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Science Friday > Archives > 2002 > October > October 4, 2002:
Hour One: Diet and
Nutrition
Diet books seem to dominate every best-seller list -- each
touting the benefits of a low-fat, low-carb, or low-calorie diet.
Often, books disagree with each other on the best way to eat a
healthy diet and obtain optimal nutrition.
In thsi hour of Science Friday, we'll tackle the real science
behind these diets. We'll talk with diet heavyweights including
Dean Ornish and experts from the Atkins Center on their thoughts on
winning the battle of the bulge. We'll also find out about the
recent recommendations on diet and health put forward by the
National Academy of Sciences.
Call in with your comments and questions at 1-800-989-8255, and share your
opinions online in our Listeners' Lounge (registration required).
Guests:
Dean Ornish, M.D.
Author,
"Eat More, Weigh Less"
Director of Preventive Medicine Research
Institute
Sausalito, CA
Stuart Trager, M.D.
Consultant for the Atkins Center
Chairman of Orthopedics, Graduate Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Benjamin Caballero, M.D.
Member, Institute
of Medicine's Panel on Dietary Reference Intakes for Macronutrients
Director, Center for Human Nutrition
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
Books/Articles Discussed:
Related Links:
Atkins Nutritionals
WebMD: Dean
Ornish
HarperCollins.com: The Doctors are In
TIME Magazine: Cracking the Fat Riddle
What if It's All Been a Big Fat Lie?
A Diet Rich in Partial Truths
WebMD - To Carb, or Not to Carb?
Intensive Lifestyle Changes for Reversal of Coronary
Heart Disease
Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate,
Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein, and Amino
Acids
High-Fat Diet: Count Calories and Think Twice
This segment produced by Dorothy Lam
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