In Print
For over 18 years, Karen Collins wrote two weekly columns, Nutrition Notes and Nutrition-Wise, carried on MSNBC.com and nationally syndicated through the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR), resulting in over 1800 articles carried nationally.
You can find Karen’s current syndicated Q&A column, HealthTalk, on the AICR website and others, and in newspapers nationwide.
Karen has helped millions of readers sort through nutrition information to find what’s real, and what’s not supported by solid research. She has a knack for guiding readers to applying the research findings in their own lives.
Read Karen’s most popular articles, see how she takes nutrition from daunting to doable. You can read more on her blog.
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News Stories in Perspective
- A Call to Reduce Added Sugars by 30 to 50 Percent
- Chronic Inflammation: The Elephant in the Room of our Health
- Can Garlic Fight Cancer?
- Putting Red Meat in Perspective
- Going Gluten-Free?
Weight Issues and Solutions
- Does More Fiber Mean More Weight Loss?
- Normal Weight but Obese
- Keeping Track for Success
- What’s Your Relationship with Food?
- French Lessons in Weight Control
Cancer Risk and Cancer Survivors
- Reducing Breast Cancer Risk: Which Steps Are Best?
- Broccoli: Why the Ups & Downs?
- Stopping Colon Cancer Before It Starts
- Americans Confused about Cancer
Walking the Talk of Good Nutrition
- Coupons: Helping or Hurting Healthy Eating Goals?
- Raising Vegetable Eaters
- The Reasons We Eat
- Seafood Choices for Your Health & a Healthy World
- Five Ways to Green Your Kitchen on a Budget
- What a "Natural" Label Really Means
- Cutting Grocery Costs without Cutting Nutrition
- Reduce Food Waste by Eating Smarter, Not Clean Plate Club Membership
- Is Fast Food the Problem?
- Whole Grains: More Than You Think
- Probiotics for Cancer Prevention?
- What’s Your Vegetable-to-Meat Ratio?
- Nutritional Gatekeeper: How Big a Role?
