Walnuts and Artery Function
Not eating walnuts may double our risk of dying from heart disease (compared to at...
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Foods That May Help Protect Against Fine Particulate Matter (Air Pollution)
What is the evidence that plant-based dietary patterns may reduce the detrimental impacts of air pollution, including one plant in particular?
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Pollutants in Salmon and Our Own Fat
Farmed Atlantic salmon, the kind of salmon most commonly found in restaurants and supermarkets, may...
Diabetes and Dioxins
Industrial pollutants that build up in our own body fat may help explain the link...
Fish and Diabetes
The relationship between fish consumption and diabetes risk may be due to toxic pollutants that...
Cancer Risk from French Fries
The association between cancer and the consumption of deep-fried foods may be due to carcinogens...
Statin Cholesterol Drugs and Invasive Breast Cancer
Reducing cholesterol levels may inhibit breast cancer development, but the long-term use of cholesterol-lowering statin...
Cholesterol Feeds Breast Cancer Cells
Cholesterol appears to stimulate the growth of human breast cancer cells—which may explain why phytosterol-rich...
Treating Asthma and Eczema with Plant-Based Diets
Pilot studies on treating allergic eczema and severe asthma with dietary interventions have shown remarkable...
Treating Asthma with Plants vs. Supplements?
Whole fruits and vegetables were compared to both antioxidant pills, as well as supplements containing...
Treating Asthma with Fruits and Vegetables
Increasing fruit and vegetable consumption to seven servings a day appears to cut asthma exacerbation...
Preventing Asthma with Fruits and Vegetables
A study involving more than a million kids suggests the striking worldwide variation in childhood...
Taxpayer Subsidies for Unhealthy Foods
What if billions in tax dollars were invested in healthier options, rather than given to...
