Antioxidant Content of 3,139 Foods
In the most extensive study of its kind ever published, the amount of anti-aging anticancer...
Latest in Clinical Nutrition: Volume 5
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Volume 5 covers the peer-reviewed scientific nutrition literature published between spring 2010 and spring 2011.
Antioxidant Power of Plant Foods vs. Animal Foods
On average, plant foods have 64 times more antioxidant power than red meat, poultry, fish,...
Calculate Your Healthy Eating Score
Rate your diet on a scale of 0 to 100 using the phytochemical index, and...
Did a Vegan Diet Kill This Baby?
Vitamin B12 deficiency can be life-threatening.
American Vegans Placing Babies at Risk
Vitamin B12 is an imperative for those eating vegetarian and vegan diets, especially during pregnancy...
Vegan Epidemic
Vitamin B12 deficiency is common among those eating vegetarian and particularly vegan diets because of...
Calcium Absorption: Soy Milk Versus Cow Milk
Soy milk should be shaken before pouring to get at the calcium that settles to...
The Effect of Soy on Precocious Puberty
Meat, animal protein, and soy milk can affect premature breast development in girls.
Is Milk and Mucus a Myth?
Do dairy products contribute to increased mucus (phlegm) production?
Egg Cholesterol in the Diet
Cardiology experts warn that eating even a single egg a day may exceed the safe...
Avoiding Cholesterol is a No-Brainer
Eggs and brains are the two most concentrated sources of cholesterol in the diet.
Egg Industry Blind Spot
To help deflect criticism from the cholesterol content of their product, the egg industry touts...
Do Doctors Make the Grade?
Doctors and other health professionals were put to the test for their nutrition knowledge regarding...
Pork Tapeworms on the Brain
Neurocysticercosis, infection with pork tapeworm larvae brain parasites, is an increasingly serious public health problem...
Avoiding Epilepsy Through Diet
Avoiding pork tapeworm parasites (cysticercosis) is not as easy as just avoiding pork.
Saffron for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s
In a double-blind study, the spice saffron beat out placebo in the treatment of Alzheimer's...
Saffron vs. Aricept
The spice saffron was compared to donepezil (Aricept), a leading drug treatment for slowing the...
Pregnant Vegans at Risk for Iodine Deficiency
Disinfectants used to sanitize cow udders may provide a source of iodine for dairy consumers,...
Too Much Iodine Can Be as Bad as Too Little
Excessive intake of kelp (kombu) or thyroid-containing sausages can lead to iodine toxicity.
Golden Glow
How to be more attractive by eating carotenoid-rich fruits and vegetables—rather than tanning—for healthy-looking skin.
Produce, Not Pills, to Increase Physical Attractiveness
Kale works better at boosting antioxidant levels in the skin than synthetic beta carotene, lutein,...
Rosy Glow
Erectile dysfunction may be an early warning sign for heart disease.
Chicken Consumption & the Feminization of Male Genitalia
Eating chicken during pregnancy may affect the size and development of one's son's penis due...
Food Sources of PCB Chemical Pollutants
The top three sources of industrial toxins in the diet are fish oil, fish, and...
Cancer Prevention & Treatment May Be the Same Thing
Breast cancer can take decades to develop, so early detection via mammogram may be too...
Vegetables vs. Breast Cancer
Mushrooms may help prevent breast cancer by acting as an aromatase inhibitor to block breast...
Breast Cancer Prevention: Which Mushroom is Best?
Wood ear, crimini, oyster, Italian brown, enoki, button, stuffing, shiitake, chanterelle, and portobello mushrooms were...
Multivitamin Supplements & Breast Cancer
New research suggests that multivitamin use may significantly increase the risk of breast cancer and...
Relieving Yourself of Excess Estrogen
Women eating vegetarian may have lower breast cancer rates because they have larger bowel movements.
Stool Size Matters
Larger bowel movements are associated with lower risk of appendicitis, colon cancer, constipation, and diverticulitis.
Food Mass Transit
Most women experience a four-day intestine transit time; likely too long to meet the target...
Bowels of the Earth
Which country has the largest (and smallest) average stool size?
Improving Mood Through Diet
The purported role arachidonic acid plays in brain inflammation could explain why eliminating chicken, fish,...
Inflammatory Remarks about Arachidonic Acid
Arachidonic acid may play a role in cancer, asthma, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and...
Chicken, Eggs, & Inflammation
Chicken and eggs are the top sources of arachidonic acid in the diet—an omega-6 fatty...
Chicken’s Fate is Sealed
The egg industry is attempting to improve the fatty acid lipid profile of eggs by...
Fish Oil in Troubled Waters
Major fish oil manufacturers and drug stores are being sued for failing to disclose the...
The Effect of Canned Tuna on Future Wages
The mercury contamination in tuna and other fish may adversely impact future earnings by impairing...
Are Avocados Health-Promoting?
Persin, a natural toxin found in avocados, appears so effective at killing breast cancer cells...
Are Avocados Bad for You?
The insecticide and fungicide compound found naturally in avocados (persin) may damage the DNA of...
Resuscitating Medicare
Medicare is now accepting for reimbursement the Dean Ornish Program for Reversing Heart Disease and...
Our #1 Killer Can Be Stopped
Dr. Dean Ornish proved decades ago that heart disease could be reversed solely with diet...
China Study on Sudden Cardiac Death
The China-Oxford-Cornell Diet and Health Project directed by T. Colin Campbell and colleagues showed that...
The Tomato Effect
Why does the medical establishment sometimes ignore highly efficacious therapies, such as plant-based diets, for...
