Friday Favorites: Do the Health Benefits of Peanut Butter Include Longevity?
Why are nuts associated with decreased mortality, but not peanut butter?
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Friday Favorites: The Exercise “Myth” and Secret for Weight Loss
Why is it so hard to outrun a bad diet? Exercise ramps up our appetite, helping to explain why calories burned don’t necessarily equal calories lost, so how can we lose weight through physical activity?
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Is Black Pepper Good for You?
Typical daily doses of black pepper can affect the metabolism of certain drugs, so make...
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...
Eliminating Heart Disease, the Number One Cause of Death
What is the leading cause of heart disease, our leading cause of death?
Golden vs Brown Flaxseed: Which Has More Benefits?
Which kind of flaxseed has more cancer-fighting lignans?
