Nutrigenomics: Can Studying Our Genes Tell Us What To Eat?
Companies are selling tests to identify genes associated with nutrient intake, a sort of personalized nutrition, in theory. Here are my thoughts…
Is There Any Value in Reading Nutritional Labels?
I was recently asked to comment on a new Gallup poll that found only 54 percent of Americans pay attention to the nutrition information provided at restaurants. It raises the question: Why don’t people care about nutritional information when they’re eating out? Shouldn’t it be useful to know the nutrient content of the food you want to…