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Why Healthy Fast-Food Menu Options Can Backfire | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Adding a healthy option can actually drive people to make even worse choices, thanks to a mind-blowing glitch of human psychology. In 2017,…
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Which Beans Best Block the Spread of Cancer? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Which legumes are best at inhibiting the matrix metalloproteinase enzymes that allow cancer to become invasive? Although we’re spending billions of dollars on…
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A Persistent Pesticide Is Linked to Alzheimer’s Risk | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] How can we avoid the breakdown products of pesticides that may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease as much as if you carried…
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Are Nuts and Peanut Butter Linked to a Longer Life? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Why are nuts associated with decreased mortality, but not peanut butter? According to the largest study of risk factors for death in human…
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How Prebiotic Foods Keep Your Microbiome Healthy | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] We co-evolved a symbiosis with our good gut bacteria, but we aren’t holding up our end of the bargain. If you look at…
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How We Eat vs. How We Think We Eat | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] The so-called optimism bias may get in the way of a healthy lifestyle. Yes, media messages about nutrition are often confusing and inconsistent,…
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NDMA: A Cancer-Causing Contaminant in Meds and Meat | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Billion-dollar drugs have been pulled from the market for less carcinogenic contamination than is found in a single serving of grilled chicken. In…
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How to Tame Blood Sugar Spikes after Eating Potatoes | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Broccoli, vinegar, and lemon juice are put to the test to blunt the glycemic index of white potatoes. White potatoes have a high…
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Keeping Better Score of Your Diet | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] How can you get a perfect diet score? How do you rate the quality of people’s diets? Well, “what could be more nutrient-dense…
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How to Beat Heart Disease Before It Starts | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Why might healthy lifestyle choices wipe out 90% of our risk for having a heart attack, while drugs may only reduce risk by…
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Is Fasting an Effective Treatment for Diabetes? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] By losing 15% of their body weight, nearly 90% of those who have had type 2 diabetes for less than four years may…
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How Healthy Are Baruka Nuts? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] How do barukas, also known as baru almonds, compare with other nuts? There is a new nut on the market called baru almonds,…
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Can Vegan Fecal Transplants Lower TMAO Levels? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] If the microbiome of those eating plant-based diets protects against the toxic effects of TMAO, what about swapping gut flora? “Almost 2,500 years…
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Fasting and Plant-Based Diets for Migraines and Traumatic Brain Injuries | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] What effects do fasting and a plant-based diet have on TBI and migraines? An uncontrolled and unpublished study purported to show a beneficial…
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Should We Fast for IBS? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] More than half of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) sufferers appear to have a form of atypical food allergy. A chronic gastrointestinal disorder, irritable…
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Might Meat Trigger Parkinson’s Disease? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] What does the gut have to do with developing Parkinson’s disease? Parkinson’s disease is an ever-worsening neurodegenerative disorder that results in death and…
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Hijacking Our Appetites | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] I debunk the myth of protein as the most satiating macronutrient. The importance of satiety is underscored by a rare genetic condition known…
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Are Carboxymethylcellulose, Polysorbate 80, and Other Emulsifiers Safe? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Emulsifiers are the most widely used food additives. What are they doing to our gut microbiome? When grocery shopping these days, unless you’re…
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Boosting BDNF Levels in Our Brain to Treat Depression | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] We can raise BDNF levels in our brain by fasting and exercising, as well as by eating and avoiding certain foods. There is…
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Eating to Downregulate a Gene for Metastatic Cancer | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Women with breast cancer should include the “liberal culinary use of cruciferous vegetables.” Both the Women’s Intervention Nutrition Study and the Women’s Health…