Dr. Ann

  I consider extra virgin olive oil the healthiest oil available and a fascinating, novel study gives us an additional reason to make this delicious fat a regular guest at mealtime, namely better appetite control.  Reporting in Gastroenterology (November, 2007) scientists found that oleic acid, the primary fatty acid found in olive oil, delayed stomach […]

Fish was featured prominently in this month’s nutrition science news.  According to 3 reports in the November issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, fish really is brain food! A Dutch study that included over 400 people, ages 50 to 70, found that those with the highest blood levels of omega 3 fats (the […]

Dark chocolate lovers were given an early Valentine from Japanese scientists who presented at the American Heart Association’s annual meeting this month in Orlando, FL – It really is good for the heart!   For two weeks researchers fed a group of healthy young adults 550 milligrams daily of dark chocolate versus white chocolate and monitored […]