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Natural Dietary Remedy for Insomnia

Lactucin, the hypnotic component of lettuce, is put to the test in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of lettuce seeds.

Ultra-Processed Junk Food Put to the Test

What happened when ultra-processed foods were matched for calories, sugar, fat, and ﬁber content in the first randomized controlled trial?

Should You Get Personalized Genetic Risk Testing?

Overrated “precision medicine” may just be serving vested interests, and consumer DNA testing can be useless—or even worse.

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How to Boost FGF21 with Diet for Longevity

Fasting and exercise can boost the longevity hormone FGF21, but what can we eat—or avoid eating—to get similar effects?

Life Extension with FGF21

What can we do to boost the longevity hormone FGF21?

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How to Increase Your Life Expectancy 12 to 14 Years

What can physicians do to promote healthy, life-extending, lifestyle changes?

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Foods That Cause Inflammation

Inflammatory markers can double within six hours of eating a pro-inflammatory meal. Which foods are the worst?

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Extreme Weight-Loss Devices

I discuss the safety and efficacy for weight loss of everything from Botox and corsets to siphons and tapeworms.

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Is Gastric Balloon Surgery Safe and Effective for Weight Loss?

Sham surgery trials have shown us that some of our most popular surgeries are themselves shams.

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Avoid These Foods to Prevent a Leaky Gut

Avoid these foods for leaky gut prevention: common drugs, foods, and beverages can disrupt the integrity of our intestinal barrier.

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Plant-Based Eating Score Put to the Test

How can you get a perfect diet score?

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How Sustainable Is the Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery?

Weight regain after bariatric surgery can have devastating psychological effects.

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Bariatric Surgery vs. Diet to Reverse Diabetes

Losing weight without rearranging your gastrointestinal anatomy carries advantages beyond just the lack of surgical risk.

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The Complications of Bariatric Weight-Loss Surgery

The extent of risk from bariatric weight-loss surgery may depend on the skill of the surgeon.

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The Mortality Rate of Bariatric Weight-Loss Surgery

Today, death rates after weight-loss surgery are considered to be “very low,” occurring in perhaps 1 in 300 to 1 in 500 patients on average.

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Hospitals with 100 Percent Plant-Based Menus

The American Medical Association has passed a resolution encouraging healthy plant-based food options be available in hospitals.

Exploiting Sensory-Specific Satiety for Weight Loss

How can we use sensory-specific satiety to our advantage?

How Variation Can Trump Sensation and Lead to Overeating

Big Food uses our hard-wired drive for dietary diversity against us.

Foods Designed to Hijack Our Appetites

I debunk the myth of protein as the most satiating macronutrient.

200-Pound Weight Loss Without Hunger

I dive into one of the most fascinating series of studies I’ve ever come across.

The Effects of Processed Meat on Lung Function

If the nitrites in foods like ham and bacon cause lung damage, what about “uncured” meat with “no nitrites added”?

The Health Effects of Mycoprotein (Quorn) vs. BCAAs in Meat

The Health Effects of Mycoprotein (Quorn) Products vs. BCAAs in Meat

Clinical trials on Quorn show that it can improve satiety and help people control cholesterol, blood sugar, and insulin levels.

Plant-Based Meat Substitutes Put to the Test

What are the effects of plant-based meats on premature puberty, childhood obesity, and hip fracture risk?

The Health Benefits of Sorghum

Learn why sorghum is one of my favorite new grains.

What’s the Ideal Waist Size?

Increased risk of metabolic complications starts at an abdominal circumference of 31.5 inches in women and 37 inches in most men, though it’s closer to 35.5 inches for South Asian, Chinese, and Japanese men.

What’s the Ideal BMI?

Is there a unisex chart to see what your optimal weight might be based on your height?

Is the Obesity Paradox Real or a Myth?

How do we explain studies that suggest overweight individuals live longer?

The Effects of Obesity on the Immune System and Kidney and Liver Diseases

What are the effects of weight loss on natural killer cell function, our first line of immune defense against cancer, as well as kidney function and fatty liver disease?

The Effects of Obesity on Gallstones, Acid Reflux, and Cardiovascular Disease

Sufficient, sustained weight loss may cut the risk of fatal heart attacks and strokes in half.

The Effects of Obesity on Dementia, Brain Function, and Fertility

Weight loss can decrease dementia risk and improve mental performance and infertility.

The Effects of Obesity on Back Pain, Blood Pressure, Cancer, and Diabetes

Losing weight can reduce sciatica, hypertension, and cancer risk, and reverse type 2 diabetes.

The Best Knee Replacement Alternative for Osteoarthritis Treatment

Is there a nonsurgical alternative to knee replacement surgery that instead treats the cause and offers only beneficial side effects?

How to Reverse Heart Failure with Diet

An entire issue of a cardiology journal dedicated to plant-based nutrition explores the role an evidence-based diet can play in the reversal of congestive heart failure.

Are There Benefits of Pole Walking for Weight Loss?

Does walking with poles, also known as Nordic walking (“exerstriding”), beat our regular walking for depression, sleep quality, and weight loss?

What Is the Safest Metabolism Booster?

Drink two cups of water and you can get a surge of the adrenal hormone noradrenaline in your bloodstream, as if you just smoked a few cigarettes or downed a few cups of coffee.

The Role of Epigenetics in the Obesity Epidemic

Astonishingly, a baby with a heavy surrogate mother and a thin biological mom may harbor a greater risk of becoming obese than a baby with a slim surrogate mom and a heavy biological one.

The World’s Largest Fasting Study

Buchinger modified fasting is put to the test.

The Benefits of Fasting for Healing

Where did the idea of therapeutic fasting come from?

The Best Diet for Weight Loss and Disease Prevention

The most effective diet for weight loss may also be the healthiest.

How to Test for Functional Vitamin B12 Deficiency

Many doctors mistakenly rely on serum B12 levels in the blood to test for vitamin B12 deficiency.