Nutrition & Diet Archives | Dr. Chauncey Crandall

The Importance of Vitamin D

by Dr. Chauncey Crandall | Mar 28, 2019 | Heart Health Tips, Heart News, Nutrition & Diet

How’s Your Vitamin D? Low vitamin D levels have long been associated with higher risks of heart attack and stroke, and the evidence continues to mount. Now researchers find that people are at the highest risk of cardiovascular problems if their vitamin D levels...

Try these 3 things when eating out

by Dr. Chauncey Crandall | Dec 6, 2018 | Dr. Crandall, Heart Health Tips, Nutrition & Diet

Is it unhealthy to dine out? The vast majority of my patients have one thing in common: they are overweight. And actually, that’s a polite way to put it. In fact, in recent years the rate of obesity in this country has skyrocketed. As a result, the rates of heart...

Genetics and Heart Disease

by Dr. Chauncey Crandall | Nov 15, 2018 | Dr. Crandall, Heart Health Tips, Heart News, Nutrition & Diet

Is Heart Disease Genetic? Genetics plays a role in heart disease. For example, specific genetic conditions, such as familial hypercholesterolemia, result in very high counts of LDL, the “bad” cholesterol. Two scientists, Michael Brown and Joseph Goldstein, were given...

Eating Veggies Cuts Death Risk

by Dr. Chauncey Crandall | Feb 28, 2018 | Nutrition & Diet

Everyone knows that eating fruits and vegetables is healthy, but how much of these healthy foods should you be eating? One study finds that eating at least seven portions a day could cut your risk of dying by 42 percent. The study, performed by researchers at the...

The Gluten-Free Food Scam (Be Smart Read Labels)

by Dr. Chauncey Crandall | Feb 13, 2018 | Media, Nutrition & Diet

Today Gluten-Free is everywhere and the advertisers are utilizing the Gluten-Free Food Labels to scam people into thinking that they will lose weight and that eating a Gluten-Free diet is somehow better for them. The Gluten-Free Food Scam (Be Smart Read Labels) In...

Healthy Breakfasts For You!

by Dr. Chauncey Crandall | Apr 18, 2017 | Nutrition & Diet

The Importance of Breakfast On Your Day Eat Daily. The importance of breakfast was highlighted in a recent survey of 2,959 members of the National Weight Control Registry (a group of more than 5,000 people who have lost a minimum of 30 pounds and kept them off for at...