Vegetarian Muscle Power, Strength, and Endurance
Randomized controlled trials put plant-based eating to the test for athletic performance.
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How Ultra-Processed Foods Could Cause Disease: Food Additives
Why can’t we just look at ingredients lists on food labels and avoid food additives that we know are harmful?
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Flashback Friday: The Best Kept Secret in Medicine
Lifestyle changes are often more effective in reducing the rates of heart disease, hypertension, heart...
The First Studies on Vegetarian Athletes
Meat-eating athletes are put to the test against veg athletes and even sedentary plant-eaters in...
The Gladiator Diet: How Vegetarian Athletes Stack Up
Comparing the diets of the Roman gladiator “barley men” and army troopers to the modern...
Flashback Friday: Which Type of Protein Is Better for Our Kidneys?
Anti-inflammatory drugs abolish the hyperfiltration and protein leakage response to meat ingestion, suggesting that animal...
Is Lipstick Safe Given the Lead Contamination?
Dozens of lipsticks and lip glosses are put to the test.
Benefits of Tea Tree Oil for Warts and Cold Sores
Does tea tree oil have enough antiviral activity to combat HSV-1 and papilloma viruses, the...
Flashback Friday: Who Says Eggs Aren’t Healthy or Safe?
Freedom of Information Act documents reveal that the U.S. Department of Agriculture warned the egg...
How the Dairy Industry Designs Misleading Studies
How the meat and dairy industries design studies showing their products have neutral or even...
Is Cheese Healthy? Compared to What?
Dairy is compared to other foods for cardiovascular (heart attack and stroke) risk.
Flashback Friday: The Best Way to Cook Sweet Potatoes
How does sweet potato baking compare to boiling and steaming, and should we eat the...
Is Cheese Really Bad for You?
What about the recent studies that show cheese has neutral or positive health effects?
