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Michael S. Fenster, MD

Michael S. Fenster, MD

Michael S. Fenster, MD, FACC, FRSM, FSCA&I, MIANE, PEMBA, known to friends and fans simply as “Chef Dr. Mike,” is one of the world’s only board-certified interventional cardiologist and professional chef. He holds cross-faculty appointments at The University of Montana (College of Health and UM Medicine, School of Public Health, and Missoula College Culinary Arts Program). He currently teaches one of the country’s leading courses on Culinary Medicine at The University of Montana. Read full bio.

  • Article TopicsCulinary Medicine and Culinary NutritionFeaturedFood as TreatmentHealthy LivingNews and Research Digest

    Study Spotlight Take-Away With Chef Dr. Mike: Fasting and Cognition: More of When Conventional Wisdom is Neither

    by Michael S. Fenster, MD November 15, 2025
    by Michael S. Fenster, MD November 15, 2025

    “You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I’m not hungry enough to eat six.”  — Yogi Berra Almost everyone these days has heard about intermittent fasting and fasting …

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    Coffee vs. Conventional Wisdom: Why Caffeine Didn’t Spark A-Fib—And Sometimes Protects It—Study Spotlight Take-Away With Chef Dr. Mike

    by Michael S. Fenster, MD November 10, 2025
    by Michael S. Fenster, MD November 10, 2025

    “One of the useful things about age is realizing conventional wisdom is often simply inertia with a candy coating of conformity.”  — Anna Quindlen No doubt you have heard that …

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    Study Spotlight Take-Away With Chef Dr. Mike: UPFs & MS

    by Michael S. Fenster, MD November 3, 2025
    by Michael S. Fenster, MD November 3, 2025

    “Small disconnected facts, if you take note of them, have a way of becoming connected.” — Walker Percy Multiple sclerosis is a “chronic autoimmune disease of the central nervous system, …

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    Poop to the Rescue: How the Gut’s Hidden Microbes Could Help Heal Depression. Study Spotlight Take-Away With Chef Dr. Mike

    by Michael S. Fenster, MD October 20, 2025
    by Michael S. Fenster, MD October 20, 2025

    “Laughter is brightest in the place where the food is.” – Irish Proverb Or to phrase it more simply: “Good food, good mood.” But is it really just about the …

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    The Caloric Myth:Beyond Thermodynamics: Why Not All Calories — or Zero Calories — Are Created Equal

    by Michael S. Fenster, MD October 13, 2025
    by Michael S. Fenster, MD October 13, 2025

    Study Spotlight Take-Away With Chef Dr. Mike:  “In my opinion, it has never been proven that food even has calories. When I bite into a hamburger, I see pickle and …

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    Study Spotlight Take-Away With Chef Dr. Mike: UPFs Matter

    by Michael S. Fenster, MD October 6, 2025
    by Michael S. Fenster, MD October 6, 2025

    “You can ignore reality, but you can’t ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.” ―Ayn Rand Recently, in both the UK and the US, the latest dietary guidelines opted not to …

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    Study Spotlight Take-Away With Chef Dr. Mike: The Power of Perception ― Labels, Lies & Logic

    by Michael S. Fenster, MD September 29, 2025
    by Michael S. Fenster, MD September 29, 2025

    “Perhaps the most tragic way that self-deception harms us is that we start believing our lies and we teach them to others.” ―Cortney S. Warren We all have that friend …

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    Study Spotlight Take-Away With Chef Dr. Mike: Fast Times

    by Michael S. Fenster, MD September 19, 2025
    by Michael S. Fenster, MD September 19, 2025

    The subject of chrononutrition has been covered in several previous columns, e.g., here and here. The very existence of time-dependent effects, i.e., health outcomes impacted by the timing of the …

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    Study Spotlight Take-Away With Chef Dr. Mike: Pregnant Pause ― UPFs, Type 2 Diabetes, and Pregnancy

    by Michael S. Fenster, MD September 13, 2025
    by Michael S. Fenster, MD September 13, 2025

    “The sins of the father are to be laid upon the children.” ― William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice The auguries of the Bard may indeed be true, and the sins of …

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    Study Spotlight Take-Away With Chef Dr. Mike: The Sweet Lies of Sugar Substitutes

    by Michael S. Fenster, MD September 6, 2025
    by Michael S. Fenster, MD September 6, 2025

    “Problem is, while the lie may be sweet as it falls from your lips, the feeling in your gut is always putridly sour. And almost always bang-on.” — Caz Frear, …

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  • Food As Medicine Report
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    • Culinary Medicine and Culinary Nutrition
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