Nutrition

What did randomized, controlled human trials find about the ways we may—or may not—benefit from eating onions? Onions are potentially a good source of...

Nutrition

What did randomized, controlled human trials find about the ways we may—or may not—benefit from eating onions? Onions are potentially a good source of...

Nutrition

As many as 37% of breast cancer cases may be attributable to exposure to the bovine leukemia virus. The incidence of breast cancer continues to increa...

Nutrition

Billion-dollar drugs have been pulled from the market for less carcinogenic contamination than is found in a single serving of grilled chicken. In 201...

Nutrition

Exposure to the bovine leukemia virus from meat and dairy (or a blood transfusion from those who eat meat or dairy) is a risk factor for cancer. In 20...

Nutrition

We co-evolved a symbiosis with our good gut bacteria, but we aren’t holding up our end of the bargain. If you look at the classics—the most frequently...

Nutrition

The so-called optimism bias may get in the way of a healthy lifestyle. Yes, media messages about nutrition are often confusing and inconsistent, but m...

Nutrition

What can we do to boost the longevity hormone FGF21? In the year 2000, a new human hormone was discovered. It was the 21st documented fibroblast growt...

Nutrition

Why are nuts associated with decreased mortality, but not peanut butter? According to the largest study of risk factors for death in human history, a...

Nutrition

Fasting and exercise can boost the longevity hormone FGF21, but what can we eat—or avoid eating—to get similar effects? Over a century ago, fasting wa...

Nutrition

I quantify the risks of colon and rectal cancers from eating bacon, ham, hot dogs, sausage, and lunch meat. In 2018, arguably the most prestigious can...

Nutrition

How did the meat industry, government, and cancer organizations respond to the confirmation that processed meat, like bacon, ham, hot dogs, and lunch...