Articles by Dr Simpson

Whole Grains Reduce Obesity

Whole grains decrease the risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and all causes of death. Fiber is an essential nutrient

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Are Vegetables just BS?

The “anti-nutrient” effects of plants are outweighed by benefit to the human diet. Fiber meets the criteria of an essential nutrient.

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The Green Mediterranean Diet

The Green Mediterranean Diet promises less fatty liver, less visceral fat, and less mental decline with aging than the standard Mediterranean Diet.

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LiverKing Falls From Grace

That LiverKing used conned some with steroids isn’t the sin. The sin was that LiverKing convinced people that his diet and supplements led to health.

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Leaky Gut: Facts and Fads

The leaky gut is a concept used to explain obesity, inflammation, and some chronic diseases. What repairs a “leaky gut?” It turns out the Mediterranean Diet.

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The Beer and Sausage Diet

The beer and sausage diet prove that caloric deficit works for weight loss. It proved that not one dietary item is responsible for obesity.

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Losing Weight with Apps

Losing Weight With Apps Can a phone app help you lose weight? How about with your cholesterol, blood pressure, or waist size? Perhaps you’ve heard the latest Noom ads, where they boast forty publications showing that their app will help you lose weight. Apple is coming out with more ways to have their new watch…

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Decreasing Cholesterol: drugs and diet

The discovery of LDL, statins and genetics led to an overall reduction in cardiac mortality. Risk factors such as smoking, high blood pressure, and high blood sugars increase risk only with high LDL.

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Alcohol and the Mediterranean Diet

Alcohol consumption has been identified as a component of the Mediterranean Diet. Recent data has led some to conclude there is no “safe” level of alcohol. However, conclusions from those studies are often incomplete, and conclusions come from bias sources.

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