How May Plants Protect Against Diabetes?
Protective properties of whole plant foods against diabetes include antioxidants, lipotropes, fiber, and the ability...
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Friday Favorites: Does Sunscreen Cause or Prevent Skin Cancer? Which Type Is Best to Use?
Sunscreen is put to the test in a randomized controlled trial to see if it can actually prevent skin cancer. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, only two sunscreen ingredients can be considered safe: zinc oxide and titanium dioxide.
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Food as Medicine: Preventing and Treating the Most Dreaded Diseases with Diet
Dr. Greger has scoured the world's scholarly literature on clinical nutrition and developed this new...
How Doctors Responded to Being Named a Leading Killer
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Does Rye Bread Protect Against Cancer?
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