Avoiding Glycotoxins in Food
500 foods were tested for advanced glycation end products (AGEs).
500 foods were tested for advanced glycation end products (AGEs).
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.
To achieve the cholesterol level necessary to prevent heart attacks, most people must take cholesterol-lowering drugs—or eat a plant-based diet.
The average “bad” cholesterol (LDL) level in people having heart attacks is in the “near-optimal” range, suggesting that the current guidelines are too lax.
Most people hospitalized with heart attacks have cholesterol levels considered “desirable” under the current recommendations. Having a “normal” cholesterol in a society where it’s normal to die of heart disease is not necessarily a good thing.
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.
What happens when the twin mandates of the USDA—to both promote agribusiness, and protect our nation’s health—come into conflict?
The mercury contamination in tuna and other fish may adversely impact future earnings by impairing brain function, and leading to a loss of intelligence (IQ).
Major fish oil manufacturers and drug stores are being sued for failing to disclose the PCB pollutants in fish oil supplements.
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.
Excessive intake of kelp (kombu) or thyroid-containing sausages can lead to iodine toxicity.
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.
A leading stroke expert ruffles a few feathers.
50 diferentes marcas de alimentos que contienen jarabe de maíz de alta fructosa fueron probados para el mercurio.
Cuando se combina con ácido ascórbico en la Soda, el benzoato de sodio puede formar el potente carcinógeno benceno.
Estudios en humanos sobre si la acrilamida en los carbohidratos horneados y fritos puede ser carcinogénica.
Los niveles de contaminantes industriales encontrados en la acuicultura.
El Estudio de Salud de Medicos de Harvard sugiere que aquellos que comen un huevo diario tienen vidas mas cortas.
Pagar para vivir menos.
La proporción de sushi que excede las pautas nacionales de estándares de alimentos para los niveles de bacterias fecales.