Skip Breakfast to Lose Weight?
Breakthroughs in the field of chronobiology—the study of our circadian rhythms—help solve the mystery of...
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Protect Your Arteries from Saturated Fat with These Foods
Caloric restriction can boost levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which is considered to play a critical role in mood disorders. For more than a century, fasting has been espoused as a treatment of supposed “great utility in the preservation...
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Daily Dozen–Inspired Recipes
Dr. Greger developed the Daily Dozen using the best available balance of evidence from scientific...
Are Branched-Chain Amino Acids Good for Us?
I discuss why we may not want to exceed the recommended intake of protein. Diabetes...
The Efficacy of Weight-Loss Supplements
Are there any safe and effective dietary supplements for weight loss? In a previous discussion,...
The Safety of Weight-Loss Supplements
Only 2 out of 12 supplement companies were found to have weight-loss products that were...
The Pros of Garlic Powder for Heart Disease
See what a penny a day’s worth of garlic powder can do. In ancient Greece,...
Pre-Cut Vegetables and Endotoxins
Endotoxins can build up on pre-cut vegetables and undermine some of their benefits. You may...
Are Fortified Children’s Breakfast Cereals Just Candy?
The industry responds to the charge that breakfast cereals are too sugary. In 1941, the...
Fighting Inflammation with Flaxseeds
Elevated levels of pro-inflammatory, aging-associated oxylipins can be normalized by eating ground flaxseed. I previously...
Celebrating Food, Activism, and Black History Month with Dr. Paule Joseph
We had the pleasure of talking with Dr. Paule Joseph about her work, food, activism,...
The Pros of Early Time-Restricted Eating
Calories eaten in the morning count less than calories eaten in the evening, and they’re...
What the Science Says About Time-Restricted Eating
Are there benefits to giving yourself a bigger daily break from eating? The reason...
The Neurotoxin in Star Fruit
Starfruit contains a neurotoxin known as caramboxin that can cause irreversible brain damage at high...
A Look at the 5:2 Diet and the Fasting-Mimicking Diet
What are the effects of eating only five days a week or following a fasting-mimicking...
Is Our Life Expectancy Extended by Intermittent Fasting?
Alternate-day modified fasting is put to the test for lifespan extension. Is it true that...
How Safe Is Alternate-Day Intermittent Fasting?
Eating every other day can raise your cholesterol. Are there any downsides to fasting...
Plant-Based Meats and Our Health
According to the United Nations, meat and dairy production would need to be doubled to...
Putting Alternate-Day Intermittent Fasting to the Test
Does eating every other day prevent the metabolic slowing that accompanies weight loss, or does...
Marijuana and Schizophrenia?
The evidence linking cannabis use to psychotic disorders is considered strong enough to warrant a...
The Safety of Fasting to Lose Weight
Why should fasts lasting longer than 24 hours and particularly for three or more days...
Does Fasting Benefit Weight Loss?
Like the keto diet, fasting for one or two weeks can actually slow the loss...
Putting the Benefits of Fasting for Weight Loss to the Test
For more than a century, fasting has been used as a weight-loss treatment. I’ve talked...
Flavonoid Benefits from Apple Peels
Peeled apples are pitted head-to-head against unpeeled apples (and spinach) in a test of artery...
Any Pitfalls with Restricting Calories?
How may we preserve bone and mass on a low-calorie diet? One of the...
