There’s a rare toxin called domoic acid that can turn up in tuna and other seafood and cause anterograde amnesia, the loss of short-term memory popularized in the movie Memento.
Amnesic Seafood Poisoning
May 23, 2012
There’s a rare toxin called domoic acid that can turn up in tuna and other seafood and cause anterograde amnesia, the loss of short-term memory popularized in the movie Memento.
SAD States: Standard American Diet State-By-State Comparison
May 22, 2012
The Standard American Diet is worsening and falls far from the CDC goals for minimal fruit and vegetable intake, with some states doing worse than others.
Preventing Cataracts with Diet
May 21, 2012
Risk of developing cataracts was compared in meateaters, fish-eaters, vegetarians, and vegans.
Prevent Glaucoma and See 27 Miles Farther
May 18, 2012
The risk of glaucoma, the second leading cause of blindness, appears to be dramatically reduced by kale or collard greens consumption, thanks to the phytonutrient pigments lutein and zeaxanthin.
Preventing Macular Degeneration with Diet
May 17, 2012
A healthy diet may not only prevent the complications of diabetes, but also reduce the risk of age-related macular degeneration, another common cause of blindness.
Garden Variety Anti-Inflammation
May 16, 2012
The variety of fruit and vegetable consumption may decrease disease risk, independent of quantity.
Apples and Oranges: Dietary Diversity
May 15, 2012
In addition to quantity and quality, the variety of fruits and vegetables consumed matters, as many phytonutrients are not evenly distributed among the various families and parts of plants.
The Acne-Promoting Effects of Milk
May 14, 2012
Dairy is considered a major cause of the acne epidemic and other more serious chronic diseases in the Western world due to the “abuse” of the mammalian postnatal signaling system by widespread cow milk consumption.
Skim Milk and Acne
May 11, 2012
Three Harvard studies linking acne with dairy consumption in adolescent girls and boys blamed the sex steroid hormone content naturally found in cow’s milk (even without added hormones), particularly skim.
National Dairy Council on Acne and Milk
May 10, 2012
The Harvard Nurses’ Study found an association between high school dairy intake and severe physician-diagnosed acne.
