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...
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Bone Fractures, Lung Cancer, and Vitamin B12 Supplements?
How do the nutrition and health effects of quinoa compare to other whole grains? “Approximately 90% of the world’s calories are provided by less than one percent of the known 250,000 edible plant species.” The big three are wheat, corn,...
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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...
Restricting Calories for Longevity?
Though a bane for dieters, a slower metabolism may actually be a good thing. We’ve...
Top 10 NutritionFacts.org Videos of 2023
We create more than a hundred new videos every year. They are the culmination of...
Sugar and Gaining Weight
The sugar industry responds to evidence implicating sweeteners in the obesity epidemic. In terms...
The New Rule for Calories per Pound of Weight Loss
You may lose a pound of fat by skipping just 10 calories a day or...
Why Weight Loss Plateaus on Diets
What are the metabolic and behavioral adaptations that slow weight loss? Thanks to millions...
Debunking the 3,500-Calorie-per-Pound Rule
How many fewer calories do you have to eat every day to lose one pound...
Dairy Milk Hormones’ Effects on Cancer
What are the effects of the female sex hormones in cow’s milk on men, women,...
The 411 on Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12 is not made by plants or animals, but by microbes blanketing the earth....
Keto Diets and Diabetes
Ketogenic diets are put to the test for diabetes reversal. As you can see...
Muscle Shrinkage and Bone Loss on Keto Diets?
Ketogenic diets have been found to undermine exercise efforts and lead to muscle shrinkage and...
The Safety of Keto Diets
What are the effects of ketogenic diets on nutrient sufficiency, gut flora, and heart disease...
Can You Sustain Weight Loss on Ketosis?
Might the appetite-suppressing effects of ketosis improve dietary compliance? The new data are said to...
Can You Lose Weight on a Keto Diet?
Let’s dive into ketogenic diets and their $33-billion gimmick. The carbohydrate–insulin model of obesity, the...
Testing the Keto Diet Theory
Do low-carb and ketogenic diets have a metabolic advantage for weight loss? When you don’t...
Keto Diet to Effectively Fight Cancer?
What does the science say about the clinical use of ketogenic diets for epilepsy and...
Explore Native American Cuisine with Chef Lois Ellen Frank
Meet Chef Lois Ellen Frank, Ph.D. We had the pleasure of talking with her about...
Can You Lose Weight with Pills?
Studies show that many doctors either tend to overestimate the amount of weight that can...
Is It Safe to Take Weight-Loss Pills?
Why don’t more people take the weight-loss medications currently on the market? Despite the myriad...
Tap, Filtered, or Bottled Water?
There are disinfection byproducts in tap water. What happened when Brita, PUR, ZeroWater, and refrigerator...
Say No to Fish for Five Years Before Pregnancy
Advisories telling pregnant women to cut down on fish consumption may be too late for...
Does Chewing Gum Burn Calories?
What are the effects of chewing gum on hunger and appetite? “Horace Fletcher,” proclaimed one...
