Is Soil Degradation Reducing the Nutrition of Fruits and Vegetables?
Is the purported decline of nutrients in our crops due to soil degradation, or is...
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Barberries Rather Than Berberine to Lower Cholesterol
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Drug Residues in Meat and Their Effect on Antibiotic Resistance
What percentage of meat samples test positive for drug residue violations?
Friday Favorites: Do the Health Benefits of Peanut Butter Include Longevity?
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Is Black Pepper Good for You?
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How Much Caffeine Is Safe During Pregnancy?
Pregnancy greatly reduces our ability to metabolize caffeine.
Friday Favorites: The Side Effects of 3-MCPD in Bragg’s Liquid Aminos and Refined Cooking Oils
Chlorohydrin contaminates hydrolyzed vegetable protein products and refined oils.
Hepatitis E Virus in Pork
At a retail level, about 10 percent of commercial pork products tested contain the hepatitis...
Is MSG Bad or Good for You?
Do the reactions ascribed to monosodium glutamate (MSG) represent a menace, myth, or marvel?
Friday Favorites: Pine Mouth Syndrome – Prolonged Bitter Taste from Certain Pine Nuts
Why do some pine nuts cause a bad taste in our mouth that can last...
Mercury in High Fructose Corn Syrup
There doesn’t appear to be any difference between the negative effects of high fructose corn...
How Much Do Doctors Know About Nutrition?
Who won in a head-to-head test of nutrition knowledge––doctors or patients?
Friday Favorites: Pomegranate – A Natural Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis and More
Pomegranates are put to the test for weight loss, diabetes, COPD, prostate cancer, osteoarthritis, and...
