Leigh Ettinger, MD - Author - Center for Nutrition Studies https://nutritionstudies.org/author/lettinger/ Food. Science. Health. Thu, 21 Mar 2024 16:03:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Toxic Superfoods is Toxic Misinformation https://nutritionstudies.org/toxic-superfoods-is-toxic-misinformation/ Thu, 21 Mar 2024 16:03:58 +0000 https://nutritionstudies.org/?p=52032 When I see a patient with a kidney stone, I typically ask for their dietary history. Sometimes the patient only offers a non-committal response that they eat a balanced diet. But we have a saying in nephrology: “The urine does not lie.” A particularly memorable urine sample from a petite teenage boy with a painful … Continued

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]]> New Recommendations for Childhood Obesity: Are We Missing the Obvious? https://nutritionstudies.org/new-recommendations-for-childhood-obesity-are-we-missing-the-obvious/ Fri, 20 Oct 2023 13:10:38 +0000 https://nutritionstudies.org/?p=50904 If the only tool you give someone is a hammer, every problem becomes a nail. In January 2023, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued new guidelines for evaluating and managing childhood obesity.[1] The public reaction has been shock and dismay because the AAP recommendations now include anti-obesity medicines for those as young as 12 and … Continued

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