

Shaking the Salt (Part 4)

Web Team

What We’re Reading: Surviving the Holidays

Amy Campbell

Shaking the Salt (Part 3)

Amy Campbell

Shaking the Salt (Part 2)

Amy Campbell

Shaking the Salt (Part 1)

Jan Chait

Deadlines Eat Into Food Choices

Amy Campbell

The Beauty of Beans (Part 3)

Amy Campbell

The Beauty of Beans (Part 2)

Amy Campbell

The Beauty of Beans (Part 1)

Amy Campbell

Halloween: Trick or Treat!

Amy Campbell

Take a Hike!

Amy Campbell

Nutrition and Eye Health (Part 3)

Amy Campbell

Nutrition and Eye Health (Part 2)

Tara Dairman

Cinnamon—Not So Useful?

Amy Campbell

Nutrition and Eye Health (Part 1)

David Spero

Learning About Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load

Jan Chait

Fitting Diabetes Into Your Lifestyle

Amy Campbell

Fruits & Veggies—More Matters!

David Spero

Carbs vs. Fats—Who’s to Blame?

Amy Campbell

Super Fruits: Can One A Day Keep the Doctor Away? (Part 2)

Jan Chait

Bits and Pieces of This and That

Amy Campbell

Super Fruits: Can One a Day Keep the Doctor Away?

Amy Campbell

Nutrition and Dental Health

Tara Dairman

New Research Focuses on Blood Pressure Control (Part 2)

Tara Dairman

Recipe of the Week: Under-the-sea pockets

Jan Chait

Igor, Prepare the Lab

Amy Campbell

Meal Replacement Products: Do They Work? (Part 2)

Amy Campbell

Meal Replacement Products: Do They Work? (Part 1)

Tara Dairman

Recipe of the Week: Dill dip

Tara Dairman

Recipe of the Week: Cool tomato, cucumber, and onion toss

Tara Dairman

Recipe of the Week: Fantastic fruit medley

Amy Campbell

Less Dense, More Filling: Another Approach to Weight Loss

Tara Dairman

Recipe of the Week: Chocolate mocha pudding

Amy Campbell

Good News for Chocolate Fans

Tara Dairman

Recipe of the Week: Indian summer stew

Amy Campbell

Go for the Green: Cool Down with Green Tea

Tara Dairman

Recipe of the Week: Mango ice

Tara Dairman

Recipe of the Week: Black bean salad

Tara Dairman

Recipe of the Week: Spicy grilled tilapia

Tara Dairman

Recipe of the Week: Asparagus salad with yogurt dressing

Amy Campbell

Your Mother Was Right: Eat Your Fruits and Veggies!

Tara Dairman

Recipe of the Week: Banana-berry smoothie

Amy Campbell

Slow Down, You Eat Too Fast!

Amy Campbell

Water, Water Everywhere…

Tara Dairman

Recipe of the Week: Pear and peanut butter breakfast stacks

Amy Campbell

Getting Off to a Good Start with Breakfast: Part 2

Tara Dairman

Recipe of the Week: Banana nut bran muffins

Amy Campbell

Getting Off to a Good Start with Breakfast: Part 1

Tara Dairman

Recipe of the Week: Savory spinach scramble

Tara Dairman

Article of the Week: Carbohydrate Factors

Amy Campbell

Fabulous Fish Oil Findings: Part 3

Tara Dairman

Recipe of the Week: Two-minute turkey wrap

Amy Campbell

Fabulous Fish Oil Findings: Part 2

Tara Dairman

Recipe of the Week: Chicken, broccoli, and rice bake

Amy Campbell

Fabulous Fish Oil Findings: Part 1

Tara Dairman

Recipe of the Week: Berries with brown sugar cream

Amy Campbell

The Power of Potassium

Tara Dairman

Recipe of the Week: Carrot oat bran muffins

Amy Campbell

Troublesome Triglycerides (Part 2)

Tara Dairman

Recipe of the Week: Mixed melon salad

Jan Chait

Ear’s the Deal: We’re All Corny

Amy Campbell

Troublesome Triglycerides (Part 1)

Tara Dairman

Recipe of the Week: Simple beef stir-fry

Amy Campbell

Zinc and Diabetes

Tara Dairman

Recipe of the Week: Country French barley vegetable potage

Amy Campbell

Lowering Cholesterol: What Works and What Doesn’t (Part 2)

Tara Dairman

Recipe of the Week: Yogurt dip

Amy Campbell

Lowering Cholesterol: What Works and What Doesn’t (Part 1)

Tara Dairman

What’s For Breakfast? Whole Grains and Calcium!

Amy Campbell

Ironing It Out: Linking Diabetes with Iron Intake

Amy Campbell

Oil Changes: The Final Chapter

Tara Dairman

What We’re Reading: Splenda vs. Stevia

Amy Campbell

Oil Changes: Part 2

Tara Dairman

Trans Fat Alternative May Raise Blood Glucose

Tara Dairman

Recipe of the Week: Simple grilled salmon

Amy Campbell

Oil Changes: Part 1

Tara Dairman

Recipe of the Week: Sun-dried tomato hummus wraps

Tara Dairman

Article of the Week: Dealing With Meal Plan Blahs

Amy Campbell

Juice vs. Fruit: What’s Better for Diabetes?

Tara Dairman

What We’re Reading: The Western Diet

Tara Dairman

Recipe of the Week: Colorful vegetable casserole

Amy Campbell

Can Dairy Prevent Diabetes? Help with Weight Loss?

Tara Dairman

How Much of a Risk Factor is Ethnicity?

Tara Dairman

Recipe of the Week: Roasted garlic–Parmesan cauliflower

Amy Campbell

Diabetes and Dairy: Soy Yogurt—As Good as Insulin?

Andy Stuckey

You’re Always On My Mind: Questions and Thoughts About Diabetes

Tara Dairman

Recipe of the Week: Orange pecan whole wheat scones

Jan Chait

Alterations: Not Just for Seamstresses

Amy Campbell

Fat Facts: Part 2

Tara Dairman

Recipe of the Week: South African yellow rice with raisins

Amy Campbell

Fat Facts: Part 1

Tara Dairman

Diet vs. Exercise for Weight Loss

Tara Dairman

Nation’s First Trans Fat Ban Approved

Tara Dairman

Recipe of the Week: Seasoned Brussels sprouts

Amy Campbell

“A” is for Almonds

Tara Dairman

Recipe of the Week: Holiday turkey noodle soup mix

Amy Campbell

Metformin and Risk For Vitamin B12 Deficiency

Amy Campbell

Treating Diabetes with Diet and Exercise

Tara Dairman

Recipe of the Week: Creamy Pumpkin Pie

Amy Campbell

Chromium Confusion

Tara Dairman

Recipe of the Week: Fresh Cranberry Relish

Amy Campbell

Having Your Cake and Eating It Too: Fitting Sugar Into Your Meal Plan

Andy Stuckey

My Archnemesis: Granny’s Cooking

Amy Campbell

Vegetarianism and Diabetes: Do the Two Mix? (Part 3)

Tara Dairman

Proposed Trans Fat Ban and Calorie Listing Sparks Debate

Tara Dairman

What We’re Reading: Thanksgiving

Amy Campbell

Vegetarianism and Diabetes: Do the Two Mix? (Part 2)

Tara Dairman

Studies Find Benefits for Fish and Omega-3 Consumption

Amy Campbell

Vegetarianism and Diabetes: Do the Two Mix? (Part 1)

Amy Campbell

Magnesium: Give This Mineral Some Respect

Amy Campbell

Can Cinnamon Help You Control Your Diabetes?

Amy Campbell

Portion Control: Tricks of the Trade

Jan Chait

Fast Days Need Slow Consideration

Amy Campbell

Portion Control: A Tool for Good Health

Amy Campbell

Serving Size vs. Portion Size: Which is Which?

Amy Campbell

Satisfying Your Sweet Tooth With Low-Calorie Sweeteners: Part 2

Katharine Davis

The ADA Issues New Nutrition Guidelines

Amy Campbell

Satisfying Your Sweet Tooth With Low-Calorie Sweeteners: Part 1

Amy Campbell

Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load

Amy Campbell

Carb Counting

Amy Campbell

Meal Planning 101

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