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Carbohydrates: Simple, Complex, Misunderstood

Center for Nutrition Studies — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 15:35:02 +0000

Lost in this noise, almost as if by design, is a basic understanding of carbohydrates, the functions they serve, and the many factors determining their health effects.

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Plant-Based Diet for Diabetes: What About Carbs?

Theresa “Sam” Houghton — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 15:26:42 +0000

Carbohydrates are often criticized in very simplistic terms, especially when it comes to diabetes, but does that tell the whole story?

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Written by Theresa “Sam” Houghton.

Seeds: Our Global Crisis Plus 5 Actions We Can All Take

Isabel Lu — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 11:45:33 +0000

SEED: The Untold Story tells the story of the planet’s most powerful resource: seeds. Learn about five crises our planet is facing and some practical and empowering actions we can all take.

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Written by Isabel Lu.

What Are FODMAPs, and Should You Be Concerned about Them?

Theresa “Sam” Houghton — Tue, 19 May 2020 14:56:38 +0000

Eating a whole food, plant-based diet is a healthy choice, but what if it causes pain, bloating, and other unpleasant symptoms? You may have a FODMAP sensitivity. This doesn’t automatically mean you can’t enjoy plant-based foods, though; it may just mean you need to navigate the whole food, plant-based lifestyle a little differently.

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Written by Theresa “Sam” Houghton.

Cooking Power-Packed Whole Grains

Terri Edwards — Wed, 26 Jun 2019 18:54:46 +0000

Whole grains are an important part of a healthy diet. There are easy ways to add whole grains to your plant-based diet, and most are simple to cook. Check out these tips and recipes.

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Written by Terri Edwards.

Defining Food Groups in Plant-Based Nutrition

Center for Nutrition Studies — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 18:46:55 +0000

More people are choosing to adopt a plant-based lifestyle. But what are you supposed to eat? To help make things easier, we have defined the three food groups.

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Plant-Based Grocery Shopping Guide

Evelisse Capó, PharmD, DipACLM — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 21:05:20 +0000

Plant-based food shopping made easy. This guide will help you get started.

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Written by Evelisse Capó, PharmD, DipACLM.

Plant-Based Food Guide: How to Eat Well on a Budget

Vicki Brett-Gach — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 10:14:26 +0000

Shop for and prepare healthy plant-based foods while saving money. This guide breaks it all down including delicious recipes and helpful hints. Bon appétit!

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Written by Vicki Brett-Gach.

Love Your Liver: Lessons From Chinese Medicine (TCM)

Warren Kramer — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 18:08:05 +0000

Ever experience restlessness or an overall feeling of being stuck? Gain insights from Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) on how one can impact imbalances.

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Written by Warren Kramer.

Gluten Fears & Facts: Is Wheat Truly Terrible?

Thomas Campbell, MD — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 15:18:35 +0000

What is real and what is overblown in the growing number of gluten intolerance cases? Maybe sugar, fat, dairy and salt have something to do with it...

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Written by Thomas Campbell, MD.

Whole Grains: Good or Bad?

Marilyn S. Radke, MD, MPH — Wed, 14 May 2014 16:41:58 +0000

Whole grain foods support good health. Eating whole grain foods reduces the risk of digestive disorders, heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, obesity and certain cancers.

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Written by Marilyn S. Radke, MD, MPH.

The Paleo Diet: What’s the Story?

Micaela Karlsen, PhD, MSPH — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 13:12:26 +0000

The Paleo Diet is championed by Dr. Loren Cordain, professor of health and exercise science at Colorado State University

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Written by Micaela Karlsen, PhD, MSPH.

The Protein Puzzle: Picking up the Pieces

T. Colin Campbell, PhD — Tue, 01 Aug 1995 23:04:49 +0000

There's a common myth among both scientists and non-scientists that people of underdeveloped countries are small simply because they don't eat enough meat. If they ate more meat, they would be big and strong like us. But this is not what we found from our China Project research.

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Written by T. Colin Campbell, PhD.