The Role of the Toxic Food Environment in the Obesity Epidemic
Implausible explanations for the obesity epidemic, such as sedentary lifestyles or lack of self-discipline, serve...
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Foods That Lower Cholesterol
Adding specific nuts, beans, and fruits to our diet can drive LDL cholesterol even lower—often with drug-like effects.
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The Role of Corporate Influence in the Obesity Epidemic
Like the tobacco industry adding extra nicotine, the food industry employs taste engineers to accomplish...
Flashback Friday: Coffee and Mortality
What effect does coffee and tea consumption have on longevity, cancer risk, GERD reflux, bone...
The Role of Personal Responsibility in the Obesity Epidemic
How the power of the “eat more” food environment can overcome our conscious controls.
The Role of Food Advertisements in the Obesity Epidemic
We all like to think we make important life decisions like what to eat consciously...
Flashback Friday: How to Reduce Your TMAO Levels
Should we be concerned about high-choline plant foods, such as broccoli, producing the same toxic...
The Role of Marketing in the Obesity Epidemic
The unprecedented rise in the power, scope, and sophistication of food marketing starting around 1980...
The Role of Taxpayer Subsidies in the Obesity Epidemic
Why are U.S. taxpayers giving billions to support the likes of the sugar and livestock...
Flashback Friday: The Best Foods for Fighting Autism and Brain Inflammation
One food may be able to combat all four purported causal factors of autism: synaptic...
The Role of Processed Foods in the Obesity Epidemic
The rise in the U.S. calorie supply responsible for the obesity epidemic wasn’t just about...
Cut the Calorie-Rich-And-Processed Foods
We have an uncanny ability to pick out the subtle distinctions in calorie density of...
Flashback Friday: Can Flaxseeds Help Prevent Breast Cancer?
Flax seed consumption may play a role in preventing and treating breast cancer by blocking...
