Canola Oil Real or Imagined, Fred Pescatore, MD, MPH, CCN author of The Hampton’s Diet explains how canola oil came about, why it is so popular and why we should avoid it, as he helps us learn about The Science of Fats, Fatty Acids and Edible Oils Can-ugly Oil my …

Canola and olive oil are the two most widely used cooking oils in the world today. It wasn’t always this way and it is important to understand how this change occurred, because it wasn’t always for health reasons that this shift took place. Fred Pescatore, MD, MPH, CCN author of …

Fred Pescatore, MD, MPH, CCN continues to explain fats this week helping you to help your patients understand the process for Choosing the Right Oils and Fats If you’ve gotten this far into the book, you know that there is a tremendous amount of information on fats and oils and …

Every day we hear about either the benefits or side effects of fat consumption and some time it is hard to make sense of any of it. Fred Pescatore, MD, MPH, CCN explains how fats are made and processed in his feature The Production of Oil – Move over OPEC …

If you want to fight disease and be healthy, it is important to consume the proper ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 fatty acids. That ratio is essentially 1:1. Once you switch to a monounsaturated rich diet, and follow the Hamptons protocols, you will be improving your ratio without even having …

The Science of Fats, Fatty Acids and Edible Oils. This time we get into more detail about Unsaturated Fatty Acids and how they affect us. Monounsaturated Fats It is now time to turn our attention to what I consider to be the most important component of our diet. The essence …

Fred Pescatore, MD, MPH, CCN was the Keynote Speaker at the National Nutritional Foods Association’s 67th annual convention and trade show in Las Vegas, Nev. His address to the more than 18,000 participants was entitled "Low Carb Based on Science". He discussed the fallacies of the most popular programs and …

We are quickly learning that the science of fats is fascinating and the science of weight loss needs to be married to the concept: to be thin, understanding fats is vital. The Fascination with Fat We are quickly learning that the science of fats is fascinating and the science of …

How the USDA Diet got to be the “Healthy Diet” and What It Means to You. We are quickly learning that the science of fats is fascinating and the science of weight loss needs to be married to the concept: to be thin, understanding fats is vital. The standard diet …

When in High School I was not getting dates and I wanted to be thin. All my thin friends were dating so I had to be thin if I wanted to date too. So, I couldn’t figure out what to do, so I decided to give up food altogether. If …