/oss/taxonomy/term/286/all en /oss/article/diets-food-health-news/wheat-belly-gives-me-bellyache <p>Do you want to get rid of your “man breasts” or your “bagel butt?” How about diabetes or high cholesterol? Osteoporosis? Cataracts? Wrinkles? Neuropathies? Rashes? Psoriasis? Vitiligo? Hair loss? Schizophrenia? Easy. One simple solution to all these problems. Just eliminate wheat from your diet! And you know what else you will get rid of? The belly that hangs over your belt. Or as cardiologist William Davis calls it, your “wheat belly.”</p> Sun, 30 Jun 2013 02:57:21 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 1974 at /oss /oss/article/health-and-nutrition/what-smart-bread <p style="text-align:justify">I’m not sure why they call it “smart bread.” Is it because it’s smart to eat it or because it is made for smart people? Or could they be referring to the omega-3 fats added to the bread? There are some studies that have linked a higher intake of omega-3 fats from fish in the diet of pregnant women to higher IQs in their offspring. But in these cases we’re talking about significant amounts of omega-3s, not the trivial fifteen milligrams found in a serving of this new-fangled smart bread.</p> Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:35:31 +0000 Joe Schwarcz 1555 at /oss