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• July 31, 2012
  Mineral of the Year—Magnesium

  Despite promising autopsy and population data suggesting that inadequate magnesium intake is a risk factor for sudden cardiac death, it wasn't until recently that this was demonstrated in prospective..
• July 26, 2012
  Uprooting the Leading Causes of Death

  Death in America is largely a foodborne illness. Focusing on studies published just over the last year in peer-reviewed scientific medical journals, Dr. Greger offers practical advice on how best to..
• July 20, 2012
  What Women Should Eat to Live Longer

  A competing risks analysis of the Harvard Nurse's Health Study compares the danger of smoking cigarettes to the danger of animal product consumption (cholesterol) and the benefits of plant foods..
• July 13, 2012
  Preventing Kidney Failure Through Diet

  Given how vascular our kidneys are, it should comes as no surprise that animal protein, animal fat, and cholesterol are associated with declining kidney function (microalbuminurea—loss of protein..
• May 28, 2012
  Hair Testing for Mercury Before Considering Pregnancy

  The EPA safety limit on mercury in fish may not sufficiently protect pregnant women in the United States. This has led to a recommendation that fish-eating women get tested for mercury before..
• May 24, 2012
  A Fine Kettle of Fluoxetine

  Excreted pharmaceutical drugs such as Prozac can end up polluting our waterways and may bioaccumulate in fish flesh.
• May 17, 2012
  Preventing Macular Degeneration with Diet

  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.
• May 11, 2012
  Skim Milk and Acne

  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..