Kale and the Immune System
Comparing the immune system-boosting effect of cooked versus raw kale.
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Smoking vs. Kale Juice
The effect of kale juice on LDL and HDL cholesterol, and the antioxidant capacity of...
DNA Protection from Broccoli
Eating broccoli appears to make DNA more resistant to damage.
Broccoli vs. Breast Cancer Stem Cells
A new theory of cancer biology—cancer stem cells—and the role played by sulforaphane, a phytonutrient...
Sulforaphane: From Broccoli to Breast
In a test tube, the broccoli phytonutrient sulforaphane appears to target breast cancer stem cells....
Harvard’s Meat & Mortality Studies
Monday, March 12, 2012: The Harvard Health Professionals Follow-up Study and the Harvard Nurses' Health...
Liver Toxicity Due to Broccoli Juice?
6,000 cups of broccoli a year is probably too much.
How Much Broccoli Is Too Much?
Four cups of broccoli sprouts a day may exceed the safe dose of the cruciferous...
The Best Detox
The most powerful natural inducer of our liver's detoxifying enzyme system is sulforaphane, a phytonutrient...
Sometimes the Enzyme Myth Is True
There are a few examples of plant enzymes having physiologically relevant impacts on the human...
Lung Cancer Metastases & Broccoli
The anti-proliferative effects of cruciferous vegetable phytonutrients may decrease the metastatic potential of lung cancer,...
Biggest Nutrition Bang for Your Buck
Growing your own broccoli sprouts is one of the most cost-effective ways to improve your...
The Dangers of Broccoli?
A case report of a woman after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery trying to eat right.
Raw Broccoli & Bladder Cancer Survival
The effect of raw and cooked broccoli consumption on survival rates of bladder cancer patients.
Breast Cancer Survival, Butterfat, & Chicken
Breast cancer survivors may reduce their chances of survival if they eat too much saturated...
Breast Cancer Survival and Trans Fat
Breast cancer survivors may reduce their chances of survival if they eat too much trans...
Breast Cancer Survival & Lignan Intake
One teaspoon of flax seeds may double one's daily production of lignans—phytonutrients that appear to...
Flax and Fecal Flora
The trillions of good bacteria in our gut can be thought of as an additional...
Breast Cancer Survival and Soy
All three human studies on soy and breast cancer survival suggest that soy in sufficient...
El café y el cáncer
El consumo de café está asociado a una moderada reducción de la incidencia total de...
What About the Caffeine?
Caffeine has positive cognitive and physiological effects at moderate doses.
Vegetarians vs. Healthy Omnivores
Even after controlling for a variety of dietary and nondietary factors, those eating plant-based diets...
EPIC Findings on Lymphoma
In a study of a half million people, which was most associated with the risk...
Chicken Dioxins, Viruses, or Antibiotics?
The association between poultry and cancer may be explained by the presence in chickens' and...
Poultry and Penis Cancer
The largest study to date on poultry workers found a significantly increased risk of dying...
Carcinogenic Retrovirus Found in Eggs
Avian leukosis/sarcoma virus has been found in 14% of retail egg samples.
Poultry Exposure and Neurological Disease
Poultry workers exhibit an excess of a wide range of diseases, from thyroid conditions to...
Poultry and Paralysis
A neuropathic strain of the fecal bacteria Campylobacter, found in poultry, can trigger Guillain-Barré syndrome,...
Food-Poisoning Bacteria Cross-Contamination
The food-poisoning fecal bacteria found in 70% of U.S. retail poultry is destroyed by proper...
Meat-Borne Infection Risk from Shopping Carts
Exposure to meat packaging in the supermarket may lead to food poisoning in children placed...
A Treatment for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
An industry-funded, randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial study suggests chocolate may improve symptoms for...
Cholesterol and Female Sexual Dysfunction
The buildup of cholesterol in pelvic arteries can lead to sexual problems among both men...
Cholesterol and Lower Back Pain
High cholesterol can lead to atherosclerosis in the vertebral arteries that nourish our spine, and...
Sandía como tratamiento para la disfunción eréctil
La sandía es una fuente rica de citrulina, la cual ha demostrado mejorar la rigidez...
The Safer Cinnamon
There are four common types of cinnamon: Vietnamese, Chinese (cassia), Indonesian, and Ceylon (true) cinnamon....
Raw Veggies vs. Cooked for Heart Disease
Fruit and vegetable consumption is associated with a lower risk of heart disease. But which...
The Fruit Whose Juice Is Healthier
Can you name a fruit whose processed juice is healthier than just eating the fruit...
Preventing COPD with Diet
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is now the third leading cause of death. The good news...
Treating COPD with Diet
Dietary interventions, including increasing fruit and vegetable intake and decreasing meat intake, may not only...
Eating Healthy on the Cheap
Plant-based diets may offer the best investment for dietary health.
When Meat Can Be a Lifesaver
There are rare birth defects in which the inability to produce certain compounds requires an...
Creatine Brain Fuel Supplementation
Vegetarians appear to get more of a cognitive boost than meat-eaters from creatine supplementation.
Cheese Mites and Maggots
Cheese manufacturers use spider-like insects and fly larvae to impart particular flavors and aromas to...
Cow’s Milk-Induced Infant Apnoea
The opiate-like effects of the casomorphin in cow's milk may have a depressive effect on...
Cow’s Milk Casomorphin and Crib Death
Bovine casomorphin from cow's milk is suspected to increase the risk of SIDS (sudden infant...
La casomorfina en la leche de vaca y el autismo
Las casomorfinas, similares a los opioides, liberadas de la proteina de la leche de vaca...
National Dairy Council on Acne and Milk
The Harvard Nurses' Study found an association between high school dairy intake and severe physician-diagnosed...
Skim Milk and Acne
Three Harvard studies linking acne with dairy consumption in adolescent girls and boys blamed the...
Los efectos de la leche que provocan el acné
Los lácteos están considerados como una de las principales causas de la epidemia de acné...
Apples and Oranges: Dietary Diversity
In addition to quantity and quality, the variety of fruits and vegetables consumed matters, as...
Garden Variety Anti-Inflammation
The variety of fruit and vegetable consumption may decrease disease risk, independent of quantity.
Preventing Macular Degeneration with Diet
A healthy diet may not only prevent the complications of diabetes, but also reduce the...
Prevent Glaucoma and See 27 Miles Farther
The risk of glaucoma, the second leading cause of blindness, appears to be dramatically reduced...
Preventing Cataracts with Diet
Risk of developing cataracts was compared in meat-eaters, fish-eaters, vegetarians, and vegans.
