Q: I am a subscriber who is a mild diabetic. My wife serves grape...
Answer : Overall, the nutritional differences between types of tomatoes-including grape, cherry and other bite-sized varieties, as well as plum, Roma and other larger options...
Q: Is it true that research has shown that drinking diet drinks can cause...
Answer : Susan B. Roberts, PhD, director of Tufts HNRCA Energy Metabolism Laboratory and author of The I Diet replies...
Q: Can levels of the good HDL cholesterol be too high?
Answer : Alice H. Lichtenstein, DSc, director of Tufts HNRCA Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory, replies...
Q: I was interested in your Q&A about fruit juices affecting medi- cations (April)....
Answer : We checked in again with David G. Bailey, PhD, a professor of clinical pharmacology at Western Ontario University...
Q: I have read that eggs from free-range chickens have less cholesterol than from...
Answer : Given the growing popularity of free-range chickens, surprisingly little scientific research has been done on the nutritional differences, if any...
Q: In the April Healthletter, you report on research in which adding a little...
Answer : There have been very few studies of the effect of added milk on the bioavailability and/or bioactivity of the antioxidants in coffee, which are called phenolics.
Q: Recently a friend of mine started taking a colorless liquid given to him...
Answer : A Vitamin O is not a scientifically recognized vitamin at all, but rather a supplement sold since 1998 whose maker has repeatedly been cited by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ...
Q: Are all saturated fats, regardless of their source (animal vs. vegetable), created equal?...
Answer : Alice H. Lichtenstein, DSc, director of Tufts HNRCA Cardiovascular Nutrition Laboratory, answers...
Q: My neurologist told me that blood pressure has no relation whatsoever to everyday...
Answer : In fact, one of the most common types of stress that can boost blood-pressure readings comes from sitting in the doctors office...
Q: In your Special Report on cholesterol (May), you mention studies on phytosterols. One...
Answer : Studies often use formulations that are not commercially available...