Introduction: This eBook Is A Collection of Published "Ask Dr. Karp" Magazine Columns 

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Alzheimer's Disease: When A Loved One Has Alzheimer's Disease 

Alzheimer's Disease: Communicating With A Loved One With Alzheimer's Disease 

Aging: Can You Slow Down Aging By What You Eat?   

Aging: As You Get A Bit Older, What Changes Are Needed?

Alcohol: Is Drinking Alcohol Healthy?

Antioxidants: Should You Eat Antioxidants?

April Fools Column: New Nutrition Guidelines - Food Combining 

Autumn: Healthy "Tastes of Autumn"

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Bacon: What's the Problem?

B12 Shots: Do B12 Shots Give You Energy?   

Brain Nutrition: Can You "Eat For Your Brain?"      

Breakfast: What Is An Ideal, Healthy Breakfast? 

Breastfeeding: Is Breastfeeding Healthy For The Mom, Too? 

Butter: Is It Now OK To Eat All The Butter And Bacon You Want?

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Calcium/Vitamin D: Can You Prevent/Reverse Osteoporosis With Supplements??

Calories: Can You Accurately Count Calories?

Cancer: Can Certain Foods Prevent Cancer?

Cardiovascular Disease: Latest (2022) American Heart Association Nutrition Guidelines 

Cardiovascular Disease: What Should You Eat After Open-Heart Surgery?

Cardiovascular Disease: This year, do I still have to worry about cholesterol?

Cardiovascular Disease: Women: Do Women Need Different Cardiovascular Diets Than Men?

Cheese: Is Cheese A Healthy Food To Eat?  What About The Fat? 

Children/Infants/Toddlers and Drinks: What Should Toddlers Drink?

Childrens' Nutrition/Obesity: The Role of Parents and Caregivers When Feeding Children

Children's Nutrition: Can You Simply Apply Adult Nutrition Needs to Children?

Children: Vegetables: How Do You GET Your Kids and Grandkids To Eat Their Veggies?   

Chocolate: Is Chocolate Healthy?  

Christmas: Avoiding Holiday Weight Gain 

Christmas: Should Santa Make New Year's Resolutions? 

Colds: Can A Certain Food or Supplement Help with the Common Cold? 

Collagen Peptides: Does Taking Collagen Peptide Supplements Increase the Quality/Quantity of Collagen in Your Body? 

Collagen, Skin and Joints: Are There Foods, Lotions or Supplements That Can Improve Skin and Joint Quality? 

Counseling on Diet and Nutrition Using Facilitation: Nutrition Counseling Using Facilitative Interviewing

Covid-19 Meat Shortage: Is a Shortage of Beef, Pork or Chicken a Nutrition Concern?

Covid 19 Nutrition Supplements: During the Covid-19 Pandemic, Will Dietary Supplements Help Me Fight The Disease?

Covid-19 Shopping: During a Quarantine, What Foods are Most Stable?

Cranberries: Are Cranberries Healthy?

Creatine: Should Adolescents Use Creatine? 

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Dementia Eating Issues: Suggestions for Overcoming Eating Issues in Dementia Patients

Diabetes:  On the Diabetic Diet, Is It Better To Cut Down on Sugar or Fat?

Diabetes: I'm a diabetic and I take blood pressure and cholesterol medicine. Do I have to continue taking medication?

Diet Anti-Inflammatory Is the Anti-Inflammatory Diet Effective?

Diet DASH: What is the Dash Diet?

Diet DASH vs. Mediterranean: What Diet is Better? Dash or Mediterranean?

Diet: Are Those Weight Loss Meal Plans Delivered To Your Home A Good Idea? 

Diet: Liquid Diets: Are Liquid Diets, Juices, Energy Drinks or Smoothies Healthy?

Diet: Mediterranean Diet: What is the Mediterranean Diet?

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Eggs: Easter/Passover: Are Easter and Passover Eggs Healthy To Eat?

Fast Food: Can Fast Food Be Healthy?

Fasting: Is Fasting Healthy?

Fat and Fit: Is It Really Possible To Be Fat and Fit?

Fatness: Why Am I Fat? I Don't Eat That Much?  

Fat Shaming: When Health Professionals Tell You That You Need to Get Back into a Reasonable Weight Range, Are They "Fat Shaming" You? 

Fiber: Do I Have to Graze to Have Good Nutrition? 

Fish Oil: Should I Take Fish Oil Pills or Not?

Fish Safety: Which Fish are SAFE to eat?

Fish: Salmon: What's healthier? Wild or Farmed Salmon?

Food: Are Certains Foods More Important Than Others?

Food Groups: Is It Really Important to Eat Food From All the Food Groups? 

Food Shopping: Healthy Grocery Shopping

Frozen Vegetables vs. Fresh: Are frozen vegetables healthy?                                                                                      

Fructose: Are Fructose and High-Fructose Corn Syrups "BAD" or "GOOD?"

Fruit-Veggie Pills: Can You Meet Your Daily Fruit/Veggie Requirements Using Pills?

Fruit-Veggie Washing: Should You Bother Washing Fruits and Veggies? 

G, H, I, J, K

Gluten: Does Everyone Need To Go "Gluten-Free?"

Glycemic Index: Should I Be Worrying About The Glycemic Index? 

Grilling Food: Is Grilling Healthy of Not?

Hair Loss in WOMEN: Are There Any Dietary or Nutritional Treatments For Thinning Hair? 

Hot Dogs: Does Eating a Hot Dog Reduce Your Lifespan? 

Information: Are YOU Becoming Smarter About Food, Diets and Nutrition?...or NOT?

Information: Is It Science or Not?

Information: Where Can I Find Accurate and Reliable Nutrition and Diet Information?

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Magnesium:  Is Magnesium a Nutrient to Worry About?

Melons: Are Melons Healthy To Eat?

Milk: Which milk or 'milk' substitute is best to drink?

Milk: My Child Drinks Too Much Milk.  What Should I Do?

Milk, Coconut: Is Coconut Milk Healthy To Drink?

Nightshade Vegetables: Do Tomatoes, Eggplants and Other Nightshade Veggies Increase Inflammation in Your Body

New Year's Resolutions: What Does It Take to Make Healthy and Permanent Lifestyle Changes?

New Year's Resolutions:  This Year, Resolve to Use the Science.

New Year's Resolutions 2021: Nutrition Advice In A Nushell! 

New Year's 2022: Simple, Inexpensive and Healthy Suggestions 

New Year's Resolution 2024 This Year Lower the AMOUNT OF SALT you use. 

Nitric Oxide: Should You Eat Certain Foods or Take Supplements to Increase the NO in Your Body?? 

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Obesity Crisis: Are Health Professionals Taking The Obesity Crisis Seriously Enough?

Olive Oil: Which Olive Oil Is Best? 

Oral Health: How Is Food Related To The Health of Your Teeth, Gums and Your Overall Oral Health? 

Oregano Oil: Can Oregano or Oregano Oil Boost Your Immunity? 

Organic Foods: Are Organic Foods Worth The Money?    

Parkinson's Disease: Can You Prevent, or Treat Parkinson's Disease Using Nutrition? 

Peppers: Have A Powerful Pepper Dinner Tonight

Potatoes: Are White Potatoes Healthy?

Pregnancy: What's The Latest Scoop On Nutrition And Pregnancy?

Probiotics: Do Probiotics Make You Healthier

Protein (Beef): Is Red Meat Bad

Protein (Beef): What's healthier, grass-fed or corn-fed beef?

Protein: Is Plant Protein Better Than Animal Protein?

Protein: Do I Need To Spend Extra Money For Higher Protein Foods? 

Protein (Whey): Should An Avid Cyclist Be Eating Whey Protein Supplements? 

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Research in Nutrition: How Do I Begin A Nutrition Research Project? 

Rice: Is Rice Healthy?  What Kind of Rice Is Best? Brown or White?

Salt: How Much Salt Should We Eat?  

Salt: Can You Suggest Ways of Cutting Down Salt?  

Shopping: How Can I Lower My Food Bills? 

School Lunches: Are School Lunches Healthy?

Soda: How Do Regular and Diet Sodas Affect Your Health?

Southern Cooking: Can Southern Cooking Be Healthy?

Soy: Are Soybeans, Edamame and Tofu Healthy to Eat? 

Squash: How Do You Prepare Winter Squash?      

Sugar or Salt? Which Is Worse, Sugar or Salt? 

Sweeteners: Are Artificial Sweeteners Safe?

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Teenage Nutrition: Does Poor Nutrition Have Effects on Teenagers? 

Thanksgiving: Can Thanksgiving Dinner Be BOTH Delicious and Healthy....Really? 

Thanksgiving: Some Thanksgiving Healthier Ideas

Vitamins: Should We Be Taking Vitamins or Not?

W, Z, Y, Z

Weight Gain: When I Eat One Pound Of Food, Do I Gain One Pound Of Weight?

Weight Gain: Are Americans Getting Fatter?

Weight Gain: How Can I GAIN Weight? 

Weight Loss: How Can I Speed Up My Weight Loss?

Weight Loss Pitfalls: What Are Some Common Weight Loss Pitfalls?

Weight Set Point: Is It Impossible To Permanently Lose Weight Because of My Weight Set Point?