Can Alcohol Cause Cancer?
If even light drinking can cause cancer, why don’t doctors warn their patients about it?...
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Bird Flu: A Virus of Our Own Hatching
Meet Chef Lois Ellen Frank, Ph.D. We had the pleasure of talking with her about food history, health, and culture. Read on and enjoy her recipe for Three Sisters Stew. Tell us a little about your work. Chef Walter Whitewater and I are based...
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Apple Peels Put to the Test for Chronic Joint Pain
Are the health benefits associated with apple consumption simply due to other healthy behaviors among...
Is Aloe Effective for Blood Pressure, Inflammatory Bowel, Wound Healing, and Burns?
I discuss the risks and benefits of aloe vera. “Aloe vera is one of the...
Top 10 NutritionFacts.org Videos of 2021
NutritionFacts.org arises from my annual review of the medical literature. With the help of a team...
Is It the Sugar, the Milk, or the Cocoa in Chocolate Causing Acne?
Is the link between chocolate and acne due to the sugar, the milk, or the...
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Thanks to your generosity, we have almost hit our goal! Without your support, I wouldn’t...
Does Chocolate Cause Acne?
What are the effects of dairy products, sugar, and chocolate on the formation of pimples?...
Dining by Traffic Light: Green Is for Go, Red Is for Stop
In this article, I explain my traffic light system for ranking the relative healthfulness of...
Support NutritionFacts.org — Fill the Carrot
Today is the start of our annual end-of-year fundraising drive. More than half of our...
How to Balance the Risks and Benefits of Mammograms
Fact boxes can quantify benefits and harms in a clear and accessible format. When it...
Doctors Tested for Basic Understanding of Mammogram Math
If doctors don’t understand health statistics, how can they possibly properly counsel patients? “In these...
Breast Cancer Can Grow and Spread for Decades Before “Early” Detection
“Early” detection is actually really late. Without mammograms, breast cancer may not be caught for...
Learn More Than 97% of Doctors About Lead-Time Bias
After reading this, you’ll know more than an estimated 97 percent of doctors about a...
Does Laptop Wi-Fi Affect Fertility?
Should laptops not be on laps? What is the effect of WiFi exposure on sperm...
Free Recipe for a Great Fall Meal and New Volume of Videos
My new volume of videos—the 56th, if you can believe it!—is out now. In it,...
Does Cell Phone Radiation Affect Fertility?
What is the effect of cell phone radiation on sperm motility and DNA damage? “Are...
Fewer Than One in Ten Informed About Most Serious Downside of Mammograms
What do nine in ten women say they were never told about mammograms, even though...
Overtreatment of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
Nine out of ten women don’t realize that some breast cancers would never have caused...
Millions of Years of Healthy Life Lost Due to Cannabis
Every year, cannabis is estimated to result in two million years of healthy life lost...
Marijuana Can Be Habit-Forming
The evidence clearly indicates that long-term marijuana use can lead to addiction, but are there...
Those Who Claim the Greatest Benefit From Mammograms May Ironically Suffer the Most Harm
The mammogram paradox is that women who are harmed the most, are the ones who...
How Much Cancer Do Mammograms Cause?
What is the risk-benefit ratio of the cancers picked up by mammograms and the cancers...
Curing Canker Sores (Aphthous Ulcers) with Diet
Does excluding dairy products, food additives, and gluten-containing grains from one’s diet help those with...
Do Mammograms Have to Be Painful?
Excessive breast compression during mammography may not improve image quality and can cause unnecessary pain. ...
