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Micromorts: Putting Risk Into Perspective | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] A micromort, a unit for comparing and communicating risk to patients, is equivalent to a one-in-a-million chance of dying. Hundreds of millions of…
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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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Are Potassium Chloride Salt Substitutes Worth Trying? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Is potassium chloride a win-win by decreasing sodium intake and increasing potassium intake? Of all the terrible things about our diets, high dietary…
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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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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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The Backlash to IARC’s Report that Meat Probably Causes Cancer | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] How did the meat industry, government, and cancer organizations respond to the confirmation that processed meat, like bacon, ham, hot dogs, and lunch…
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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 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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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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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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How Low Can LDL Cholesterol Go on PCSK9 Inhibitors? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] People with genetic mutations that leave them with an LDL cholesterol of 30 mg/dL live exceptionally long lives. Can we duplicate that effect…
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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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Bariatric Surgery: Risks in the OR and Beyond | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] The extent of risk from bariatric weight-loss surgery may depend on the skill of the surgeon. After sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass,…
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Bariatric Weight-Loss Surgery and Mortality | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Today, death rates after weight-loss surgery are considered to be “very low,” occurring in perhaps 1 in 300 to 1 in 500 patients…
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Is Aflatoxin a Concern? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Is “toxic mold syndrome” a real thing? What do we do about toxic mold contamination of food? In recent years, mold has been…
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Are the Effects of Ochratoxin Concerning? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] The overall cost-benefit ratio for mycotoxins depends on which food is contaminated. Ochratoxin has been described as toxic to the immune system, developing…
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Prostate Cancer and Mushrooms | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] What can reishi mushrooms, shiitake mushroom extracts, and whole, powdered white mushrooms do for cancer patients? “A regular intake of mushrooms can make…
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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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The Hidden Devastation of Hurricanes
[ad_1] Parks’s team estimated that, among Medicare patients alone, tropical cyclones are associated with nearly seventeen thousand excess hospitalizations per decade in the United…