Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist
Almonds Help Weight Management
Almonds, an excellent dietary source of vitamin E, magnesium, fatty acids, and fiber are not only a great part of...
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Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist
Even a Moderate Weight Problem Increases Heart Disease Risk
One-third of Americans are obese, two-thirds are overweight. A new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine issues a...
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Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist
Drug-related Deaths and Serious Injuries Have Doubled
The FDA reports that between 1998 and 2005 deaths and serious injuries from drugs has doubled, a rate of injury...
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Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist
FDA Unable to Monitor the Safety of Our Food Supply
Let’s face it, the only things that interest Commissioner of the FDA Andrew von Eschenbach are making new and experimental...
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The FDA Wants Your Medical Records
In an unprecedented move the Department of Defense has agreed to share at least some of its 9.1 million medical...
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Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist
Prenatal Programming of Obesity
A new study confirms a growing body of information that the health of the mother during pregnancy has a profound...
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Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist
The FDA Silently Sanctions Broad Use of Anti-Psychotic Medication in Children
If any person was ever looking for evidence that the medical profession and the FDA were beholden to the drug...
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Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist
Viral Induced Obesity
The Washington Post reports on recent intriguing work linking obesity to viral infection. Scientists isolated adult stem cells from fat...
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Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist
Natural Vitamin E Dramatically Reduces Heart Disease
A new randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled cardiovascular study evaluating natural vitamin E, synthetic vitamin C, and synthetic beta-carotene has shown that...
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