What Causes Insulin Resistance?
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Friday Favorites: Bone Density, Fracture Rates, and Vitamin D in Vegans
What are the bone fracture rates of omnivores vs. vegetarians vs. vegans? Low calcium intake plus low vitamin D exposure may explain higher bone fracture rates in British vegans.
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Vitamin D supplements are put to the test in childhood asthma.
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Increasing the cost of cigarettes through tobacco taxes is one of the most effective ways...
The Role of Poultry Viruses in Human Cancers
Does a cancer-causing herpes virus in chickens pose a public health threat?
Treating Prostate Cancer with Green Tea
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Preventing Prostate Cancer with Green Tea
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Does Diet Soda Increase Stroke Risk as Much as Regular Soda?
Sugar is no longer considered just empty calories, but an independent risk factor for cardiovascular...
Chocolate and Stroke Risk
Dark chocolate is pitted against milk chocolate in a test of artery function.
Egg Industry Response to Choline and TMAO
How the egg industry funded a study designed to cover up the toxic trimethylamine oxide...
Plants with Aspirin Aspirations
Should the active ingredient in aspirin be considered an essential vitamin?
