
Preventing Cataracts with Diet
Risk of developing cataracts was compared in meat-eaters, fish-eaters, vegetarians, and vegans.
Risk of developing cataracts was compared in meat-eaters, fish-eaters, vegetarians, and vegans.
Los lácteos están considerados como una de las principales causas de la epidemia de acné y otras enfermedades crónicas más graves en el mundo occidental, debido al “abuso” del sistema de señalización postnatal en los mamíferos propiciado por consumo generalizado de la leche de vaca.
Three Harvard studies linking acne with dairy consumption in adolescent girls and boys blamed the sex steroid hormone content naturally found in cow’s milk (even without added hormones)—particularly skim.
The Harvard Nurses’ Study found an association between high school dairy intake and severe physician-diagnosed acne.
Las casomorfinas, similares a los opioides, liberadas de la proteina de la leche de vaca (caseina) podrían participar en el desarrollo de condiciones tales como el autismo, muerte de cuna, diabetes tipo I, psicosis post-parto, trastornos circulatorios y alergias alimentarias.
Bovine casomorphin from cow’s milk is suspected to increase the risk of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome, or crib death) based on the elevated blood levels in babies suffering acute life-threatening events, and their relative inability to clear it from their systems.
The opiate-like effects of the casomorphin in cow’s milk may have a depressive effect on the respiratory center of infants, and lead to “milk apnea,” in which babies temporarily stop breathing, and are placed at risk for sudden infant death syndrome (crib death).
Cheese manufacturers use spider-like insects and fly larvae to impart particular flavors and aromas to certain cheeses.
Plant-based diets may offer the best investment for dietary health.
In a study of a half million people, which was most associated with the risk of developing lymphoma? Red meat, processed meat, poultry, offal, eggs, or milk?
Breast cancer survivors may reduce their chances of survival if they eat too much saturated fat, found primarily in the American diet in cheese, chicken, and junk food.
Since foods are effectively a package deal, what’s the best way to get vitamin B12 (cobalamin)?
El poder antioxidante del desayuno estadounidense se compara con un batido de frutos rojos, hojas de té blanco y polvo de grosella espinosa de la India.
La ingesta de grasas trans, que provienen mayormente de la comida chatarra y los productos de origen animal (principalmente de los lácteos y el pollo), y de colesterol, que proviene principalmente de los huevos y el pollo, debe ser lo más baja posible.
MyPlate represents a significant improvement over the USDA Food Guide Pyramid.
Following the recommendations of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee to “shift food intake patterns to a more plant-based diet,” the latest USDA guidelines include a vegan adaptation.
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?
The mission of the U.S. Department of Agriculture is to promote agribusiness. At the same time, the USDA is the agency primarily tasked with developing the nutrition guidelines.
He who pays the piper calls the tune: studies funded by the dairy and soda industries appear to be even more biased than studies funded by drug companies.
The National Dairy Council teams up with the Salt Institute to downplay the risk of sodium in the American diet.
The top three sources of industrial toxins in the diet are fish oil, fish, and eggs.
Eating chicken during pregnancy may affect the size and development of one’s son’s penis due to phthalate contamination of the meat.
Disinfectants used to sanitize cow udders may provide a source of iodine for dairy consumers, but can also increase the concentration of pus in milk from cows with staph infection mastitis.
Do dairy products contribute to increased mucus (phlegm) production?
Rate your diet on a scale of 0 to 100 using the phytochemical index, and compare your score to the Standard American Diet.
En promedio, los alimentos vegetales tienen 64 veces más poder antioxidante que la carne roja, las aves, el pescado, los productos lácteos y los huevos, pero ¿es ésta una comparación justa?
In the most extensive study of its kind ever published, the amount of anti-aging anticancer antioxidants is measured across thousands of different foods.
The hormones present in cow’s milk may help explain the association between certain diseases and dairy consumption.
The effects of the hormones in cow’s milk on men and prepubescent children.
El mayor estudio prospectivo sobre nutrición nunca antes publicado sugiere que la grasa animal puede estar implicada en el desarrollo del cáncer de páncreas.
50 diferentes marcas de alimentos que contienen jarabe de maíz de alta fructosa fueron probados para el mercurio.
Los efectos potenciales para la salud de los colorantes como la cochinilla, un colorante alimentario derivado de insectos triturados.
Los niveles de contaminantes industriales encontrados en la acuicultura.
Una forma de desintoxicar el cuerpo de contaminantes industriales que se encuentran en el suministro de alimentos.
¿Qué carga viene junto al calcio en la leche?
Average vegan diets tend to be deficient in three nutrients, whereas average omnivores tend, unfortunately, to be deficient in seven.