Jun 1, 2021 | Carbs, Desserts, Diabetes, Diet Tips, Fiber, Legumes, Nutrition, Science, sweeteners, Weight Loss
Glycemic Index – Good Carbs and Bad Carbs Are there “Good” and “Bad” Carbohydrates? The Glycemic Index (GI), originally used in research on treating diabetes, measures how much a particular food increases blood glucose in the two-hour period after eating. Foods...
Sep 12, 2020 | Carbs, Cardiovascular Health, Diabetes, Diet Tips, Exercise, Fiber, In the Media, insoluble fiber, Nutrition, Public Health, Research, Science, soluble fiber, sweeteners, Weight Loss
Recent science updates Fiber and your health: Did you know your intestinal microbiome and your immune system are tightly linked? Your microbiota are vital for extracting nutrition from your food, maintaining your metabolism, boosting pathogen resistance and immune...
Aug 30, 2020 | Cardiovascular Health, Diabetes, Diet Tips, Exercise, Fiber, In the Media, Nutrition, Public Health, Science, Weight Loss
Are you eating your veggies? The colon cancer death of a famous young actor this week is a reminder that screenings and a good lifestyle are important, no matter how healthy you may feel. Currently in the USA, only 5% of people get adequate fiber, only 10% eat the...
Feb 24, 2019 | Cardiovascular Health, Diabetes, Diet Tips, Fiber, insoluble fiber, Legumes, Nutrition, Science, soluble fiber, Weight Loss
iDiet adheres to the best nutrition science regarding balanced nutrient composition. But there is one area we believe current science is behind, and that is fiber. The USDA recently raised the daily recommendation on fiber from 25g to 28g, but we still think that is...
Jan 9, 2019 | Cardiovascular Health, Diabetes, Diet Tips, Fiber, insoluble fiber, Legumes, Nutrition, Research, Science, soluble fiber, Weight Loss
Laxatives, Fiber, Bacteria and Your Health Do you ever use laxatives? Laxative sales at retail total an astonishing $1.3 billion dollars each year in the USA. And constipation is the reason for over 2.5 million doctor visits annually. Did you know that straining while...
Oct 18, 2018 | Carbs, Diabetes, Exercise, fasting, Fiber, In the Media, insoluble fiber, Nutrition, Research, Science, soluble fiber, Uncategorized, Video
Dr. Roberts Lecture: Weight loss that works without gimmicks Weight loss without gimmicks, or Weight loss that works! Obesity today is a problem that’s completely out of our control. This is an enhanced transcript of the talk that Dr. Roberts gave in Boston at the...