Is One Egg a Day Too Much?
Meta-analyses of studies involving more than ten million participants confirm that greater egg consumption confers...
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Cancer from Benzene from the Preservative Sodium Benzoate in Beverages?
Certain soft drinks and bottled (heated) carrot juice may contain carcinogenic levels above safety standards.
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Diverticulosis Diet: Should Nuts, Seeds, and Popcorn Be Avoided?
From a rarity to an epidemic disease, diverticulosis is a disease of fiber deficiency.
Friday Favorites: Should We Be Concerned About Ochratoxin and Aflatoxin?
The overall cost-benefit ratio for mycotoxins depends on which food is contaminated. Is “toxic mold...
The Highest Antioxidant: Apple, Bean, Berry, Lentil, or Nut?
The best apple, bean, berry, lentil, and nut are the ones you’ll eat the most...
Is There Really Pus in Milk?
What does the "milk pus test" tell us about the U.S. milk supply?
Friday Favorites: Onions Put to the Test for Losing Weight, Lowering Cholesterol, and Treating PCOS
Let’s discuss weight loss, cholesterol, and PCOS treatment with diet. What can a daily eighth...
Pros and Cons of Raw Food Diets
Is there an advantage to eating a raw plant-based diet over a diet of raw...
Perceptions of Childhood Obesity and Diet Quality
One reason kids may not be eating more healthfully is that their parents vastly overestimate...
Friday Favorites: Animal Protein vs. Plant-Based Protein
I discuss a public health case for modernizing the definition of protein quality.
Pesticide Exposure and Hypospadias Birth Defects in Vegetarians
What role do vegetarian diets and organic foods play in the prevention or promotion of...
Food Poisoning: Causes and Prevention
Why do contaminated poultry products cause the most foodborne deaths?
Friday Favorites: How to Increase Your Life Expectancy by 12 to 14 Years
What can physicians do to promote healthy, life-extending, lifestyle changes?
