Gerald "Gerry" Pugliese

Gerry is your typical yoga practicing, no pizza or meat eating Italian guy from New Jersey. Seriously, his family still isn’t speaking to him.

Professionally, Gerry’s been Dr. Joel Fuhrman, MD’s blogger since 2005; DiseaseProof.com. Oh, and he also lost a bunch of weight too! 

Gerry's Latest Articles

Would Banning Fast Food Ads Make Kids Thinner?


Burger King
The Burger King, Ronald McDonald and the Taco Bell dog. Their commercials make us laugh, tell a friend, search for them on YouTube, but most importantly, buy what they're selling.

But a new study shows fast food advertising has played a big role in the tripling of childhood obesity, between 1970 and 1999, and a ban on fast food commercials might reverse the trend.

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15 comments · November 24, 2008

Autumn's Super Foods...


Flickr: webgirlpip
The fall can be a real bummer. Days get shorter and the weather gets colder. If it wasn't for football, I'd go mental!

Now if you're jonesing for the fruits of summer. Remember, autumn ushers in a bounty of delicious fall vegetables.

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7 comments · November 19, 2008

Mouth Bacteria Makes Wine, Food Taste Better


Flickr: lanier67
Yeah, a little gross! And I've never heard the guy at the liquor store mention bacteria when recommending an inexpensive but not "cheap" bottle of wine.

Researchers set out to unravel the mystery of this flavor rush certain wines, like Sauvignon Blanc, give off several seconds after the initial sip.

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2 comments · November 17, 2008

Chronic Stomach Pain: When Food Hurts...


Flickr: Guacamole Goalie
Hot peppers, Pop Rocks and soda, puffer fish and wasabi--all foods that hurt! Or at least potentially do.

But for some people, eating ANYTHING can bring about upper abdominal pain, fullness, burning, bloating, belching, nausea and more.

It's caused by functional dyspepsia, a chronic stomach condition, linked to gastroesophageal reflux disease, peptic ulcers and even cancer.

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4 comments · November 10, 2008

Something Smells Fishy


Flickr: Jean-François Chénier
It happens to all of us. Wake up too late to shower. Deodorant lets us down. Maybe even step in some dog crap. But from time to time EVERYONE stinks!

Now imagine reeking ALL the time! And I'm not talking about body order. Imagine living your entire life ALWAYS stinking of dead fish! It can happen.

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3 comments · October 28, 2008

Man Eats 15 POUND Burger!


Associated Press
I guess that's what "winners" look like.

In 4 hours, 39 minutes Brad Sciullo, a 5-foot-11 and 180-pound chef from western Pennsylvania, consumed a MAMMOTH burger called the Beer Barrel Belly Bruiser.

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31 comments · October 20, 2008

Alcohol Leads to Brain Shrinkage


Flickr: Darren Hester
If Wrestlemania and beer pong weren't evidence enough. The human brain actually SHRINKS 1.9% every 10 years.

And now, a new study claims excessive drinking accelerates the shrink-down.

Experts urge that even moderate drinking offers NO protective effects.

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11 comments · October 15, 2008

Presidential Foods


Flickr: hyperbolic pants explosion
The HECK with the war and the economy, we're picking a president here.

So let's talk about hamburgers and ice cream!

Take a look...

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3 comments · October 13, 2008

Popcorn: Eat at Your Own Risk

Crime TV is Making You Fat...

12 Shockingly Absurd Food Inventions

Calories on Menus: Is It Good For New York?

Do Smaller Supermarkets Help Us Eat Better?

Is Yoga Preventative Medicine?

Fight Obesity: Exercise like the Amish

Bizarre Celebrity Diet Ramblings

Food Finds Worse than a Fly in Your Soup!

Chocolate Addict? Try The Chococlock


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