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Phytochemicals: The Nutrition Facts Missing From the Label
November 25, 2011
There are thousands of flavonoid phytonutrients in fruits, vegetables, and other whole plant foods missing from the nutrition labels that may play a role in delaying the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Dietary Guidelines: It’s All Greek to the USDA
October 31, 2011
Unlike the United States, where the agriculture department is the lead agency on formulating dietary recommendations, other countries such as Greece rely on their health department. What do their dietary guidelines look like?
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Food Industry “Funding Effect”
October 24, 2011
He who pays the piper calls the tune: studies funded by the dairy and soda industries appear to be more biased than even studies funded by drug companies.
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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.
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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?
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New Cholesterol Fighters
March 27, 2011
Eight products put to the cholesterol-lowering test.
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Research Into Reversing Aging
February 22, 2011
The first dietary intervention shown to boost telomerase activity.
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Mercury in Corn Syrup?
November 7, 2010
Fifty different brands of high fructose corn syrup containing foods were tested for mercury.
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Diet & Hyperactivity
November 5, 2010
Are soda drinking teens more hyperactive because of the sugar, caffeine, or preservatives?
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Is Sodium Benzoate Harmful?
November 4, 2010
When combined with ascorbic acid in soda, sodium benzoate can form the potent carcinogen benzene
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Is Gum Arabic Harmful?
November 3, 2010
The verdict on this common food additive.
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Healthiest Airplane Beverage
October 21, 2010
Which should you choose the next time you fly?