How Much Vitamin D Should You Take?
The safe dose of vitamin D supplementation to get most of the population to the...
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Friday Favorites: Does Coffee Inhibit Iron Absorption? What Are the Effects of Having Too Much Iron?
Coffee and common herbal teas impair iron absorption, which may help explain some of their benefits.
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Will You Live Longer if You Take Vitamin D Supplements?
What do 56 randomized clinical trials involving nearly 100,000 people between the ages of 18...
Do Vitamin D Supplements Help with Diabetes, Weight Loss, and Blood Pressure?
Those with higher vitamin D levels tend to have lower rates of obesity, diabetes, and...
The Great Protein Fiasco
The field of nutrition got human protein requirements spectacularly wrong, leading to a massive recalculation.
Turmeric or Curcumin: Plants vs. Pills
Curcumin-free turmeric, from which the so-called active ingredient has been removed, may be as effective...
American Medical Association Complicity with Big Tobacco
Mainstream medicine’s permissive attitude towards smoking in the face of overwhelming evidence can be an...
Changing a Man’s Diet After a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
Might appeals to masculinity and manhood help men with prostate cancer change their diet to...
Which Has More Caramel Coloring Carcinogens: Coke or Pepsi?
How many cola cancer cases are estimated to be caused by Coke and Pepsi in...
Gut Dysbiosis: Starving Our Microbial Self
Inadequate consumption of prebiotics—the fiber and resistant starch concentrated in unprocessed plant foods—can cause a...
Is It Worth Switching from White Rice to Brown?
What happens when brown rice is put to the test in a randomized controlled crossover...
Is Fish “Brain Food” for Older Adults?
Why has fish consumption been associated with cognitive impairment and loss of executive function?
Reductionism and the Deficiency Mentality
How the food, drug, and supplement industries have taken advantage of the field of nutrition’s...
