What the New Blood Pressure Range Guidelines Mean
Natural approaches to lowering high blood pressure can work better than drugs because you’re treating...
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The Best Source and Dose of Plant Sterols for Lowering Cholesterol
Lower LDL cholesterol with 2 to 3 grams a day of phytosterols taken with meals from healthy, fortified foods or safe supplements.
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Kids’ Breakfast Cereals as Nutritional Façade
Plastering front-of-package nutrient claims on cereal boxes is an attempt to distract from the incongruity...
Flashback Friday: Is Fish “Brain Food” for Older Adults?
Why has fish consumption been associated with cognitive impairment and loss of executive function?
Is Vegan Food Always Healthy?
Healthier plant-based diets compared to unhealthy plant foods and animal foods on diabetes risk.
The Recommended Daily Added Sugar Intake
Public health authorities continue to drop the upper tolerable limit of daily added sugar intake.
Flashback Friday: How to Reduce Carcinogenic Bile Acid Production
The consumption of animal fat appears to increase the growth of gut bacteria that turn...
Effects of Marijuana on Weight Gain and Bone Density
Are the apparent adverse effects of heavy cannabis use on bone just due to users...
Why People Gain Weight in the Fall
A list of “specific recommendations for the prevention of obesity by improving the circadian system...
Flashback Friday: What Causes Insulin Resistance and Diabetes?
Prediabetes and type 2 diabetes are caused by a drop in insulin sensitivity blamed on...
Shedding Light on Shedding Weight
Randomized, controlled trials of phototherapy (morning bright light) for weight loss.
The Metabolic Harms of Night Shifts and Irregular Meals
What shift workers can do to moderate the adverse effects of circadian rhythm disruption.
Flashback Friday: How to Prevent a Stroke
Insufficient intake of fiber-rich foods may lead to the stiffening of our arteries associated with...
