DrClydeWilson's NUTRITION BLOG

Increasing vegetable intake, particularly before intensive exercise: Pacing

Lloyd, Good point. While increasing vegetable intake is the single most important thing anyone can do to increase their health, energy levels, disease prevention and body fat loss, increasing vegetable intake quickly from one day to the next can lead... Read more →

Performance Eating: How much, what foods and when

Hello Erik; There is an obvious need for sufficient calories during intenstive training. Not so obvious are the specific macronutrient and micronutrient needs of the body and the fact that many nutrients are not easily stored by the body, forcing... Read more →

Is trans fat damage reversible?

Darwin, I cannot give you any current research evidence from the literature showing whether trans fat damage to the body is permament or not. We do understand some of the biochemical pathways negatively impacted by trans fats, and we know... Read more →

Antidote for trans fat poisening

Erica; My best advice for counter-acting the ill effects of a trans fat "over-dose" would be to consume unprocessed polyunsaturated fats. Since oils containing polyunsaturated fats (sunflower, safflower, canola, etc) may have been processed without your knowing about it, I... Read more →

Meat substitutes

Hi Nicole; I think meat substitutes are healthy so long as they do not include the standard ingredients that cause colon cancer (carrageenan, nitrates, nitrites), large amounts of refined carbohydrate (maltodextrin), sugars (high fructose corn sweetener, cane juice, sucrose, etc)... Read more →

Egg yolk question from a triathlete

Hello Christi; I as I wrote in my blog article on eggs and egg yolks, I disagree with the common wisdom that egg yolks are bad for us. Rather, I believe it is the over-all diet that is a problem.... Read more →