Inflammation and the Mediterranean Diet
The Mediterranean Diet is the most anti-inflammatory diet ever tested. While inflammation is necessary, too much can make your life miserable and lead to injury
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Ancel Keys and Revisionist History
Was Ancel Keys responsible for the modern epidemic of obesity? If you have read any low carb blog lately, you would think so. Their revisionist history is broken down to this: Ancel Keys was an influential scientist who thought fat was to blame for heart disease He did a study of diet and correlated fat…
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Vitamins and Supplements for Prevention of Heart Disease and Cancer
Citing over 80 studies there is no proof that primary prevention of heart disease or cancer can be achieved through vitamins and supplements. Some, like vitamin A types, may cause harm.
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Can You Beet Hypertension?
Nitrates are abundant in green vegetables and are an important to reduce hypertension. They do this by their high nitrate concentration which converts to nitric oxide.
Read MoreMicroplastics in Fish, in Fruit, in Water
Microplastics are in our food from vegetables to fish, from meat to fruit. They are in the air we breathe, and we don’t know what harm they can do
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Red Meat: Is it good or bad? The answer is sometimes
Red meat is every bit as contentious as politics. In this case carnivores vs vegans – here is the latest data with references
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Fish Oil and Atrial Fibrillation
Fish oil capsules are a multi-billion dollar industry that was just hit with the reality that they may cause more harm than good.
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Seafood Fraud
Fish fraud is widespread in the United States. It is more than a rip off of consumer dollars, it has potential health consequences to unborn children, as well as GI issues. It isn’t difficult to imagine those who would defraud the type of fish would also have poor sanitary conditions.
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