Health

An Ideal Waist Size 

The book Dieting Makes You Fat was published originally in the 1980s and then re...

Exploring the Obesity Paradox 

How do we explain studies that suggest overweight individuals live longer? Marti...

#344 – AMA #70: Nicotine: impact on cognitive function,...

“Higher addiction potential occurs with the higher the concentration, the faster...

#341 – Overcoming insomnia: improving sleep hygiene and...

“I just remind people, you can never really make up for lost sleep that easily, ...

#340 – AMA #69: Scrutinizing supplements: creatine, fis...

"This is a framework you can apply to any molecule you put in your body." —Peter...

Heme Iron and Cancer 

Laboratory models suggest that extreme doses of heme iron may be detrimental, bu...

Heme and Impossible Burgers 

Is heme just an innocent bystander in the link between meat intake and breast ca...

Are Mycoprotein (Quorn) Products Good for Us?

Clinical trials on Quorn show that it can improve satiety and help control chole...

Plant-Based Meats and Puberty, Obesity, and Fracture Risk

What are the effects of plant-based meats on premature puberty, childhood obesit...

Celebrating Food, Activism, and Black History Month wit...

We had the pleasure of talking with Jenné Claiborne about her work, food, Black ...

What Are the Environmental Impacts of Plant-Based Meats? 

Environmental assessments of 50 different plant-based meats show them to be vast...

Is Sorghum a Healthy Grain? 

How does sorghum compare with other grains in terms of protein, antioxidants, an...

How Is Natural Killer Cell Function Boosted by Forest B...

Can the aroma of wood essential oils replicate the immune-boosting effects of wa...

An Ideal BMI 

Is there a unisex chart for optimal weight based on height? We seem to have beco...

The Risks vs. Benefits of Angioplasty and Heart Stents 

What do physicians and stent companies have to say for themselves, given that th...

2024 Year in Review

Celebrating 2024. Celebrating Your Support. What a year NutritionFacts.org had! ...

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