Unlike the United States, where the agriculture department is the lead agency on formulating dietary recommendations, other countries such as Greece rely on their health department. What do their dietary guidelines look like?
The success story in Finland shows that science-based dietary guidelines can save millions of lives.
How have the Dietary Guidelines for Americans evolved over the years since they were first issued in 1980?
What happens when the twin mandates of the USDA—to both promote agribusiness, and protect our nation’s health—come into conflict?
Hawkers of “ionizer” water machines (like Kangen) claim healing alkaline water benefits; skeptics call it snake oil. They both may be wrong.
Persin, a natural toxin found in avocados, appears so effective at killing breast cancer cells that it is being considered as a chemotherapy agent.
Chicken and eggs are the top sources of arachidonic acid in the diet—an omega-6 fatty acid involved in our body’s inflammatory response.
Most women experience a four-day intestine transit time; likely too long to meet the target 200 gram (half pound) minimum fecal output for cancer prevention.
Doctors and other health professionals were put to the test for their nutrition knowledge regarding diet and heart disease.
To help deflect criticism from the cholesterol content of their product, the egg industry touts the benefits of two phytonutrients, lutein and zeaxanthin, that have indeed been shown to be beneficial in protecting one’s eyesight against vision-threatening conditions, such as cataracts and macular degeneration. But how do eggs stack up against plant-based sources?
Eggs and brains are the two most concentrated sources of cholesterol in the diet.
Cardiology experts warn that eating even a single egg a day may exceed the safe upper limit for cholesterol intake.
La relación entre cáncer y colesterol.
¿Qué tipo de alimentación basada en plantas es más efectiva en la reducción de los niveles de colesterol?
Ocho productos sometidos a prueba para la reducción del colesterol.
Se comparan las tasas de ataque de cálculos biliares en omnívoros y vegetarianos.
How to essentially eliminate the great scourge of the Western world.
A leading stroke expert ruffles a few feathers.
A neurological basis for humanity’s love affair with Camellia sinensis?
Incluso los flexitarianos podrían estar en mayor riesgo de desarrollar artritis.
¿Qué carga viene junto al calcio en la leche?
¿Deben las mujeres con cáncer de mama con receptores de estrógeno positivos evitar los alimentos de soja?
El Estudio de Salud de Medicos de Harvard sugiere que aquellos que comen un huevo diario tienen vidas mas cortas.
El papel emergente de los sólidos de cacao en la prevención de enfermedades.
El consumo de semilla de lino molido puede disminuir el riesgo de cáncer de mama al desacelerar el ciclo menstrual. También puede controlar el aumento de la próstata con la misma eficacia que el mejor medicamento prescrito.
Los fitonutrientes pueden, en parte, estar relacionados con los beneficios que tienen los granos enteros y las verduras para la prevención del cáncer.
