Is Caramel Color Carcinogenic?
Concern that one of the most commonly-consumed food colorings may cause cancer has led to...
Latest in Clinical Nutrition: Volume 16
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Autopsy of Chicken Nuggets
If the bulk of fast food chicken nuggets is not actually chicken meat, what’s in...
Phytates for the Prevention of Osteoporosis
Women who consume the most high-phytate foods (whole grains, beans, and nuts) appear to have...
Eggs and Diabetes
Even just a single egg a week may increase the risk of diabetes—the leading cause...
Minimum “Recommended Daily Allowance” of Antioxidants
How many antioxidant-rich foods do we need to eat every day just to stay out...
How to Reach the Antioxidant “RDA”
Even nine servings of fruits and vegetables a day may not reach the minimum recommended...
Antioxidant-Rich Foods with Every Meal
To stay out of oxidative debt, we need to take in more antioxidants than we...
Arteries of Vegans vs. Runners
The carotid arteries of those eating plant-based diets appear healthier than even those just as...
Vitamin B12 Necessary for Arterial Health
The cardiovascular benefits of plant-based diets may be severely undermined by vitamin B12 deficiency.
Boosting Natural Killer Cell Activity
Blueberry consumption may double the population of our cancer-fighting immune cells, and the spices cardamom...
How Long to Detox from Fish Before Pregnancy?
How many months does it take to clear 99% of the mercury and other industrial...
Greens vs. Glaucoma
Kale and collard greens contain vision-protecting plant nutrients, such as zeaxanthin, that may significantly lower...
Dietary Prevention of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Yellow plant pigments, such as lutein and zeaxanthin, build up in the back of our...
Dietary Treatment of Glaucoma
Blueberries may help protect against age-related macular degeneration, and black currants may help halt the...
Dietary Treatments for Computer Eye Strain
Certain berries may help relieve visual fatigue associated with staring at a computer screen all...
Bacon, Eggs, and Gestational Diabetes During Pregnancy
Eating meat or eggs before pregnancy may increase the risk of gestational diabetes.
Superbugs in Conventional vs. Organic Chicken
The level of multidrug antibiotic-resistant bacteria contamination is compared between meat from animals raised conventionally,...
Which Spices Fight Inflammation?
An elegant experiment is described in which the blood of those eating different types of...
Spicing Up DNA Protection
The DNA of those cooking with spices such as ginger, rosemary, and turmeric appears less...
Turmeric Curcumin and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Randomized controlled trial comparing the safety and efficacy of drugs versus curcumin, the yellow pigment...
Turmeric Curcumin and Osteoarthritis
The yellow pigment curcumin in the spice turmeric may work as well as, or better...
Boosting the Bioavailability of Curcumin
Dietary strategies, including the use of black pepper (piperine), can boost blood levels of curcumin...
Who Shouldn’t Consume Curcumin or Turmeric?
Just because something is natural and plant-based doesn’t mean it’s necessarily safe. Those who are...
Prostate Cancer and Organic Milk vs. Almond Milk
Does the hormonal stimulation of human prostate cancer cells by cow milk in a petri...
Dr. Burkitt’s F-Word Diet
The famous surgeon Denis Burkitt suggests an explanation for why many of our most common...
Convincing Doctors to Embrace Lifestyle Medicine
An editorial by the Director of Yale's Prevention Research Center on putting a face on...
