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  1. Breast Cancer Survival and Trans Fat Breast Cancer Survival and Trans Fat March 28, 2012

    Breast cancer survivors may reduce their chances of survival if they eat too much trans fat, found primarily in the American diet in junk food and animal products.

  2. Trans Fat, Saturated Fat, and Cholesterol: Tolerable Upper Intake of Zero Trans Fat, Saturated Fat, and Cholesterol: Tolerable Upper Intake of Zero December 23, 2011

    The intake of trans fats which come mostly from junk food and animal products, saturated fat mostly from dairy products and chicken, and cholesterol coming mostly from eggs and chicken should be as low as possible.

  3. New Dietary Guidelines for Americans New Dietary Guidelines for Americans November 4, 2011

    Following the recommendations of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee to “shift food intake patterns to a more plant-based diet,” the latest USDA guidelines include a vegan adaptation.

  4. Dietary Guidelines: The First 25 Years Dietary Guidelines: The First 25 Years October 27, 2011

    How have the Dietary Guidelines for Americans evolved over the years since they were first issued in 1980?

  5. Dietary Guidelines: USDA Conflicts of Interest Dietary Guidelines: USDA Conflicts of Interest October 25, 2011

    The mission of the U.S. Department of Agriculture is to promote agribusiness. At the same time, USDA is the agency primarily tasked with developing the nutrition guidelines.

  1. Nation’s Diet in Crisis Nation’s Diet in Crisis October 19, 2011

    Survey reveals the vast majority of Americans are not eating healthy even by U.S. dietary guideline standards.

  2. Calculate Your Healthy Eating Score Calculate Your Healthy Eating Score August 24, 2011

    Rate your diet on a scale of 0 to 100 using the phytochemical index and compare your score to the standard American diet.

  3. Antioxidant Power of Plant Foods Versus Animal Foods Antioxidant Power of Plant Foods Versus Animal Foods August 23, 2011

    On average, plant foods have 64 times more antioxidant power than red meat, poultry, fish, dairy, and eggs, but is it a fair comparison?

  4. Is Licorice Good For You? Is Licorice Good For You? May 25, 2011

    The safe upper limit of licorice consumption and why pregnant women may be at particularly high risk.

  5. Are Dates Good For You? Are Dates Good For You? May 20, 2011

    Do the beneficial phytonutrients in dates make up for their high sugar content?

  1. Mothers Overestimate Dietary Quality Mothers Overestimate Dietary Quality May 5, 2011

    Mothers have been found to dramatically overestimate the quality of their preschoolers’ diets

  2. What’s in a Burger? What’s in a Burger? May 3, 2011

    Cleveland Clinic pathologists dissect fast food burgers to see what’s inside.

  3. Healthiest Chocolate Fix Healthiest Chocolate Fix April 15, 2011

    Which has the highest levels of beneficial phytonutrients: baking chocolate, chocolate syrup, cocoa powder, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, or semi-sweet chocolate?

  4. Deep Frying Toxins Deep Frying Toxins March 16, 2011

    Volatile toxins created by deep frying may pose a respiratory risk.

  5. Update on Chocolate Update on Chocolate November 19, 2010

    Results of a major international scientific conference summarized