The Inflammatory Meat Molecule Neu5Gc
Plant-based diets may help rheumatoid arthritis by decreasing exposure to an inflammatory compound found in...
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Can Goitrogens in Soy and Cruciferous Vegetables Interfere with Thyroid Function?
What is the controversy over soy food consumption in those with subclinical hypothyroidism?
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Clonal Deletion Theory of Immunity
Plant-based diets may be protective against multiple sclerosis because IGF-1 can prevent our immune system...
Clonal Selection Theory of Immunity
We may have a billion different types of antibody-releasing cells in our immune system, such...
Cancer as an Autoimmune Disease
Because certain tumors such as breast cancers thrive in settings of low-grade inflammation, our immune...
Unsweetening the Diet
All sweeteners—natural and artificial; caloric and non-caloric—help maintain cravings for intensely sweet foods.
Neurobiology of Artificial Sweeteners
The disconnect between sweetness sensations coming from our tongue, and the lack of a caloric...
How Diet Soda Could Make Us Gain Weight
People consuming low-calorie sweeteners may overcompensate by eating more than they otherwise would.
Erythritol May Be a Sweet Antioxidant – UPDATE: don’t eat! (See doc note below)
The natural sweetener erythritol does not appear to carry the adverse effects associated with other...
Diet Soda and Preterm Birth
Aspartame may be the reason that diet soda consumption during pregnancy has been linked to...
Aspartame-Induced Fibromyalgia
Case reports of fibromyalgia chronic pain sufferers cured, by removing the artificial sweetener aspartame (Nutrasweet®)...
Yersinia in Pork
This week Consumer Reports released a study showing the majority of retail pork tested was...
Ractopamine in Pork
BREAKING NEWS video: An analysis of yesterday's Consumer Reports finding that 1 in 5 samples...
