Dr. Dominique Fradin-Read

Once you hear the term  diet , you may immediately think of  eating restrictions  in mind given that you have to limit or select your food choices according to your objective.  The word  Diet   should not have such a negative connotation as  has been used over the ages to describe a person’s eating habits and selection.  Dieting  is the act of regulating one’s food intake in order to achieve a certain external and/or internal goal. Regardless of the goal, various factors are to be considered, such as nutrients, food choices, and the number of calories consumed. People usually “ go on a diet”  because they want to achieve their body or nutritional goals in a predetermined timeframe. Losing weight has been the usual and common goal as to why people  go on diet . This is how  fad and crash diet  trends gained popularity– convincing people that they can achieve their goal as quickly as possible by following a certain eating pa...

You are what you eat.  A saying that most people have often overlooked given that most do not recognize the nutritional impact of food and how it directly affects their body in the long run. While starting a healthy diet may help in mitigating the consequences of poor eating habits and lifestyles, completely reversing its effects may be impossible. What many do not know is that certain foods contribute to aging, some of which are fried food, refined carbohydrates, and processed food. As expected, processed food is vastly favored over healthy food; it is more accessible, cheaper, and highly addicting, hence, this serves as a constant temptation for many. Even though it is known that toxic foods are one of the leading causes of diseases, it is still part of most people’s grocery list as it remains a crowd favorite.     Several studies have discovered the connection of processed food to aging–new research presented at  2020 European and International Obesity Congress ...