By Trinh Vu, Texas State Nutrition Intern Does sugar feed cancer? This myth has been going around for some time now. All of our cells in our body use sugar or glucose as a primary source of fuel. We can obtain glucose from many different types of foods, fruits, whole...

Type 2 Diabetes and Insulin Resistance It is a well-known fact that our dietary choices can impact our risk for certain medical conditions. There is so much conflicting information out there that people sometimes get confused and don’t know what to believe. The...

Flexitarians eat a mostly plant-based diet with animal products added occasionally. The word “flexitarian” is simply the combination of the two words flexible and vegetarian, whereas a diet is simply a way of life. The theory behind the...

Exercise looks different for everyone:  This time of year, a lot of people have made New Year’s resolutions to get in shape. Keep in mind that as you set off to achieve your new goal to be fit, we are all different and at different stages in our lives. So, being fit...

One of the questions I get on occasion from some of my patients is, "Should I get an air fryer?" Kitchen gadgets can make cooking easier and air fryers are one of the kitchen gadgets that has been all the rage over the past few years. Let us take a closer look at...

Quit dieting once and for all. Dieting just does not work! Why is that? It seems that the mindset we often have is that in order to lose weight, we have to put ourselves on some restrictive diet that is ridiculously low in calories which is simply not realistic and...

One of the questions that often arises when talking to some of my clients, is about sweeteners. As a result, the topic of sugar vs. honey comes up and then the question that ensues is which sugars are better, the white or the golden colored ones? The following is a...