Here’s more on Keto-Friendly Foods and Keto-Friendly Food Labels for People with Diabetes. Are you wondering if a keto-friendly diet and those packages with labels that say “keto-friendly” are good for people with diabetes? A man I met was just diagnosed with diabetes. His neighbor said he should eat “keto-friendly” foods. He wondered if it was good advice. I was a little stumped. The first thought that jumped in to my head was “this is marketing”. The next thought was “What foods was he talking about?” I didn’t have enough information to answer. Tricky terms and claims on the … [Read more...]
Fact Check: How to Determine if Your Nutrition Information is Credible
We all know there’s a lot of nutrition information out there on the internet. While this can be super helpful and informative, it can also become very overwhelming, unless you know how to find credible nutrition information. Fad diets and quick fixes can be an easy trap to fall into. Anyone can post their opinion and beliefs and make it sound great, but not all information is true. In fact, some of the nutrition information out there can do more harm than good for your health. This article will provide you with some key elements to look for when searching for the best and most … [Read more...]
Dietitian or Nutritionist – What’s the Difference?
Dietitian or Nutritionist, what's the difference, (and why you should care!)? If you're like most people, you don't the difference between a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and a Nutritionist. Every day we are bombarded with celebrities, fitness gurus and entrepreneurs disguised as nutrition "experts" claiming to know exactly what and how you should eat. Some, in order to impress you with their "qualifications" call themselves "nutritionists." Some of these folks really are qualified, while others dispense advice that can be affirmatively harmful. So how do you tell the difference? A … [Read more...]