An Ideal Waist Size
The book Dieting Makes You Fat was published originally in the 1980s and then repeatedly...
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How Big Is the Cancer Risk from Processed Meat?
Chlorohydrin contaminates hydrolyzed vegetable protein products and refined oils. In 1978, chlorohydrins were found in protein hydrolysates. What does that mean? Proteins can be broken down into amino acids using a chemical process called hydrolysis, and free amino acids (like...
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An Ideal BMI
Is there a unisex chart for optimal weight based on height? We seem to have...
Exploring the Obesity Paradox
How do we explain studies that suggest overweight individuals live longer? Martin Luther King Jr....
Obesity’s Impacts on Our Immune System and Kidney and Liver Diseases
What are the effects of weight loss on natural killer cell function, our first line...
Obesity’s Impacts on Gallstones, Acid Reflux, and Heart Disease
Sufficient, sustained weight loss may cut the risk of fatal heart attacks and strokes in...
Obesity’s Impacts on Our Brain, Dementia, and Fertility
Weight loss can decrease dementia risk and improve mental performance and fertility. As I’ve discussed...
Obesity’s Impact on Back Pain, Blood Pressure, Cancer, and Diabetes
Losing weight can reduce sciatica, hypertension, and cancer risk, as well as reverse type 2...
Top 10 NutritionFacts.org Videos of 2024
We create more than a hundred new videos every year. They are the culmination of...
The Best Alternative to Knee Replacement for Osteoarthritis
Is there a non-surgical alternative to knee replacement surgery that treats the cause and offers...
Does Fasting Help Autoimmune Diseases?
Various fasting regimens have been attempted for inflammatory autoimmune diseases, such as lupus, ankylosing spondylitis,...
Does Fasting Help Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Fasting, followed by a plant-based diet, is put to the test for autoimmune inflammatory joint...
Cannabis, Strokes, and Heart Attacks?
The temporary quintupling of heart attack risk associated with cannabis smoking may be due to...
Bone Fractures, Lung Cancer, and Vitamin B12 Supplements?
What do randomized controlled trials of high-dose daily vitamin B12 supplementation show about its effects...
Acne and Vitamin B12
Acne can be triggered in one in ten people who get vitamin B12 injections. “Acne...
Eating to Reverse Heart Failure
An entire issue of a cardiology journal dedicated to plant-based nutrition explores the role an...
Pole Walking to Lose Weight?
Does walking with poles, also known as Nordic pole walking or “exerstriding,” beat out regular...
Diets with the Lowest Carbon Footprint
Why don’t environmental groups advocate for climate-friendlier diets? In what “was arguably the largest ever...
How Heavy Is Your Food’s Carbon Footprint?
How much greenhouse gas does the production of different foods cause, measured in miles driven...
Eating to Fight the Climate Crisis
The EAT-Lancet Commission lays out the best diet for human and planetary health. “Scientists have...
Junk Food in Hospitals
Why is hospital food so unhealthy? “Put in stark terms, CVD [cardiovascular disease] claims 1...
Celebrating Native American Cuisine with Chef Lois Ellen Frank, Ph.D.
Meet Chef Lois Ellen Frank, Ph.D. We had the pleasure of talking with Dr. Frank...
Cannabis and Cars
Did traffic fatalities increase or decrease after cannabis legalization? Is cannabis-impaired driving a public health...
A Look at Bariatric Surgery
Obesity isn’t new, but the obesity epidemic is. We went from a few corpulent queens...
Celebrating Veterans Day with Bill Muir
We had the pleasure of talking with Bill Muir about his work in the military...
