What You Gain When You Leave the SAD

As you make progress towards ditching the Standard American Diet and embrace a more healthful one like the Mediterranean diet,…

Yes, You Can Eat These Foods!

As we mentioned previously, the Mediterranean diet is not so much a "diet" as it is a lifestyle.  The wide…

Alternatives to SAD

Once you acknowledge how unhealthy the Standard American Diet (SAD) is, what do you do instead?  For five years in…

The Problem is SAD

The Standard American Diet (SAD) is characterized by fast and processed foods (including processed meats like bacon and deli meats),…

New Year’s/New Life Resolution

We are now officially into 2022 and we remain hopeful that this new year will be better than the last…

Happy Holidays!

From The Know Food Diet, we wish you wonderful holidays and an even better 2022!

Americans Are Addicted to ‘Ultra-Processed’ Foods, and It’s Killing Us

Explosive growth in "ultra-processed" foods that bear little resemblance to anything natural is behind a panoply of diseases. Policymakers are…

More Meat = More Disease

There is another new study which was published in the BMJ Global Health Journal that has studied the effects of increased red…

It’s Not How Much Fat You Eat, but Where It Comes From

Healthy fats are necessary for energy and the proper functioning of our bodies, with omega-3 fatty acids being essential fats…

Heart-Healthy Eating Lifestyle

The American Heart Association has published a "2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health" this week in their journal Circulation.  This…