Author Archives: Victor Pai, MS

About Victor Pai, MS

Victor has a masters degree in biomedical science and is a PhD candidate working on adipocyte (fat cell) metabolism at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Q: What do you think about the keto diet? Is it unhealthy despite all the benefits people are seeing?

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Victor Pai, MS

At this point, most people have heard of, considered, or perhaps even tried a ketogenic diet to lose weight and become healthier. The diet’s recent popularity has led many to wonder if it is nothing more than a pseudoscientific fad, … Continue reading →

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Q: Do we need to take vitamin supplements or do our diets suffice? I heard we can’t absorb all the nutrients at once.

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Victor Pai, MS

Vitamins are essential nutrients and key to maintaining a healthy metabolism. They are essential because our bodies have no way to synthesize them, and thus they must be obtained through our diets. In general, a well-balanced diet will provide sufficient … Continue reading →

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