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  1. Amnesic Seafood Poisoning Amnesic Seafood Poisoning May 23, 2012

    There’s a rare toxin called domoic acid that can turn up in tuna and other seafood and cause anterograde amnesia, the loss of short-term memory popularized in the movie Memento.

  2. SAD States: Standard American Diet State-By-State Comparison SAD States: Standard American Diet State-By-State Comparison May 22, 2012

    The Standard American Diet is worsening and falls far from the CDC goals for minimal fruit and vegetable intake, with some states doing worse than others.

  3. Preventing Cataracts with Diet Preventing Cataracts with Diet May 21, 2012

    Risk of developing cataracts was compared in meateaters, fish-eaters, vegetarians, and vegans.

  4. Prevent Glaucoma and See 27 Miles Farther Prevent Glaucoma and See 27 Miles Farther May 18, 2012

    The risk of glaucoma, the second leading cause of blindness, appears to be dramatically reduced by kale or collard greens consumption, thanks to the phytonutrient pigments lutein and zeaxanthin.

  5. Preventing Macular Degeneration with Diet Preventing Macular Degeneration with Diet May 17, 2012

    A healthy diet may not only prevent the complications of diabetes, but also reduce the risk of age-related macular degeneration, another common cause of blindness.

  1. Garden Variety Anti-Inflammation Garden Variety Anti-Inflammation May 16, 2012

    The variety of fruit and vegetable consumption may decrease disease risk, independent of quantity.

  2. Apples and Oranges: Dietary Diversity Apples and Oranges: Dietary Diversity May 15, 2012

    In addition to quantity and quality, the variety of fruits and vegetables consumed matters, as many phytonutrients are not evenly distributed among the various families and parts of plants.

  3. The Acne-Promoting Effects of Milk The Acne-Promoting Effects of Milk May 14, 2012

    Dairy is considered a major cause of the acne epidemic and other more serious chronic diseases in the Western world due to the “abuse” of the mammalian postnatal signaling system by widespread cow milk consumption.

  4. Skim Milk and Acne Skim Milk and Acne May 11, 2012

    Three Harvard studies linking acne with dairy consumption in adolescent girls and boys blamed the sex steroid hormone content naturally found in cow’s milk (even without added hormones), particularly skim.

  5. National Dairy Council on Acne and Milk National Dairy Council on Acne and Milk May 10, 2012

    The Harvard Nurses’ Study found an association between high school dairy intake and severe physician-diagnosed acne.