Flashback Friday: Paleo Diets May Negate Benefits of Exercise
The deleterious effects of a Paleolithic diet appear to undermine the positive effects of a...
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Friday Favorites: Acid Reflux Medicine May Cause Osteoporosis
Stomach acid–blocking proton pump inhibitor drugs—PPIs with brand names like Prilosec, Prevacid, Nexium, Protonix, and AcipHex—appear to significantly increase the risk of bone fractures.
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Is Alternate-Day Intermittent Fasting Safe?
Eating every other day can raise your cholesterol.
Alternate-Day Intermittent Fasting Put to the Test
Does every-other-day-eating prevent the metabolic slowing that accompanies weight loss or improve compliance over constant...
Flashback Friday: What’s Your Gut Microbiome Enterotype?
There appear to be just two types of people in the world: those who have...
Does Marijuana Cause Schizophrenia?
The evidence linking cannabis use to psychotic disorders is considered strong enough to warrant a...
Is Fasting for Weight Loss Safe?
The reasons why fasting longer than 24 hours, and particularly three or more days, should...
Flashback Friday: Coffee and Artery Function
The new dietary guidelines for beverages recommend tea and coffee second only to water in...
Is Fasting Beneficial for Weight Loss?
Fasting for a week or two is like the keto diet—it can actually slow body...
Benefits of Fasting for Weight Loss Put to the Test
For more than a century, fasting—up to 382 days without calories—has been used a weight-loss...
Flashback Friday: Turning the Clock Back 14 Years
Four simple health behaviors may cut our risk of chronic disease by nearly 80%, potentially...
For Flavonoid Benefits, Don’t Peel Apples
Peeled apples are pitted head-to-head against unpeeled apples and spinach in a test of artery...
Potential Pitfalls of Calorie Restriction
How to preserve bone and mass on a low calorie diet.
