Ultra-Processed Junk Food Put to the Test
What happened when ultra-processed foods were matched for calories, sugar, fat, and fiber content in...
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Friday Favorites: Do Alkaline Diets Help Athletic Performance?
Can reducing acid-forming foods and boosting alkaline-forming foods replicate the performance-enhancing effects of sodium bicarbonate without the adverse effects?
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Flashback Friday: Are Apples the Best Food for a Better Sex Life in Women?
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How We Won the Fight to Ban Trans Fat
What was the secret to the public health community’s triumph when past attempts to regulate...
Do Healthy Fast-Food Options Lead to Healthier Choices?
Adding a healthy option can actually drive people to make even worse choices, thanks to...
Blocking the Cancer Metastasis Enzyme MMP-9 with Beans and Chickpeas
Which legumes are best at inhibiting the matrix metalloproteinase enzymes that allow cancer to become...
Pesticides (DDT) and Alzheimer’s Disease
How can we avoid the breakdown product of pesticides that may increase the risk of...
Flashback Friday: The Gladiator Diet and the First Studies on Vegetarian Athletes
Comparing the diets of the Roman gladiator “barley men” and army troopers to the modern...
How Much Cancer Does Processed Meat Cause?
I quantify the risks of colon and rectal cancers from eating bacon, ham, hot dogs,...
IARC: Processed Meat Like Bacon Causes Cancer
How did the meat industry, government, and cancer organizations respond to the confirmation that processed...
Flashback Friday: Is Ginger Beneficial in a Diabetic Diet?
Ground ginger and ginger tea are put to the test for blood sugar control.
Should You Get Personalized Genetic Risk Testing?
Overrated “precision medicine” may just be serving vested interests, and consumer DNA testing can be...
Do the Health Benefits of Peanut Butter Include Longevity?
Why are nuts associated with decreased mortality, but not peanut butter?
