In reality, most nutrition science is blurred, contains no controls, and does not follow the experimental method, much less being double-blind or even randomized.
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The large-scale manufacturing of sucrose and high-fructose corn syrup means these industrial sugars have now become ubiquitous in the processed foods that fill grocery aisles.
Constant metabolic rate between ages 20 and 60 wasn’t the only surprising thing the researchers found. Contrary to conventional wisdom, metabolic rates did not differ between men and women, and were not affected by pregnancy or menopause.
For dietary supplements, food manufacturers must provide evidence that a structure/function claim is truthful and not misleading. But surprisingly, this is NOT true of conventional food.
Another type of fake health news occurs when journalists and bloggers don’t check their facts, exaggerate what science actually says, or “cherry pick” information to fit the story they want to tell.
If you’re looking to incorporate more organic foods in your diet, a good place to start is with the “dirty dozen,” a list released annually by the Environmental Working Group, which ranks the pesticide contamination of 46 popular fruits and vegetables.
Whether a fatty acid chain is saturated or unsaturated makes a big difference in the ways in which it can participate in chemical reactions and be used as building blocks in the body.
A study in the Journal of the American Heart Association estimated that four health conditions that could be improved by diet—diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure and heart failure—were a factor in nearly two-thirds of COVID hospitalizations.
True or False: You should avoid eating foods that contain cholesterol to safeguard against cardiovascular disease.
Too long ignored by nutritionists, the concept of a food’s structural matrix is crucial to correctly assess its health potential, especially at a time when ultra-processed products have flooded supermarket shelves.
The liver is a workhorse, but that doesn’t mean it can’t get overworked. When it does, that can be a serious problem. There are three primary ways it generally happens.
The current exercise recommendations from the CDC (and the American Heart Association) are described in terms of minutes rather than steps.
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