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What’s the best way to fulfill the omega-3 essential fat requirements?

Even when study subjects were required to eat so much that they didn’t lose any weight, a plant-based diet could still reverse type 2 diabetes in a matter of weeks.

When type 2 diabetes is reversed after gastric bypass surgery, is it due to the actual operation or just the severely restrictive diet required for recovery?

What are the pros and cons of fennel fruits as a cheap, easy-to-find, light-weight, nonperishable source of nitrates?

If the uric acid crystals that trigger gout come from the breakdown of purines, should gout patients avoid even healthy, purine-rich foods, such as beans, mushrooms, and cauliflower?

Eating antioxidant-rich foods can bolster skin protection and reduce sunburn redness by 40%, whereas alcohol can dramatically drop the level of antioxidants in the skin within 8 minutes of consumpt...

Dietary Acid Load is determined by the balance of acid-inducing food, such as meats, eggs, and cheeses, offset by base-inducing (“alkaline”) foods, such as fruits and vegetables.

Is triclosan in Colgate Total toothpaste safe in regards to the nitrate-reducing bacteria on our tongue and potential endocrine-disrupting effects on thyroid function and obesity?

Fennel seeds can work as effectively as drugs like ibuprofen for painful periods, and an eighth of a teaspoon of ginger powder three times a day can cut menstrual bleeding in half.

The concept that heart disease was rare among the Eskimos appears to be a myth.

The tobacco industry has focused more recently on divide-and-conquer strategies to create schisms within the tobacco control movement. We in the healthy food community can learn from this by stayin...

Research on resveratrol, a component of red wine, looked promising in rodent studies, but what happened when it was put to the test in people?

Why do heart attack rates appear lower than expected in France, given their saturated fat and cholesterol intake? Is it their red wine consumption, their vegetable consumption, or something else?

It took more than 7,000 studies and the deaths of countless smokers before the Surgeon General’s report on tobacco was released in the 1960s. How many people are suffering needlessly from prevent...

The extraordinarily low rates of chronic disease among plant-based populations have been attributed to fiber, but reductionist thinking may lead us astray.

The green algae, chlorella, may help attenuate the drop in immune function antibodies associated with over-strenuous exercise.

The whole food is greater than the sum of its parts: how unscrupulous marketers use evidence that ties high blood levels of phytonutrients with superior health to sell dietary supplements that may ...

When placed head-to-head against the American Diabetes Association diet, how do plant-based diets fare in terms of not only blood sugar, body weight, and cholesterol control, but also mood and qual...

Why do doctors in the United States continue to recommend colonoscopies when most other countries recommend less invasive colon cancer screening methods?

Why does the leading cancer and diet authority recommend we avoid bacon, ham, hot dogs, sausage, and all other processed meats—including chicken and turkey?

The anti-inflammatory effect of curcumin, the pigment in the spice turmeric, was put to the test to see if it could reduce postoperative pain and fatigue after surgery.

The processed food industries now use tactics similar to those used by cigarette companies to undermine public health interventions.

Based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which foods best supply shortfall nutrients while avoiding disease-promoting components?

What effects do laughing, crying, kissing, cuddling, and sex have on immune function and allergic responses?

Why is there a reticence to provide the public with guidelines that will spare them from preventable disease and premature death?

What happens inside the arteries going to the hearts and brains of those who add nuts or extra virgin olive oil to their diet?

Health authorities appear to have taken the patronizing view that the public can’t handle the truth and would rather the science be watered down.

Neurodegenerative brain changes begin by middle age, underscoring the need for lifelong preventive brain maintenance.