What would happen if you randomized babies at birth to a lifetime of low cholesterol levels? Nature did it for us! In this video, I introduce the concept of Mendelian randomization.

The current generation of American kids may be one of the first generations to be less healthy and have shorter lifespans than their parents.

Using skin lotion or hand sanitizer before touching thermal paper (cash register receipts and printed tickets) can facilitate the absorption of BPA into the body.

Prediabetes and type 2 diabetes are caused by a drop in insulin sensitivity blamed on “intramyocellular lipid,” the buildup of fat inside our muscle cells.

It took more than 7,000 studies, and the death of countless smokers before the first Surgeon General report against smoking was finally released. Another mountain of evidence exists today for healthier eating,

Vitamin D supplements were put to the test for Crohn’s disease.

Vitamin D supplements are put to the test in childhood asthma.

Increasing the cost of cigarettes through tobacco taxes is one of the most effective ways to decrease the harms of smoking—so, what does the science say about sodium, sugar, and saturated fat taxes?

Does a cancer-causing herpes virus in chickens pose a public health threat?

Green tea is put to the test against precancerous lesions, prostate cancer and metastatic cancer and compared to the effects of black tea.