19 Articles by Will Clower, PhD
Will Clower, PhD
Chocolate Is A Health Food. This Doctor Gives Us The Proof We've Been Waiting For
Pass the chocolate truffles.
Train Your Palate To Love Healthy Food In 3 Steps
Learn how to love your food and change your palate.
Why Everything You Thought You Knew About Hydration Is Probably Wrong
Nope, it's not water or sports drinks.
America's Health Isn't Nearly As Bad As You Thought. Here's Why
Listen up, there's actually good news.
You're Drinking Coffee All Wrong. Here's How To Fix It
Are you making one of these sneaky mistakes?
The Surprising Thing That The World's Heaviest Countries Have In Common
If you look at the obesity rates of all the countries around the world, you'll see that six of the top eight most overweight countries speak English....
Is Fasting Actually Healthy? What Science Can Tell Us
Whether it's part of an ancient religious tradition or a popular new diet, many people are turning to fasting to improve their health. But what does...
How Dark Chocolate Could Actually Help You Curb Your Sugar Cravings
Concerned about your sugar consumption? Here's how dark chocolate (yes, chocolate!) can actually help you control your hunger and curb your cravings.
What Your Type-A Personality Really Means For Your Health
The overachievers who just cannot get themselves to sit down and chill out for a second.
What The News Media Got Wrong About 'The Chocolate Hoax'
Earlier this spring, science journalist John Bohannon set out to show how easily shoddy nutritional studies can make their way into the media.
Why The American Diet Needs To Go Even More Mediterranean
Every five years, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) update the Dietary Guidelines for...
How To Eat A Cheeseburger & Wind Up Healthy (Funny)
Americans face every January with renewed resolutions to fight the fat, battle the bulge, handle the love handles. And yet, every year the Centers for...
Don't Blame Big Food For Our Health Problems, Just Stop Buying Crap
The obesity epidemic is so profound that over 65% of Americans now range from overweight to morbidly obese. As a result, weight problems threaten to...
Sad, But True: Some Doctors Still Recommend Processed Food
The American Society for Nutrition has a stated mission, which includes the following: “… to support the dissemination and application of nutrition...
Wine With Lunch? Why Not?
When I lived in France, doing research on the brain, I ate in the neurological hospital every afternoon. When you eat in the neurological hospital,...
Here's How To Avoid Carcinogens When You're Grilling
After our wicked cold winter this year, we’re oh-so-ready to just get outside. One of the iconic outdoor summer activities is grilling: Let The Flames...
Why You Should Have A Little Dark Chocolate Every Day
Do you ever feel like health advice has bipolar disorder or at the very least, mood swings? One day margarine is going to save your heart and then we...
What I Wish Everyone Knew About Chocolate & Weight Loss
I give “chocolate eating lessons” all over the country. It’s fun. I put chocolate out there as a solution to our weight and health problems—as a...
Want To Lose Weight? Eat Chocolate
I love being the bearer of good news. In this case, it's that chocolate, arguably the most beloved food on Earth, should be eaten to help control...
