An Un-Holey Snack: NY Eatery Offers Glazed Doughnut Fried in Beef Fat
Forgive me if indulge in a pun that’s a little hard to digest, but my mind is glazed over after hearing about a sugary doughnut fried in beef fat that’s now being sold by an NYC butcher.
The Sugar In Fruit (And A Funny Story)
One of my all time favorite stories was told to me by a patient who had just come back from a Weight Watchers meeting. You can imagine the scene…a room full of overweight and obese people supporting each other, telling their own stories, sharing their success, and lamenting their failures. The conversation that particular day […]
“Sweet” Dreams
Which came first… the insomnia or the soda? It’s kind of like the age-old “chicken or egg” question. Insomnia and soda are often looped into a vicious circle, in an ever-worsening negative feedback loop. New research has shed some light on just how closely insomnia and caffeinated, sugary drink consumption are correlated. A new study […]
The Unhealthy Awards
The results are in… the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) recently announced the winners of the 2016 Xtreme Eating Awards. Each year, the CSPI lists the top ten “Xtreme” restaurant meals in America, and this year, the highlighted foods are truly horrifying. The Xtreme Eating Awards, which could also be called the […]
My Record-Breaking Patient
A perfectly seared steak. The browned top of a cake. The light crunch of a crusty bread. Caramelized onions. Just plain caramel. Cooking is chemistry and all of these familiar foods are examples of a very common and important biochemical reaction. And it is a reaction that is fundamental to the understanding of diabetes and […]
