Amnesic Seafood Poisoning
There's a rare toxin, called domoic acid, that can turn up in tuna and other...
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Friday Favorites: Can Vitamin and Mineral Supplements Prevent Alzheimer’s?
The Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease by Vitamin E and Selenium trial randomized more than 7,500 older men to take vitamin E, selenium, both, or neither (just placebos) for five years.
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SAD States: Standard American Diet State-By-State Comparison
The Standard American Diet is worsening, and falls far from the CDC goals for minimal...
Preventing Cataracts with Diet
Risk of developing cataracts was compared in meat-eaters, fish-eaters, vegetarians, and vegans.
Prevent Glaucoma and See 27 Miles Farther
The risk of glaucoma, the second leading cause of blindness, appears to be dramatically reduced...
Preventing Macular Degeneration with Diet
A healthy diet may not only prevent the complications of diabetes, but also reduce the...
Garden Variety Anti-Inflammation
The variety of fruit and vegetable consumption may decrease disease risk, independent of quantity.
Apples and Oranges: Dietary Diversity
In addition to quantity and quality, the variety of fruits and vegetables consumed matters, as...
The Acne-Promoting Effects of Milk
Dairy is considered a major cause of the acne epidemic, and other more serious chronic...
Skim Milk and Acne
Three Harvard studies linking acne with dairy consumption in adolescent girls and boys blamed the...
National Dairy Council on Acne and Milk
The Harvard Nurses' Study found an association between high school dairy intake and severe physician-diagnosed...
Cow’s Milk Casomorphin and Autism
Opiate-like casomorphins liberated from the cow’s milk protein, casein, are accused of participating in the...
Cow’s Milk Casomorphin and Crib Death
Bovine casomorphin from cow's milk is suspected to increase the risk of SIDS (sudden infant...
