Nutrition
The Protein Debate: Why Source Matters More Than Amount | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] I discuss a public health case for modernizing the definition of protein quality. In 2019, Dr. David Katz and colleagues, including one of…
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Nutrition
A Surprising Vegetable Approach to Insomnia | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Lactucin, the hypnotic component of lettuce, is put to the test in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of lettuce seeds. “There is a…
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Protect Your Arteries from Saturated Fat with These Foods | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] If you’re going to have something unhealthy, is there anything you can eat with it to help mitigate the damage it may cause?…
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How a Single Meal Can Cripple Your Arteries and Lungs | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] What happens within hours of eating a high-fat meal? We are only as old as our arteries. What can we do to preserve…
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Can Ultra-Processed Foods Be Fixed by Tweaking Their Nutrients? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] What happened when ultra-processed foods were matched for calories, sugar, fat, and fiber content in the first randomized controlled trial? In the United…
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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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How to Boost Your Life Expectancy by 12 to 14 Years | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] What can physicians do to promote healthy, life-extending lifestyle changes? A pivotal paper published in Europe more than a decade ago entitled “Healthy…
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Why Cooling Potatoes Lowers Their Glycemic Load | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] If you eat potatoes when they’re cold, as in potato salad, or chilled and reheated, you can get a nearly 40% lower glycemic…
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Plant-Based Hospital Menus | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] The American Medical Association passed a resolution encouraging hospitals to offer healthy plant-based food options. “Globally, 11 million deaths annually are attributable to…
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Treat the Cause | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Treat the underlying cause of chronic lifestyle diseases. It’s been said that more than 2,000 years ago, Hippocrates declared, “Let food be thy…
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Should You Take Statins? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] How can you calculate your own personal heart disease risk to help you determine if you should start on a cholesterol-lowering statin drug?…
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RFK Jr. promised to ‘Make Our Children Healthy Again.’ Here’s how he plans to do it
[ad_1] (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s strategy to ‘Make America Healthy Again’ includes investigating vaccine injuries and pharmaceutical practices but stops short of new regulatory…
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True Health Intiative: Scientific Consensus on a Healthy Diet | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] The leading risk factor for death in the United States is the American diet. About a decade ago, the American Heart Association (AHA)…
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Eating an Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Lupus | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Green smoothies are put to the test for the autoimmune disease lupus. There are dozens and dozens of journals I try to stay…
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Is Creatine Safe and Efficient for High Homocysteine? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Those on a healthy plant-based diet who have elevated homocysteine levels despite taking sufficient vitamin B12 may want to consider taking a gram…
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Do Taxpayer Subsidies Play a Role in the Obesity Epidemic? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Why are U.S. taxpayers giving billions of dollars to support the likes of the sugar and meat industries? The rise in calorie surplus…
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What Should We Drink? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Here is a review of reviews on the health effects of tea, coffee, milk, wine, and soda. If you’ve watched my videos or…
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How Healthy Are Ancient Grains? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Ancient types of wheat, like kamut, are put to the test for inflammation, blood sugar, and cholesterol control. The number one killer in…
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The Pros of Early Time-Restricted Eating | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Calories eaten in the morning count less than calories eaten in the evening, and they’re healthier, too. Time-restricted feeding, where you limit the…