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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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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Can Exercise Counteract a High-Fat Meal? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] There is a window of time in which sufficient physical activity can help mediate some of the damage caused by eating an unhealthy…
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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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Could Your Pills and Food Be Causing a Leaky Gut? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Common drugs, foods, and beverages can disrupt the integrity of our intestinal barrier, causing a leaky gut. Intestinal permeability, the leakiness of our…
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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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3-MCPD in Refined Cooking Oils | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] There is another reason to avoid palm oil and question the authenticity of extra-virgin olive oil. The most commonly used vegetable oil in…
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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…
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Eating to Help Control Cancer Metastasis | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Randomized controlled trials show that lowering saturated fat intake can lead to improved breast cancer survival. The leading cause of cancer-related death is…
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Dietary Components That May Cause Cancer to Metastasize | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Palmitic acid, a saturated fat concentrated in meat and dairy, can boost the metastatic potential of cancer cells through the fat receptor CD36.…
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What About Saturated Fat and Vegetarians’ Stroke Risk? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] How can we explain the drop in stroke risk as the Japanese diet became westernized with more meat and dairy? As Japan westernized,…
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The Stroke Risk of Vegetarians | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] The first study in history on the incidence of stroke in vegetarians and vegans suggests they may be at higher risk. “When ranked…
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Corporate Influence and Our Epidemic of Obesity | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Like the tobacco industry adding extra nicotine to cigarettes, the food industry employs taste engineers to accomplish a similar goal of maximizing the…
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What Is the Role of Our Genes in the Obesity Epidemic? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] The “fat gene” accounts for less than 1 percent of the differences in size between people. To date, about a hundred genetic markers…
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Headache and Migraine Relief from Foods | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Plant-based diets are put to the test for treating migraine headaches. Headaches are one of the top five reasons people end up in…
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How Much Added Sugar Is Okay? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Public health authorities continue to lower the upper tolerable limit of daily added sugar intake. Dating back to the original “Dietary Goals for…
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How Safe Is Alternate-Day Intermittent Fasting? | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Eating every other day can raise your cholesterol. Are there any downsides to fasting every other day? For example, might go all day without…
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Keto Diets and Diabetes | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] Ketogenic diets are put to the test for diabetes reversal. As you can see at the start of my video Does a Ketogenic Diet…
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The Safety of Keto Diets | NutritionFacts.org
[ad_1] What are the effects of ketogenic diets on nutrient sufficiency, gut flora, and heart disease risk? Given the decades of experience using ketogenic…