There is a window of time in which sufficient physical activity can help mediate some of the damage caused by eating an unhealthy meal. I’ve previously discussed studies…
Read more Can Exercise Counteract a High-Fat Meal? | NutritionFacts.orgWhat happened when ultra-processed foods were matched for calories, sugar, fat, and fiber content in the first randomized controlled trial? In the United States, “junk food” is often…
Read more Can Ultra-Processed Foods Be Fixed by Tweaking Their Nutrients? | NutritionFacts.orgHow can you get a perfect diet score? How do you rate the quality of people’s diets? Well, “what could be more nutrient-dense than a vegetarian diet?” Indeed,…
Read more Keeping Better Score of Your Diet | NutritionFacts.orgWhy might healthy lifestyle choices wipe out 90% of our risk for having a heart attack, while drugs may only reduce risk by 20% to 30%? On the…
Read more How to Beat Heart Disease Before It Starts | NutritionFacts.orgBy losing 15% of their body weight, nearly 90% of those who have had type 2 diabetes for less than four years may achieve remission. Currently, more than…
Read more Is Fasting an Effective Treatment for Diabetes? | NutritionFacts.orgHow do barukas, also known as baru almonds, compare with other nuts? There is a new nut on the market called baru almonds, branded as “barukas” or baru…
Read more How Healthy Are Baruka Nuts? | NutritionFacts.orgThe American Medical Association passed a resolution encouraging hospitals to offer healthy plant-based food options. “Globally, 11 million deaths annually are attributable to dietary factors, placing poor diet…
Read more Plant-Based Hospital Menus | NutritionFacts.orgThere is another reason to avoid palm oil and question the authenticity of extra-virgin olive oil. The most commonly used vegetable oil in the world today is palm…
Read more 3-MCPD in Refined Cooking Oils | NutritionFacts.orgChlorohydrin contaminates hydrolyzed vegetable protein products and refined oils. In 1978, chlorohydrins were found in protein hydrolysates. What does that mean? Proteins can be broken down into amino…
Read more Chlorohydrin 3-MCPD in Bragg’s Liquid Aminos | NutritionFacts.orgMore than half of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) sufferers appear to have a form of atypical food allergy. A chronic gastrointestinal disorder, irritable bowel syndrome affects about one…
Read more Should We Fast for IBS? | NutritionFacts.orgDo you know more about basic nutrition than most doctors? “A poor diet now outranks smoking as the leading cause of death globally and in the United States,…
Read more Are Doctors Knowledgeable About Nutrition? | NutritionFacts.orgI debunk the myth of protein as the most satiating macronutrient. The importance of satiety is underscored by a rare genetic condition known as Prader-Willi syndrome. Children with…
Read more Hijacking Our Appetites | NutritionFacts.orgEmulsifiers are the most widely used food additives. What are they doing to our gut microbiome? When grocery shopping these days, unless you’re sticking to the produce aisle,…
Read more Are Carboxymethylcellulose, Polysorbate 80, and Other Emulsifiers Safe? | NutritionFacts.orgWomen with breast cancer should include the “liberal culinary use of cruciferous vegetables.” Both the Women’s Intervention Nutrition Study and the Women’s Health Initiative study showed that women…
Read more Eating to Downregulate a Gene for Metastatic Cancer | NutritionFacts.orgEating a diet filled with animal products can disrupt our microbiome faster than taking an antibiotic. If you search online for “Crohn’s disease and diet” or “ulcerative colitis…
Read more Foods That Disrupt Our Microbiome | NutritionFacts.orgThe lines form about an hour before the 9 a.m. opening time, with customers waiting outside Fat Peach Bakery hoping to grab a treat like a strawberry milk…
Read more Inside Bridgeport’s Smash-Hit Bakery With Long Lines Fueled by Strawberry Milk Croissants and Mexican MochasHow can we explain the drop in stroke risk as the Japanese diet became westernized with more meat and dairy? As Japan westernized, the country’s stroke rate plummeted,…
Read more What About Saturated Fat and Vegetarians’ Stroke Risk? | NutritionFacts.orgImplausible explanations for the obesity epidemic serve the needs of food manufacturers and marketers more than public health and an interest in truth. When it comes to uncovering…
Read more Obesity and a Toxic Food Environment | NutritionFacts.orgLike the tobacco industry adding extra nicotine to cigarettes, the food industry employs taste engineers to accomplish a similar goal of maximizing the irresistibility of its products. The…
Read more Corporate Influence and Our Epidemic of Obesity | NutritionFacts.orgWhy are U.S. taxpayers giving billions of dollars to support the likes of the sugar and meat industries? The rise in calorie surplus sufficient to explain the obesity…
Read more Do Taxpayer Subsidies Play a Role in the Obesity Epidemic? | NutritionFacts.org
