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  1. Preventing COPD with Diet Preventing COPD with Diet April 27, 2012

    Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is now the third leading cause of death. The good news is that in addition to smoking cessation there are dietary interventions that can help prevent COPD.

  2. EPIC Findings on Lymphoma EPIC Findings on Lymphoma April 6, 2012

    In a study of a half million people, which was most associated with the risk of developing lymphoma? Red meat, processed meat, poultry, offal, eggs, or milk?

  3. Meat Additives to Diminish Toxicity Meat Additives to Diminish Toxicity March 6, 2012

    How meat scientists justify their promotion of foods associated with cancer risk.

  4. Vitamin C-Enriched Bacon Vitamin C-Enriched Bacon March 2, 2012

    The addition of vitamin C to processed (cured) meats such as bacon may actually make them more carcinogenic.

  5. Prevention Is Better Than Cured Meat Prevention Is Better Than Cured Meat February 29, 2012

    The levels of nitrosamines—considered the most carcinogenic agents in cigarette smoke—were recently measured in an array of processed meats including chicken, turkey, and pork.

  1. Are Nitrates Pollutants or Nutrients? Are Nitrates Pollutants or Nutrients? February 28, 2012

    Phytonutrients such as vitamin C prevent the formation of nitrosamines from nitrites, which explains why adding nitrite preservatives to processed meat can be harmful, but adding more vegetables and their nitrite-forming nitrates to our diet can be helpful.

  2. Bacon and Botulism Bacon and Botulism February 27, 2012

    The nitrite preservatives in processed meats such as bologna, bacon, ham, and hot dogs form carcinogenic nitrosamines but also reduce the growth of botulism bacteria, forcing regulators to strike a balance between consumers risking cancer or a deadly form of food poisoning.

  3. When Nitrites Go Bad When Nitrites Go Bad February 24, 2012

    Nitrites in processed meat form nitrosamines, a class of potent carcinogens found in cigarette smoke, which may explain why hot dog consumption has been associated with the two leading pediatric cancers, brain tumors and childhood leukemia.

  4. Is Bacon Good or Is Spinach Bad? Is Bacon Good or Is Spinach Bad? February 23, 2012

    If the nitrates in vegetables such as greens are health-promoting because they can be turned into nitrites and then nitric oxide inside our bodies, what about the nitrites added to cured meats such as bacon, ham, and hot dogs?

  5. Avoiding a Sugary Grave Avoiding a Sugary Grave December 29, 2011

    500 foods were tested for advanced glycation end products (AGEs).

  1. Too Much Iodine Can Be as Bad as Too Little Too Much Iodine Can Be as Bad as Too Little September 9, 2011

    Excessive intake of kelp (kombu) or thyroid-containing sausages can lead to iodine toxicity.

  2. Meat & Multiple Myeloma Meat & Multiple Myeloma April 1, 2011

    Meat consumption may increase one’s risk of a variety of blood cancers.

  3. Research Into Reversing Aging Research Into Reversing Aging February 22, 2011

    The first dietary intervention shown to boost telomerase activity.

  4. Xenoestrogens & Early Puberty Xenoestrogens & Early Puberty January 16, 2011

    Until the twentieth century, the average age of puberty for girls was 16 or 17 years old.

  5. Meat Hormones & Female Infertility Meat Hormones & Female Infertility January 12, 2011

    What is behind the purported link between poultry consumption and anovulatory infertility?