Add Clogged Arteries to the list of just some of the chronic diseases found in Ancient mummies. The HORUS study just published in the Lancet and presented at a meeting of the American Academy of Cardiology theorizes that humans are sensitive to the development of atherosclerotic plaque regardless of diet and contemporary lifestyle. […]
The media is once again sensationalizing Meat Phobia. The results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study published in BMC Medicine suggest that men and women with a high consumption of processed meat are at increased risk of early death, in particular due to cardiovascular diseases but […]
Jamie Doucet, MD is a local Cardiologist from Boulder Colorado who actually knows a thing or two about nutrition and heart disease prevention. I had a chance to meet with Dr. Doucet along with Stephen Parcell, ND on KGNU (Boulder, CO) live radio 2/21/13. We had a great discussion looking […]
Listen or participate in part five of The Heart Attack Chronicles series on KGNU radio live, Thursday 2/21/2013 8:30 am MST. Produced by Shelley Schlender, this will be a call in episode. I am invited to answer questions related to heart health, cholesterol and nutrition. Here is a […]
Watch my Fat Reform lecture at the ASBP obesity conference in Orlando, October 26, 2012 . Present were almost 600 physicians and healthcare professionals. This lecture discusses the new paradigm of low carb, high fat, LCHF, ancestral, paleo and primal diets, carbohydrate and fat metabolism, cholesterol, […]
Another study just published in BMJ demonstrating the risks of substituting saturated fat (SFA’s) with linoleic acid, omega 6 fatty acid (PUFA’s) typically found in many polyunsaturated vegetable oils. This randomized control trial revisited from the late 1960’s shows a total cholesterol and LDL-C lowering effect, however this […]
Inspired by by Gary Taubes and Cristin Kearns Couzens recent article “Big Sugar’s Sweet Little Lies” I pulled out my copy of the official 1980 USDA dietary guidelines for Americans pamphlet, to review. Fascinating and even surprising some of the word choices used throughout this document, but […]
Jeffry N. Gerber, M.D. FAAFP is a board certified family physician and owner of South Suburban Family Medicine in Littleton, Colorado, where he is known as “Denver’s Diet Doctor”. He has been providing personalized healthcare to the local community since 1993 and continues that tradition with an emphasis on longevity, wellness and prevention.