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Better Than Green Tea?
January 6, 2012
The antioxidant content of a number of popular beverages is compared: black tea, coffee, Coke, espresso, grape juice, green tea, hibiscus tea, milk, Pepsi, Red Bull, red tea, red wine, and white wine. Which beats out even powdered (matcha) green tea?
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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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Alkaline Water: a Scam?
October 17, 2011
Hawkers of “ionizer” water machines (like Kangen) claim healing alkaline water benefits; skeptics call it snake oil. They both may be wrong.
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Prozac Residues in Fish
May 7, 2011
Pharmaceuticals flushed into our waterways may end up contaminating fish.
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Caffeine During Pregnancy
April 22, 2011
How much is too much?
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Overdosing on Tea
April 20, 2011
How much is too much?
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Soymilk Suppression?
April 16, 2011
Does soymilk have the same tea phytonutrient blocking effects as cow’s milk?
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Benzene in Carrot Juice
March 17, 2011
Which beverages have been found to have benzene levels exceeding safety standards?
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Nutrient Blocking Effects of Dairy
February 12, 2011
Dairy appears to block the beneficial effects of tea, but what about other phytonutrients?
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Arsenic in Chicken
February 7, 2011
The poultry industry feeds their birds millions of pounds of arsenic-containing drugs every year.
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Nutrition Without Calories
November 10, 2010
What has the opposite of junk food—nutrition but no calories?
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Bottled Water vs. Tap
October 22, 2010
For most people which is healthier?
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Healthiest Airplane Beverage
October 21, 2010
Which should you choose the next time you fly?
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Acrylamide in French Fries
October 9, 2010
Human studies on whether acrylamide in baked and fried carbohydrates may be carcinogenic.
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The Healthiest Beverage
September 3, 2010
Drinking five cups of green tea every day may extend one’s lifespan.
