Nutrition FAQs

The article (Viral Food Poisoning from Pesticides?) raises issues, but what do you recommend we do as a response? e.g. I noted in the comments below one reader suggests a 10% vinegar solution. I myself do a vigorous wash of my veg before...

I am now confused. I was told by my oncologist and internist to stay away from soy after I was diagnosed with breast cancer. My tumor was estrogen positive and I was told that soy mimics (or something to that affect) estrogen....

I've had a question regarding iodine for some time. As far as I know there are few options: - iodised salt - seaweeds - supplement I believe sodium-intake should be minimized, so that's a no. I've also read about many pollutants in...

If they received "grant money from a kiwifruit company", then why is their study any less biased than those studies you previously referred to that were funded by the salt or dairy or meat companies. Isn't the whole purpose of science to...

I have [had vaginal yeast infections] for years now (comes and goes). For almost a year I am vegan. My diet is nutrition dense, whole foods and no processed foods, but I still have vaginal discharges, sometimes very heavy. I rarely drink...

  58,000 Americans are diagnosed with kidney cancer every year, and 13,000 die. And the numbers have been going up.   What Causes Kidney Cancer? Smoking Nitrosamines are one of the most potent carcinogens in cigarette smoke. Nitrosamines are considered so toxic...

Please take a look at yet another study ("L-Carnitine in the Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis") (http://www.medpagetoday.com/upload/2013/4/12/jmcp_ft88_4_2.pdf)...is this a case where the substance (LCar) itself is beneficial, but the by-products of its beakdown by gut flora are not?...

I would love to see more debate with regard to...cholesterol/saturated fat proponents (Gary Taubes, for example). I don't know how many times people have recommended I read Taubes books....Just look at the reviews on Amazon for Johnny Bowden's The Great Cholesterol Myth!...

Could you please comment on the recent statement by James Watson (DNA discoverer) that antioxidants can actually cause cancer. pprender  Answer: The full-text of Jim Watson's article can be found here. As you can see, he's talking about "antioxidative nutritional supplements," something...

can you provide a link to the data on potassium levels of various foods? Charlene / Originally Posted in Potassium and Autoimmune Disease Answer: If you're looking for the most concentrated sources of potassium, click here. So the next time you see me do a...