Starch-Blocking Foods for Diabetics?
How did doctors treat diabetes before insulin? Almost a thousand medicinal plants are known antidiabetic...
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Are Potassium Chloride Salt Substitutes Worth Trying?
Not all protein is created equal. Animal proteins have different impacts on our kidneys, for example, than proteins from plants. Within hours of consuming meat, our kidneys rev up into hyperfiltration mode, dramatically increasing their workload. This is true of...
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Which Works Better: Adding Beans or Portion Control?
People who eat the most legumes appear to only have a fraction of the risk...
Which Nut Suppresses Cancer Cell Growth the Most?
People who eat nuts in their adolescence may have a better chance of fighting off...
How Not to Die Hits New York Times Best Seller List!
NutritionFacts.org Needs Your Help 2015 marks the 4-year anniversary of NutritionFacts.org. In that time, our...
Making Plant-Based Diets the New Normal
A Nutritional Update for Physicians was published in the official journal of Kaiser Permanente, the...
Coffee for Hepatitis C
Decades ago, researchers in Norway came upon an unexpected finding. Alcohol consumption was associated with...
There Was No Book… Until Now!
People are more likely to die during December and January than any other time of...
Dr. Greger Takes on Vitamin C for Cancer in New DVD
Vitamin C is no stranger to controversy. It took 40 years between when citrus fruits...
Do Dietary Toxins Contribute to Hand Tremors?
Essential tremor, affecting 1 in 25 adults over 40 and up to 1 in 5...
How Learning to Cook Can Save Your Life
The eating habits of modern Americans have been described as, “eating breakfast in their cars,...
Is It Better to Bake, Boil, or Steam Sweet Potatoes?
I previously talked about the cancer fighting properties of sweet potatoes (See Anti-Cancer Potential of...
Sweet Potato Proteins vs. Cancer
Sweet potatoes can be considered a superfood. They are one of the healthiest and cheapest...
Where Are the Lowest Rates of Alzheimer’s in the World?
The rates of dementia differ greatly around the world, from the lowest rates in Africa,...
Coca-Cola Stopped Sponsoring the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
The American Dietetic Association (ADA) is the world’s largest association of nutrition professionals. They claim...
How Dark Chocolate Affects Our Arteries
Chocolate: delicious beauty or harmful beast? Or both? Although chocolate products can contain high levels...
How Do Broccoli Supplements Compare to Sprouts?
Your parents would have been smart to tell you to to “eat your broccoli.” But...
Why Some Dietary Cholesterol Studies Fail to Show Harm
How else can we make decisions for ourselves and our families but by the best...
Topical Application of Turmeric Curcumin for Cancer
In my video, Turmeric Curcumin and Colon Cancer, I talked about a study where researchers...
Preventing and Treating Colon Cancer with Turmeric Curcumin
The low incidence of bowel cancer in India is often attributed to natural antioxidants such...
How to Reduce Your Dietary Cadmium Absorption
Cadmium is known as a highly toxic metal that represents a major hazard to human...
Reduce Workout Soreness with Watermelon
Long-distance runners and cross-fit athletes alike know it well: Delayed-onset muscle soreness is the discomfort...
How to Treat Gout With Diet
The Washington State Fruit Commission, our largest cherry producer, can fund reviews that cherry-pick studies...
Which Are More Anti-Inflammatory: Sweet Cherries or Tart Cherries?
Haggis, the national dish of Scotland, is a savory pudding of heart, liver, lungs, and...
Dr. Greger Takes on Calcium Supplements in New DVD
The optimal daily calcium intake is one of the most controversial areas in nutrition. Unlike...
