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

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

  2. Treating COPD with Diet Treating COPD with Diet April 30, 2012

    Dietary interventions, including increasing fruit and vegetable intake and decreasing meat intake, may not only help slow the progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, but may actually improve lung function.

  3. 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.

  4. Vegetarians Versus Healthy Omnivores Vegetarians Versus Healthy Omnivores April 5, 2012

    Even after controlling for a variety of dietary and nondietary factors, those eating plant-based diets appear to have lower overall cancer rates.

  5. Coffee and Cancer Coffee and Cancer April 3, 2012

    Coffee consumption is associated with a modest reduction of total cancer incidence.

  1. DNA Protection from Broccoli DNA Protection from Broccoli March 9, 2012

    Eating broccoli appears to make DNA more resistant to damage.

  2. Smoking Versus Kale Juice Smoking Versus Kale Juice March 8, 2012

    The effect of kale juice on LDL and HDL cholesterol and the antioxidant capacity of the blood.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How to Help Prevent Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms How to Help Prevent Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms December 27, 2011

    What dietary behaviors may cut the odds of developing of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in half?

  1. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Ticking Time Balloons Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Ticking Time Balloons December 26, 2011

    A million Americans have a silent aneurysm in their abdominal aorta (AAA) that may become life-threatening over time.

  2. Avoiding Cholesterol Is a No Brainer Avoiding Cholesterol Is a No Brainer September 1, 2011

    Eggs and brains are the two most concentrated sources of cholesterol in the diet.

  3. Vitamin D Pills vs. Tanning Beds Vitamin D Pills vs. Tanning Beds May 29, 2011

    A reclassification of tanning beds as a category 1 carcinogen underscores the importance of vitamin D supplementation for those at risk for deficiency.

  4. Cannabis Receptors & Food Cannabis Receptors & Food May 17, 2011

    Researchers discover a food that stimulates human cannabinoid receptors.

  5. Asian Paradox Asian Paradox April 17, 2011

    Why do people living in Asia have lower heart disease and lung cancer rates than would be expected given their level of smoking?