Category Archives: Nutrition and Health

Obesity, Diabetes and Nutrition – Summary and Recommendations


by Gary Zin, PhD

Published articles, books, and lectures by Nutrition and Medical Experts present studies and describe real world results with individual patients that prove that lifestyles which include diets based on good nutrition strategies, mild exercise, and stress reduction techniques can prevent and even reverse diabetes.

Supporting data by Nutrition and Medical Experts are summarized and referenced on this Foodie and Friends web site. These published works included thousands of references to works by other nutrition and medical experts published in professional peer reviewed journals. This is not the work of a single “diet guru.” These are the works of serious and well respected nutrition and medical researchers. Continue reading →

Reversal Diet Recipes – a look at the numbers …

Dr Ornish’s Reversal Diet contains about 10% of the calories in fat, and has been proven to reverse disease. The recipes made with his “Group 1” food ingredients comply with Dr Ornish’s Reversal Diet guidelines.

Many people resist preparing and eating these healthy recipes because they think they are bland, boring, or “taste like cardboard”. But, this is not true. Continue reading →

Obesity, Diabetes and Nutrition Background – American Diabetes Association

Source – American Diabetes Association (www.diabetes.org)

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“Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. The cause of diabetes continues to be a mystery, although both genetics and environmental factors such as obesity and lack of exercise appear to play roles.” Continue reading →

Obesity, Diabetes and Nutrition Background – Dean Ornish, MD

Source: The Spectrum (A Scientifically Proven Program To Feel Better, Live Longer, Lose Weight, Gain Health) – by Dean Ornish, MD

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“Like the obesity pandemic, and a large part because of that, diabetes has become epidemic. It’s the fastest-growing disease in United States, …”

“Diabetics have a shorter life expectancy than people without diabetes.”

“The consequences of diabetes are serious — eye damage that can lead to blindness, kidney damage that can lead to kidney failure, nerve damage that can lead to impotence, damage to the arteries in the heart that can lead to coronary heart disease, and damage to the arteries in the arms and legs that can lead to amputation. …” Continue reading →

Dietary Guidelines – American Diabetes Association

Source – American Diabetes Association (www.diabetes.org)

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Eat lots of vegetables and fruits. Try picking from the rainbow of colors available to maximize variety. Eat non-starchy vegetables such as spinach, carrots, broccoli or green beans with meals.

Choose whole grain foods over processed grain products. Try brown rice with your stir fry or whole wheat spaghetti with your favorite pasta sauce. Continue reading →

Obesity, Diabetes and Nutrition — Comments by T Colin Campbell, PhD

Dr. Campbell was the principle investigator for the largest nutrition study in history, commonly known as The China Study, a joint study project with Cornell University, Oxford University, and the Chinese Academy of Preventative Medicine. It received major funding from the National Institute of Health and the Chinese government.

In his book, The China Study, Dr. Campbell documents the results they found. Continue reading →

Obesity, Diabetes and Nutrition – Comments by Neal Barnard, MD

Neal Barnard, MD – Dr. Neal Barnard’s Program for Reversing Diabetes.

Source: www.nealbarnard.org/diabetes_book.htm

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“A new book by nutrition researcher Neal Barnard, M.D., outlines a completely new dietary approach to preventing, controlling, and even reversing diabetes. The program is based on a series of research studies Dr. Barnard and his colleagues have conducted over the years, the latest funded by the National Institutes of Health. Published in the August 2006 issue of Diabetes Care, that study found Dr. Barnard’s program to be three times more effective than the American Diabetes Association dietary guidelines at controlling blood sugar. Continue reading →