Dr. Lowman’s latest Nature’s Secrets column in newsobserver.com:
Thanks to first lady Michelle Obama’s healthy-eating campaign, and to a number of recent medical reports, Americans are looking more closely at their diets. Most countries have evolved a cuisine over many centuries based on their environment and culture. The French stay healthy with a long-standing affection for red wine, cheese, fresh bread and olive oil; Asians remain slim and relatively free of heart attacks with fish and rice. But in the past few decades, Americans have witnessed radical dietary shifts, ranging from obsessions for fast foods, low cholesterol, fiber, omega-3 and flax. What next?
