The Problem with the Paleo Diet Argument
The Paleolithic period represents just the last two million years of human evolution. What did...
Latest in Clinical Nutrition: Volume 23
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What Causes Insulin Resistance? (Older Version)
Prediabetes and type 2 diabetes are caused by a drop in insulin sensitivity blamed on...
The Spillover Effect Links Obesity to Diabetes
Being obese may result in as much insulin resistance as eating a high-fat diet.
Lipotoxicity: How Saturated Fat Raises Blood Sugar
The reason those eating plant-based diets have less fat buildup in their muscle cells and...
Plant-Based Workplace Intervention
Employee wellness programs may help boost the corporate bottom line.
The Cilantro Gene
Why are there such polarizing opinions about the taste of the fresh herb cilantro (also...
Reducing Glycotoxin Intake to Prevent Alzheimer’s
Advanced glycation end products in our diet may suppress sirtuin enzyme activity and play a...
Optimal Cholesterol Level
Why don’t authorities advocate a sufficient reduction in cholesterol down to safe levels?
Preventing Ulcerative Colitis with Diet
The toxic rotten egg gas hydrogen sulfide may explain why animal protein is associated with...
Stool pH & Colon Cancer
Fermentation of fiber in the gut may help explain the dramatic differences in colorectal cancer...
Why Was Heart Disease Rare in the Mediterranean?
What was it about the diet on the Greek isle of Crete in the 1950s...
The Mediterranean Diet or a Whole Food Plant-Based Diet?
A randomized controlled trial found that a Mediterranean-type diet can dramatically lower the risk of...
PREDIMED: Does Eating Nuts Prevent Strokes?
A randomized controlled trial found that a Mediterranean-type diet can dramatically lower the risk of...
Which Parts of the Mediterranean Diet Extended Life?
Of all the components of a healthy Mediterranean diet, which are associated with a longer...
Do Flexitarians Live Longer?
Does just reducing one’s intake of meat, dairy, and eggs significantly reduce mortality?
Improving on the Mediterranean Diet
What are the four problematic nutritional aspects of even plant-based Mediterranean diets?
Exercise vs. Drugs for Depression
Aerobic exercise interventions found comparable to antidepressant medication in the treatment of patients with major...
Do Antidepressant Drugs Really Work?
Freedom of Information Act documents show drug companies hid critical findings from doctors and the...
Is Milk Good for Our Bones?
The galactose in milk may explain why milk consumption is associated with significantly higher risk...
If White Rice Is Linked to Diabetes, What About China?
Protein consumption can exacerbate the insulin spike from high glycemic foods.
Oatmeal Lotion for Chemotherapy-Induced Rash
Oats are put to the test against cetuximab-type chemo side effects to see just how...
Can Oatmeal Help Fatty Liver Disease?
Is whole grain consumption just a marker for healthier behaviors, or do whole grains have...
Nutritional Yeast to Prevent the Common Cold
Beta glucan fiber in nutritional yeast may improve immune function, but there is a concern...
ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease): Fishing for Answers
The neurotoxin BMAA is found in seafood and the brains of Alzheimer’s and ALS victims....
Diet & Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
A neurotoxin called BMAA that concentrates in seafood may help explain clusters of Lou Gehrig's...
How Much Fruit Is Too Much?
Does the threshold for toxicity of fructose apply to fruit or just to added industrial...
