Plant-Based Diet for Diabetes: What About Carbs?

Carbohydrates are often criticized in very simplistic terms, especially when it comes to diabetes, but does that tell the whole story?

Experts Agree: Keto and Vegan Keto Diets Should Be Avoided

You’ve heard the buzz about how you can lose weight on a keto diet, but is it safe? What about a vegan keto diet? Hear about the science from the experts.

Does the Ketogenic Diet Really Work for Weight Loss?

There is a claim that ketogenic diets offer a metabolic advantage over every other type of weight loss diet, including low-carb diets that aren’t ketogenic. Will a keto diet help you lose weight?

Is the Ketogenic Diet Natural for Humans?

Ketosis is an adaptive state that allowed our ancestors to survive temporary food shortages. Should we aim to keep ourselves in a permanent state of ketosis? Is it a natural for humans?

Drinking Bone Broth – Is it Beneficial or Just a Fad?

Have you heard about drinking bone broth for health? Are there any advantages or concerns? Learn what the scientific research says about bone broth.

Selling Fat: The Recipe for A Low-Carb Diet Book

Dr. Tom Campbell explores the most recent wave of popular nutrition information claiming a high-fat diet is the key to weight loss.

Creating Diet And Health Mythology, ‘Eat Fat, Get Thin’

Myth-buster Hyman’s claim that fat is good, not bad, is the principal basis for this entire book.

Response to NYT article “Could Your Healthy Diet Make Me Fat?”

I wrote a Letter to the Editor of the New York Times regarding an opinion piece about low-carb diets.

Masai and Inuit High-Protein Diets: A Closer Look

Are the Masai and Inuits as healthy as the Paleo enthusiasts make them out to be?

Doctor Prescribes Plants for Optimal Health

Up until three and a half years ago, I practiced medicine like most other primary care physicians. My day was filled with refilling prescriptions for high blood pressure, high cholesterol and type 2 diabetes. In fact, I was overweight, had high cholesterol and sleep apnea. Then I saw “Forks Over Knives” and “the rest is … Continued

Low Carb Hot Air—Again, again and again!

Quite a few people have asked for my comments on the Bazzano study Effects of low-carbohydrate and low-fat diets recently reported in the NY Times.

Analysis of the Latest Low-Carb, Low-Fat Study

The following video is a highlight from our first live Campbell’s Office Hours Webinar provided for current and past students.

The Paleo Diet: What’s the Story?

The Paleo Diet is championed by Dr. Loren Cordain, professor of health and exercise science at Colorado State University

Imaginary Science: Commentary on ‘The New Atkins for a New You’

Although the authors of this book certainly promote a message that they believe is scientifically valid and useful and although a very large number of people agree with them, I take exception, for several reasons.