Flashback Friday: Big Salt—Getting to the Meat of the Matter
Why does the meat industry add salt to its products when millions of lives are...
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Friday Favorites: Micromorts – How Risky Is It to Go Under Anesthesia?
A micromort as a unit of comparing and communicating risk to patients equivalent to a one-in-a-million chance of dying.
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Bariatric Surgery vs. Diet to Reverse Diabetes
Losing weight without rearranging your gastrointestinal anatomy carries advantages beyond just the lack of surgical...
The Complications of Bariatric Weight-Loss Surgery
The extent of risk from bariatric weight-loss surgery may depend on the skill of the...
Flashback Friday: Best Supplements for Prostate Cancer
What would happen if you secretly gave cancer patients four of the healthiest foods?
The Mortality Rate of Bariatric Weight-Loss Surgery
Today, death rates after weight-loss surgery are considered to be “very low,” occurring in perhaps...
Are Baruka Nuts the Healthiest Nut?
How do barukas, also known as baru almonds, compare with other nuts?
Flashback Friday: Blueberries for a Diabetic Diet and DNA Repair
Blueberries are put to the test against insulin resistance, oxidation, and DNA damage.
Can Vegan Fecal Transplants Lower TMAO Levels?
If the microbiome of those eating plant-based diets protects against the toxic effects of TMAO,...
Should We Be Concerned About Aflatoxin?
Is “toxic mold syndrome” a real thing? And, what do we do about toxic mold...
Flashback Friday: Which Has More Caramel Coloring Carcinogens – Coke or Pepsi?
How many cola cancer cases are estimated to be caused by Coke and Pepsi in...
Should We Be Concerned About the Effects of Ochratoxin?
The overall cost-benefit ratio for mycotoxins depends on which food is contaminated.
Ochratoxin in Certain Herbs, Spices, and Wine
Most food crops are contaminated with fungal mycotoxins, but some foods are worse than others.
