Friday Favorites: Is the Obesity Paradox Real or a Myth?
How do we explain studies that suggest overweight individuals live longer?
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How Ultra-Processed Foods Could Cause Disease: Calorie Density
The biological mechanisms our bodies use to regulate our weight likely evolved in the context of eating at least four or five pounds of food a day.
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Can Getting Transfusions of Young Blood Slow Aging?
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Friday Favorites: The Optimal Vitamin B12 Dosage and Type
At age 50, everyone should start supplementing with B12-fortified foods or supplements regardless of the...
Parabiosis Experiments Prove Bloodborne Aging Factors
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How Well Do Medicines Like Fosamax Work to Treat Osteoporosis?
Doctors and patients alike vastly overestimate the power of bisphosphonate drugs to prevent fractures.
Friday Favorites: Benefits of Tea Tree Oil for Warts and Cold Sores
Does tea tree oil have enough antiviral activity to combat HSV-1 and papilloma viruses, the...
The Benefits and Side Effects of Ginseng
What do more than 100 clinical trials on red ginseng, white ginseng, and American ginseng...
How to Boost Your Endothelial Progenitor Cells (EPCs) for Heart Health
How can we improve the capacity of our blood vessels to repair themselves?
Friday Favorites: Are Beyond Meat and the Impossible Burger Healthy?
What happens when you compare the trans fats, saturated fat, sodium, and cholesterol levels in...
Diet and Caloric Restriction for Longevity—The Monkey Trials
How can we make sense of the disparate results from the four primate studies on...
The Efficacy and Safety of Fillers, Chemical Peels, and Laser Skin Resurfacing
Chemical peels and laser skin resurfacing may do more harm than good, and filler injections...
