Brace yourself. Thanks to a court in California, your cup of coffee may soon come with a cancer warning. The potentially cancer-causing culprit in coffee is acrylamide. Though the court decision is not final yet, the news articles are both confusing and misleading. Acrylamide is far from unique to coffee. Plus, there are no convincing …
Sure potato chips aren’t exactly a health food (though I did see sweet potato chips with 50% DV vitamin A today). But, here’s another twist on some tasty snacks – potato chips, fries and baked goods contain a substance formed during cooking that could not only be carcinogenic but may increase your risk of developing …
Once people find out I’m a dietitian, they typically tell me that alcohol is good for them. This scenario often occurs at a bar, after their 2nd or 3rd glass of red wine. “It’s good for my heart!” they exclaim. Sorry to burst your bubble however, a new study, published in the Journal of the …