The 411 on Statins
The cholesterol-lowering statin drug Lipitor has become the best-selling drug of all time, generating more...
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The Corporate Playbook Behind Undermining Dietary Guidelines
The spice cumin can work as well as orlistat, the “anal leakage” obesity drug. In my video Friday Favorites: Benefits of Black Cumin for Weight Loss, I discussed how a total of 17 randomized controlled trials showed that the simple...
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The Stroke Risk of Vegetarians
The first study in history on the incidence of stroke in vegetarians and vegans suggests...
Eating to Lower Lp(a)
What should we eat—and not eat—to lower the cardiovascular disease risk factor lipoprotein(a)? Lipoprotein A,...
How to Treat High Lp(a), an Atherosclerosis Risk Factor
What could help explain severe coronary disease in someone with a healthy lifestyle who is...
Eat Quinoa and Lower Triglycerides?
How do the nutrition and health effects of quinoa compare to other whole grains? “Approximately...
Obesity and a Toxic Food Environment
Implausible explanations for the obesity epidemic serve the needs of food manufacturers and marketers more...
Corporate Influence and Our Epidemic of Obesity
Like the tobacco industry adding extra nicotine to cigarettes, the food industry employs taste engineers...
Should We Take Any Responsibility for the Obesity Epidemic?
The power of the “eat more” food environment can overcome our conscious controls. Food and...
Are Food Ads Making Us Obese?
We all like to think we make important life decisions, like what to eat, consciously...
Marketing Takes Off and Obesity Soars
The unprecedented rise in the power, scope, and sophistication of food marketing starting around 1980...
Do Taxpayer Subsidies Play a Role in the Obesity Epidemic?
Why are U.S. taxpayers giving billions of dollars to support the likes of the sugar...
Processed Foods and Obesity
The rise in the U.S. calorie supply responsible for the obesity epidemic wasn’t just about...
Cutting the Calorie-Rich-And-Processed Foods
We have an uncanny ability to pick out the subtle distinctions in calorie density of...
Are We Polar Bears in a Jungle?
Rather than being some kind of disorder or a failure of willpower, weight gain is...
What Is the Role of Our Genes in the Obesity Epidemic?
The “fat gene” accounts for less than 1 percent of the differences in size between...
The Roles Diet and Exercise Play in the Obesity Epidemic
The common explanations for the cause of the obesity epidemic put forward by the food...
What Should We Eat?
Here is a review of reviews on the health effects of animal foods versus plant...
What Should We Drink?
Here is a review of reviews on the health effects of tea, coffee, milk, wine,...
Headache and Migraine Relief from Foods
Plant-based diets are put to the test for treating migraine headaches. Headaches are one of...
Children’s Cereals: Candy for Breakfast?
Plastering front-of-package nutrient claims on cereal boxes is an attempt to distract us from the...
Is All Vegan Food Healthy?
How do healthier plant-based diets compare to unhealthy plant foods and animal foods when it...
How Much Added Sugar Is Okay?
Public health authorities continue to lower the upper tolerable limit of daily added sugar intake....
Exploring Indian Cuisine with Sheil Shukla
We had the pleasure of talking with Dr. Sheil Shukla about his work, food, traditional...
Does Marijuana Affect Weight Gain or Bone Density?
Are the apparent adverse effects of heavy cannabis use on the bone just due to...
