Eatology

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What Goes in Must Come Out

Let’s just begin by addressing the reality that I never thought I would grow up to be a professional analyzer of poop. In fact, when ...
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Your Microbiome: More Than Just a Trendy Term

Take a look at your belly. There is some skin, a layer of adipose tissue (some of us may have more than others), some muscle, ...
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Resolving for Change: Small Steps to Better Nutrition

Every year, when the New Year rolls around, we find ourselves motivated to create change. Some of us are motivated by the 10 pounds of ...
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Nutrition Wars: What is the Best Source of Protein?

Before I start receiving threatening letters, I would like to start this piece by making the following statement: The ethical reasons for being a vegetarian ...
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Eating Carbohydrates and Other Dirty Secrets

It was some time ago that the world was exposed to the evils of carbohydrates. Unbeknownst to those of us living on low-fat, high-pasta diets, ...
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When More Is Not Better: Explaining Portion Control to a Gluttonous Nation

Whenever those science peeps in lab coats learn how to condense appropriately nourishing meals, the tradition of cooking, and the socializing of eating into a ...
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To Booze or Not to Booze, That Is the Question

Six months ago, I decided to stop drinking alcohol for a year. Surprisingly, this was not inspired by a DUI, drunk dialing an ex-boyfriend, or ...
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A Balancing Act: The Science and Practicality of Electrolytes

“It’s really just kitchen science,” laughs Tim Cunninghamm as he describes the 30-year process of developing an electrolyte drink. He makes it sound like he ...
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When Our Bellies Become Bottomless Pits

Let’s just get something straight from the beginning: Our bodies were not designed to consume 5,800 calories a day. But come training season, I sure ...
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