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Do frozen yogurt and regular yogurt have the same nutritional value? For years, yogurt has been touted as a health food. It is an excellent source of protein and calcium, not to mention the fact that it contains probiotics; these are good/friendly bacteria that are found in your stomach. They help in digestion. Frozen yogurt is a sweet treat made of milk, sugar, flavoring and yogurt cultures. Most of the sugar and flavorings in frozen yogurt are artificial, but it is possible to find completely natural frozen yogurt. The fact that it is lower in fat, compared to ice cream, but has an almost similar texture has made this treat very popular, especially with the new low-fat diet trend. Frozen yogurt has high sugar content, but is low in fat, so it does contain lots of calories, but not as much as ice cream. The cream, in ice cream, is a source of fat, whereas yogurt is not made of cream, but milk. The probiotics found in regular yogurt will die if exposed to freezing temperatures, or heat...

World Renowned Nutritional Expert or Stand-up Comic? On Saturday I was fortunate enough to attend a lecture in Santa Rosa by Dr. Michael Greger. He was the guest speaker at a gathering of the Farm Animal Protection Project , a volunteer organization that works to prevent animal suffering. Besides being informative, this guy had me laughing from the minute he started until his last slide. He reminds me of Jon Cryer who plays Alan, Charlie Sheens brother in two and a half men. He uses this "quiz show" format to present his material and I certainly did not expect a lecture in clinical nutrition to be this entertaining. If you ever get a chance to listen to him speak, take it. You can also buy his DVDs on the " Latest in Clinical Nutrition " on his website. Michael Greger, M.D. Among his long list of credentials, you may have heard of him as the expert witness in defense of Oprah Winfrey at the infamous "meat defamation" trial. Dr. Greger is the Director of P...