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The Saturated Fat Studies: Buttering Up the Public
Dairy industry campaign to “neutralize the negative image of milkfat among regulators and health professionals as related to heart disease†seeks to undermine latest guidelines from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology
Which Dietary Factors Affect Breast Cancer Most?
American Institute for Cancer Research recommendation compliance associated not only with cancer prevention and survival but less heart and respiratory disease mortality and a longer lifespan.
Ciguatera Poisoning & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
The effects of the neurotoxins that can contaminate fish like red snapper and grouper can last for decades.
Preventing Crohn’s Disease With Diet
Diets centered around whole plant foods may help prevent Crohn’s disease through the benefits of fiber on the maintenance of intestinal barrier function and the avoidance of certain processed food additives such as polysorbate 80.
Why Do Vegan Women Have 5x Fewer Twins?
The hormones naturally found in foods of animal origin may help explain why women who eat conventional diets are five times more likely to give birth to twins than those eating plant-based diets.
Estrogen in Meat, Dairy, and Eggs
The sex steroids found naturally in animal products likely exceed the hormonal impacts of endocrine-disrupting chemical pollutants.
Can Diet Protect Against Kidney Cancer?
Plant-based diets appear to protect against renal cell carcinoma both directly and indirectly.
Paleo Diets May Negate Benefits of Exercise
The deleterious effects of a Paleolithic diet appear to undermine the positive effects of a Crossfit-based high-intensity circuit training exercise program.
Aspartame and the Brain
The reason artificially sweetened beverages have been associated with depression may be because of psychological disturbances recently tied to aspartame (“Equal†or “NutraSweetâ€).
Chicken Big: Poultry and Obesity
Chicken consumption is associated with more weight gain than other meat.