Are Autism Diet Benefits Just a Placebo Effect?
The original randomized, controlled trials of gluten- and casein-free diets may have been complicated by...
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Why I Changed My Mind on Water Fluoridation
Based on new research, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Toxicology Program reached a draft conclusion that fluoride should be “presumed to be a cognitive neurodevelopmental hazard to humans."
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Gluten-Free, Casein-Free Diets for Autism Put to the Test
What were the results of the first randomized controlled study of a dietary intervention for...
Does A2 Milk Carry Less Autism Risk?
The casomorphins—breakdown products of casein, a milk protein, with opiate-like activity—in bovine milk appear to...
Autism and Casein from Cow’s Milk
Casomorphins—breakdown products of casein, a milk protein, with opiate-like activity—may help explain why autism symptoms...
Dr. Greger in the Kitchen: My New Favorite Beverage
Dr. Greger blends up a vegetable smoothie inspired by a recipe in his How Not...
Lead Contamination in Fish and Game
Most hunters may not be aware about the health risks related to consuming meat from...
Best Food to Prevent Common Childhood Infections
The amount of beta-glucan fiber in just a dusting of nutritional yeast a day is...
Saffron vs. Memantine (Namenda) for Alzheimer’s
The spice saffron is pitted head-to-head against the leading drug for severe Alzheimer’s disease.
Tomato Sauce vs. Prostate Cancer
What happened when cancer patients were given three quarters of a cup of canned tomato...
Lycopene Supplements vs. Prostate Cancer
High doses of lycopene—the red pigment in tomatoes—were put to the test to see if...
Amla vs. Drugs for Cholesterol, Inflammation, and Blood-Thinning
Extracts of amla (Indian gooseberry) were pitted head-to-head against cholesterol-lowering statin drugs and the blood...
The Best Food for High Cholesterol
Are the apparently amazing benefits of amla—dried Indian gooseberries—too good to be true?
