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The Food Industry Wants the Public Confused About Nutrition

The “Fairness Doctrine” example shows to what extent the purveyors of unhealthy products will go to keep the truth from the American public.

Banning Trans Fat in Processed Foods but Not Animal Fat

After the trans fat oil ban, the only major sources of trans fat remaining will be from meat and dairy.

How to Lower Lead Levels with Diet: Breakfast, Whole Grains, Milk, Tofu?

Get any food in your stomach within a few hours of lead exposure and you can suppress the absorption by 90% or more, but which foods are particularly protective?

How to Lower Lead Levels with Diet: Thiamine, Fiber, Iron, Fat, Fasting?

Iron, zinc, oil, and even doughnuts are put to the test to see if they can block lead absorption.

Lowering our Sodium-to-Potassium Ratio to Reduce Stroke Risk

The potassium content of greens is one of two ways it can improve artery function within minutes of consumption.

The Effects of Avocados and Red Wine on Meal-Induced Inflammation

Whole plant sources of sugar and fat can ameliorate some of the postprandial inflammation caused by the consumption of refined carbs and meat.

How to Prevent Blood Sugar and Triglyceride Spikes after Meals

How to Prevent Blood Sugar & Triglyceride Spikes after Meals

Within hours of eating an unhealthy meal, we can get a spike in inflammation, crippling our artery function, thickening our blood, and causing a fight-or-flight nerve response. But there are foods we can eat at every meal to counter this reaction.

Which Are Better: Chia Seeds or Flax Seeds?

What effect do chia seeds have on weight loss, blood sugar, cholesterol, blood pressure, and inflammation?

Which Intestines for Food and Cosmetics?

The FDA appears to have caved in to industry pressure in allowing intestines potentially infected with mad cow disease prions into food products and lipstick.

Is Obesity Infectious?

Given the role our gut bacteria can play in affecting our weight, having family and friends who are obese may not just be socially contagious, but actually contagious.

Should All Children Have their Cholesterol Checked?

The current generation of American kids may be one of the first generations to be less healthy and have shorter lifespans than their parents.

What Causes Insulin Resistance?

Prediabetes and type 2 diabetes are caused by a drop in insulin sensitivity blamed on “intramyocellular lipid,” the buildup of fat inside our muscle cells.