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Barbara Intermill, On Nutrition: The skinny on fat
While no one argues about the incredible health benefits of vegetables and fruit, there’s been much more chatter about the role of fat in our diets, especially as it pertains...
Barbara Intermill, On Nutrition: Real cowboys eat vegetables
Why popcorn? It’s light and extremely satisfying. Popcorn popped in oil has only 35 calories per cup, according to the Popcorn Board, popcorn.org. We pop ours in a cool popper...
Barbara Intermill, On Nutrition: Reader comments
In this week's column, Barbara Intermill is responding to a couple recent comments from readers.
Barbara Intermill, On Nutrition: Feeding kids with Type 1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes is the most common type of diabetes in young people. It happens when — for reasons not yet fully understood — the body turns on itself and...
Barbara Intermill, On Nutrition: The ‘new’ food pyramid
The goal — to “shift our food system away from chronic disease and toward nutrient density, nourishment, resilience, and long-term health” — is still admirable. Let’s see how we do
Barbara Intermill, On Nutrition: Keys to surviving winter
Bundle up to get some exercise when you can.
Barbara Intermill, On Nutrition: Out with the old
That stroke of midnight that begins each new year seems to ignite something in us.
Barbara Intermill, On Nutrition: Recipe for healing
Besides key nutrients, my physical therapist also reminded me that my body really needs rest. Part of the process of recuperation is not to push too hard.
Barbara Intermill, On Nutrition: Collagen supplements?
Susan. Unlike products sold as drugs, dietary supplements are not under strict regulations to prove their safety or effectiveness. In fact, because of a law passed in 1994, the U.S....
Barbara Intermill, On Nutrition: Mechanics of nutrition
As we go about life, most of us probably don’t think much about what our bodies do every day with the food we eat. In fact, these bodies of ours...