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Common drugs, foods, and beverages can disrupt the integrity of our intestinal barrier, causing a...
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Are Potassium Chloride Salt Substitutes Worth Trying?
We co-evolved a symbiosis with our good gut bacteria, but we aren’t holding up our end of the bargain. If you look at the classics—the most frequently cited articles in the scientific nutrition literature—the original glycemic index paper ranks tenth,...
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Keeping Better Score of Your Diet
How can you get a perfect diet score? How do you rate the quality of...
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People with genetic mutations that leave them with an LDL cholesterol of 30 mg/dL live...
How to Beat Heart Disease Before It Starts
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Is Fasting an Effective Treatment for Diabetes?
By losing 15% of their body weight, nearly 90% of those who have had type...
All About Allulose
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Can Olive Oil Compete with Arthritis Drugs?
What happened when topical olive oil was pitted against an ibuprofen-type drug for osteoarthritis and...
The Hidden Costs of Bariatric Surgery
Weight regain after bariatric surgery can have devastating psychological effects. How Sustainable Is the Weight...
Is Surgery Necessary to Reverse Diabetes?
Losing weight without rearranging your gastrointestinal anatomy carries advantages beyond just the lack of surgical...
Top 10 NutritionFacts.org Videos of 2025
We create more than a hundred new videos every year. They are the culmination of...
Bariatric Surgery: Risks in the OR and Beyond
The extent of risk from bariatric weight-loss surgery may depend on the skill of the...
Bariatric Weight-Loss Surgery and Mortality
Today, death rates after weight-loss surgery are considered to be “very low,” occurring in perhaps...
How Healthy Are Baruka Nuts?
How do barukas, also known as baru almonds, compare with other nuts? There is a...
Can Vegan Fecal Transplants Lower TMAO Levels?
If the microbiome of those eating plant-based diets protects against the toxic effects of TMAO,...
Is Aflatoxin a Concern?
Is “toxic mold syndrome” a real thing? What do we do about toxic mold contamination...
Are the Effects of Ochratoxin Concerning?
The overall cost-benefit ratio for mycotoxins depends on which food is contaminated. Ochratoxin has been...
Mold Toxins in Cereals, Herbs, Spices, and Wine
Most crops are contaminated with fungal mycotoxins, but some foods are worse than others. Oats...
The Effects of Fasting on Cancer
Ever since the days of Hippocrates, 2,400 years ago, fasting has been offered as a...
Fungal Toxins for Breakfast?
One of the few food contaminants found at higher levels in those eating plant-based diets...
Heavy Metal, Headbanging, and Our Health
How might we moderate the rare but very real risk of headbanging? If you search...
Prostate Cancer and Mushrooms
What can reishi mushrooms, shiitake mushroom extracts, and whole, powdered white mushrooms do for cancer...
Cancer Survival and Medicinal Mushrooms
Did the five randomized controlled trials of reishi mushrooms in cancer patients show benefits in...
Celebrating Native American Heritage Month with Chef Lois Ellen Frank, Ph.D.
In honor of National American Heritage Month, we are thrilled to share Chef Lois Ellen...
Plant-Based Hospital Menus
The American Medical Association passed a resolution encouraging hospitals to offer healthy plant-based food options....
