Does Chewing Gum Burn Calories?
What are the effects of chewing gum on hunger and appetite? “Horace Fletcher,” proclaimed one...
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The Mineral Intake Recommendations Only 1 in 6,000 U.S. Adults Meet
What are the direct health implications of making clean meat—that is, meat without animals? In a 1932 article in Popular Mechanics entitled “Fifty Years Hence,” Winston Churchill predicted that we would one day “escape the absurdity of growing a whole...
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Cannabis on Fertility and Pregnancy
Pregnant and breastfeeding women should probably be advised to either decrease or, when possible, cease...
Chewing Gum for Weight Loss?
If extra chewing is effective in suppressing your appetite when it comes to food, what...
Diabetes Associations Recognize Plant-Based Diets
Plant-based diets are the single most important—yet underutilized—opportunity to reverse the pending obesity and diabetes-induced...
Can We Stop Tooth Decay?
If sugar consumption is considered to be the one and only cause of cavities, can...
Eating for Stroke Prevention
Strokes are one of the leading causes of death and disability in the world. They...
Exploring Hispanic Cuisine with Sylvia Klinger
Meet Sylvia Klinger. We had the pleasure of interviewing her about food history and culture....
What Is the Best Diet for Preventing Colon Cancer?
What would happen within just two weeks after swapping the diets of Americans with those...
What Are the Best Foods for Preventing Colon Cancer?
A low-fiber diet is a key driver of microbiome depletion, the disappearance of diversity in...
The Political Power of the Food Industry
What can millions of dollars in the hands of the lobbying industry do to shut...
Are Nutrients Preserved by Pressure Cooking?
How does Dr. Greger pressure steam his greens? In a review of more than one...
Treating Reflux in Kids with Diet
Even those who test negative for cow’s milk allergy may have hypersensitivity reactions to dairy...
When Is the Best Time to Floss?
How good is the evidence that flossing is effective? According to randomized controlled trials, what...
Fighting Inflammation and Treating Osteoarthritis with Berries
What did double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trials on berries and the first clinical study on the...
High Oxalate Greens and Kidney Stones
Given their oxalate content, how much is too much spinach, chard, beet greens, chaga mushroom...
Do the Oxalates in Spinach Cause Kidney Stones?
Even though dietary oxalates may have a limited effect on the risk of kidney stones...
Preorder How Not to Age Today
I’m thrilled to announce that preorders are now open for How Not to Age, my...
The Best Way to Cook Greens
What is the best way to prepare dark green leafy vegetables, the most nutrient-dense foods...
Are There Any Benefits of Flaxseed for Weight Loss?
Were the flaxseed studies showing 20 pounds of weight loss just flukes? Canada now allows...
The Best Duct Tape for Wart Removal
Why do some experiments show that duct tape is ineffective for treating warts? In 1978,...
Should We Remove Warts with Duct Tape?
Duct tape beat out ten other wart treatments for cost and effectiveness, so why isn’t...
Removing Warts with Duct Tape?
Duct tape beat out cryotherapy (freezing) for treating warts in a randomized, controlled, head-to-head trial. ...
Toxoplasmosis Prevention
What are the risks of contracting the brain parasite toxoplasma from cat litter or meat? ...
The 411 on Blood Pressure
The number one killer on Earth is a bad diet, and high blood pressure is...
