Agosto 1st, 2012 Human Neurotransmitters in Plants The consumption of certain fruits is suggested as a potential treatment for depression, given the...
Agosto 2nd, 2012 The Wrong Way to Boost Serotonin Tryptophan is the precursor to the "happiness hormone" serotonin, so why not take tryptophan supplements...
Agosto 3rd, 2012 A Better Way to Boost Serotonin Contrary to popular belief, the consumption of animal foods may actually decrease tryptophan levels in...
Agosto 6th, 2012 The Best Way to Boost Serotonin The secret to naturally boosting serotonin levels in the brain may include eating foods such...
Agosto 7th, 2012 The True Shelf Life of Cooking Oils Cooking oil manufacturer "best-by" dates are put to the test by comparing the development of...
Agosto 8th, 2012 Black vs. English Walnuts A dramatic difference exists between the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of black walnuts versus English...
Agosto 9th, 2012 Diet Versus Drugs for High Cholesterol Though official recommendations are to first treat high cholesterol with dietary change, many physicians jump...
Agosto 10th, 2012 Nuts & Bolts of Cholesterol Lowering A pooled analysis of studies on nut consumption, cholesterol levels, and risk of death from...
Agosto 13th, 2012 How Fiber Lowers Cholesterol Fiber bulks, speeds, and dilutes the intestinal waste stream to facilitate the removal of excess...
Agosto 14th, 2012 How Phytosterols Lower Cholesterol Phytosterols are plant-based cholesterol look-alikes in nuts and seeds that help maximize our body’s excretion...
Agosto 15th, 2012 Optimal Phytosterol Dose Those eating plant-based diets get the most phytosterols, but there's still room for improvement to...
Agosto 16th, 2012 Optimal Phytosterol Source Whole food sources of phytosterols, such as seeds and nuts, are likely superior to supplements,...
Agosto 17th, 2012 Frutos secos y obesidad: el peso de la evidencia El consumo de frutos secos parece no ocasionar el aumento de peso esperado.
Agosto 20th, 2012 Solving the Mystery of the Missing Calories A few theories have been proposed as to why nuts don't appear to contribute to...
Agosto 21st, 2012 Testing the Pistachio Principle If the fecal fat losses associated with undigested pieces of nuts (due to inadequate chewing),...
Agosto 22nd, 2012 Testing the Dietary Compensation Theory An elegant study is presented, testing the appetite-suppressing effects of walnuts.
Agosto 23rd, 2012 Testing the Fat-Burning Theory Finally, there’s a solution to the mystery of why nuts don't seem to make people...
Agosto 24th, 2012 Fat Burning Via Arginine The arginine content of nuts may explain their metabolism-boosting effects—though, in a list of the...
Agosto 27th, 2012 Fat Burning via Flavonoids Flavonoid phytonutrients (found concentrated in citrus, berries, red onions, beans, green tea, grapes, and cocoa)...
Agosto 28th, 2012 Fawning over Flora The good bacteria in our gut can digest the fiber we eat, and turn it...
Agosto 29th, 2012 Boosting Good Bacteria in the Colon Without Probiotics Certain good bacteria in our gut can turn the fiber we eat into an anti-inflammatory,...
Agosto 30th, 2012 Tipping Firmicutes to Bacteroidetes Certain phytonutrients may tip the balance of healthy gut bacteria in favor of flora associated...
Agosto 31st, 2012 The Ice Diet The water content of plant foods may help explain why those eating plant-based diets are,...
Septiembre 3rd, 2012 Diet vs. Exercise for Weight Loss When asked whether food and beverage consumption, or physical activity, was more important, the majority...
Septiembre 4th, 2012 Meat & Weight Gain in the PANACEA Study In one of the largest nutrition studies ever, total meat consumption was significantly associated with...
Septiembre 5th, 2012 Cattlemen’s Association Has Beef with Study Meat consumption is not only associated with weight gain, but specifically abdominal obesity, which is...
Septiembre 6th, 2012 Circunferencia de la cintura menor que la mitad de tu altura Las proporción cintura-altura puede ser un mejor indicador de enfermedad que el índice de masa...
Septiembre 7th, 2012 Tightening the Bible Belt Researchers set out to replicate the "Daniel Fast"—the biblical nutrition trial outlined in Daniel 1:8-16.
Septiembre 10th, 2012 Biblical Daniel Fast Put to the Test Within a matter of weeks, participants placed on the vegan diet outlined by the prophet...
Septiembre 11th, 2012 Diet Pills Do Fat a Lot of Good Common slimming supplements are found to be ineffective, whereas a diet centered on whole plant...
Septiembre 12th, 2012 To Snack or Not to Snack? A review of the best available science examining the impact of eating frequency on both...
Septiembre 13th, 2012 Extra Virgin Olive Oil vs. Nuts The short-term effect of replacing refined olive oil with extra virgin olive oil, walnuts, or...
Septiembre 14th, 2012 Slimming the Gecko A workplace dietary intervention study at GEICO corporate headquarters demonstrates the power of plant-based eating.
Septiembre 17th, 2012 Engineering a Cure Lifestyle medicine pioneer Nathan Pritikin, who reversed his own heart disease through diet and went...
Septiembre 18th, 2012 Ex Vivo Cancer Proliferation Bioassay Two weeks on a plant-based diet appears to significantly enhance cancer defenses against breast cancer...
Septiembre 19th, 2012 Is It the Diet, the Exercise, or Both? Whose blood is better at killing cancer cells? People who eat a standard diet and...
Septiembre 20th, 2012 Some Prostates Are Larger Than Others Benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH—an enlarged prostate gland—affects 80% of older men, but like many...
Septiembre 21st, 2012 Próstata versus una dieta basada en vegetales Todos los varones deberían considerar comer una dieta sana para la próstata, que incluye legumbres...
Septiembre 24th, 2012 Prostate vs. a Plant-Based Diet Eating a plant-based diet may protect against BPH (benign prostatic hypertrophy, an enlarged prostate).
Septiembre 25th, 2012 IGF-1 as One-Stop Cancer Shop Insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) is a natural human growth hormone instrumental in normal growth during...
Septiembre 26th, 2012 Cancer-Proofing Mutation Congenital IGF-1 deficiency can lead to Laron Syndrome (a type of dwarfism); but with such...
Septiembre 27th, 2012 The Answer to the Pritikin Puzzle Lower cancer rates among those eating a plant-based diet may be a result of reduced...
Septiembre 28th, 2012 How Plant-Based to Lower IGF-1? Those eating vegan had significantly lower IGF-1 levels and higher IGF-binding proteins than those just...
Octubre 1st, 2012 Protein Intake & IGF-1 Production Animal protein consumption triggers the release of the cancer-promoting growth hormone IGF-1.
Octubre 2nd, 2012 Higher Quality May Mean Higher Risk The reason animal proteins trigger the release of the cancer-promoting growth hormone IGF-1 more than...
Octubre 3rd, 2012 Animalistic Plant Proteins While animal proteins increase levels of the cancer-promoting growth hormone IGF-1, and most plant proteins...
Octubre 4th, 2012 Too Much Soy May Neutralize Benefits Vegans consuming 7 to 18 servings of soy foods a day may end up with...
Octubre 5th, 2012 How Much Soy Is Too Much? To maintain the low IGF-1 levels associated with a plant-based diet, one should probably eat...
Octubre 8th, 2012 Plant-Based Bodybuilding Lower levels of the cancer-promoting growth hormone IGF-1 in those eating vegan is not expected...
Octubre 9th, 2012 Las lecciones del Paleolítico Se presenta un argumento evolutivo de una dieta a base de vegetales en comparación con...
Octubre 10th, 2012 Modern Meat Not Ahead of the Game Since chronic inflammation underlines many disease processes, and saturated fat appears to facilitate the endotoxic...
Octubre 11th, 2012 Filled Full of Lead Standard rifle bullets disperse tiny lead fragments throughout the flesh of wild game, raising public...
Octubre 12th, 2012 Good Grub: The Healthiest Meat Of all animals, the bodies of insects may have the lowest saturated fat content.
Octubre 15th, 2012 Bug Appétit: Barriers to Entomophagy Consumer acceptance is the main barrier to the consumption of edible insects.
Octubre 16th, 2012 Eating Green to Prevent Cancer Chlorophyll, the most ubiquitous plant pigment in the world, may protect our DNA against mutation...