Your Doctor’s Orders A blog by Terry Simpson, MD, FACS
Posts Tagged ‘Protein’
What is Fiber?
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
For a while it seemed that everyone was talking about the importance of fiber, and its role in preventing a variety of diseases. After much speculation, we now have a few answers about what fiber really does, and what makes it an important component of good nutrition.
Fiber is simply things that humans cannot digest. Many vegetables and fruit have methylcellulose – the stringy stuff– and we, as humans cannot digest it. Cows can, horses can, deer can – but not humans. This is why it is better to cook vegetables – because by breaking down some of the fiber our bodies can get to the nutrients that are locked into the vegetables.
Tags: 10 pounds, cereal bars, counting calories, diabetes, diets, fiber, gaining weight, good food habits, health foods, metabolism, obesity, Protein, weight gain, Weight Loss
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Nuts Aren’t Protein – They’re Fat!
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
Anyone who has been in my office sees rows of diet books. Almost every new diet that comes along, I get the book to read about it, because at some point a patient will come in and say they’ve learned some nutrition when they were on some diet plan.
One of the most common bits of misinformation is that peanuts – and hence, peanut butter – is protein – or a healthy snack — or a complex carbohydrate. Book after book on my shelf lists peanuts as a great source of protein, and a “snack that is healthy for you.”
Tags: calories, healthy eating, losing 10lbs, Protein, Weight Loss
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Dr. Terry Simpson
