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Prevenir el asma con frutas y verduras

Un estudio que involucra más de un millón de niños sugiere que la sorprendente variación a nivel mundial en las tasas de alergias, asma y eccema, está relacionada con la dieta.



Taxpayer Subsidies for Unhealthy Foods

What if billions in tax dollars were invested in healthier options, rather than given to corporations to subsidize the very foods that are making us sick?



¿Cuánto ejercicio es necesario para perder peso?

¿Qué papel ha jugado la inactividad en la epidemia de obesidad y cuánto ejercicio deberíamos estar haciendo?



Is Caramel Color Carcinogenic?

Concern that one of the most commonly-consumed food colorings may cause cancer has led to changes in soft drink formulation in California.



Are Fatty Foods Addictive?

Those eating calorie-dense diets may have a reduced capacity to enjoy all of life’s pleasures by deadening dopamine pathways in the brain.



Are Sugary Foods Addictive?

Evidence from PET scans suggests brain activity changes from the overconsumption of sugar may parallel that of drug addiction. Diminished “pleasure center” dopamine pathway sensitivity in obese individuals may be analogous to that found in cocaine addicts and alcoholics.



Phosphate Additives in Meat Purge and Cola

The consumption of phosphorus preservatives in junk food, and injected into meat, may damage blood vessels, accelerate the aging process, and contribute to osteoporosis.



BOLD Indeed: Beef Lowers Cholesterol?

The beef industry designed a study to show that a diet containing beef was able to lower cholesterol—if one cuts out enough poultry, pork, fish, and cheese to halve one’s total saturated fat intake.



Eating Better to Look Better

Public health campaigns can use vanity to improve fruit and vegetable consumption, since experiments show carotenoid phytonutrients improve the physical attractiveness of African, Asian, and Caucasian faces.



Male Fertility & Diet

Dioxins, endocrine disrupting pollutants, heavy metals, saturated fat, and steroids in the meat supply may be affecting sperm counts, semen quality, and the ability of men to conceive.



Does a Drink of Water Make Children Smarter?

Most children don’t drink water from when they wake up to when they go off to school. Interventional trials show this mild state of dehydration may negatively affect scholastic performance.



Plant-Based Diets: Dental Health

Those eating more sour fruit may risk greater erosion of their tooth enamel (especially if teeth are brushed in a softened state), but there’s a simple solution.



Neurobiology of Artificial Sweeteners

The disconnect between sweetness sensations coming from our tongue, and the lack of a caloric feedback loop in the gut, may result in overeating.



How Diet Soda Could Make Us Gain Weight

People consuming low-calorie sweeteners may overcompensate by eating more than they otherwise would.



Diet Soda and Preterm Birth

Aspartame may be the reason that diet soda consumption during pregnancy has been linked to premature birth.



Fat Burning via Flavonoids

Flavonoid phytonutrients (found concentrated in citrus, berries, red onions, beans, green tea, grapes, and cocoa) may boost metabolism enough to significantly slim one’s waistline.



Risk Associated with Iron Supplements

Iron is a double-edged sword. If we don’t absorb enough, we risk anemia; but if absorb too much, we may increase our risk of cancer, heart disease, and a number of inflammatory conditions. Because the human body has no mechanism to rid itself of excess iron, one should choose plant-based (non-heme) sources, over which our body has some control.



Phytochemicals: The Nutrition Facts Missing from the Label

There are thousands of flavonoid phytonutrients in fruits, vegetables, and other whole plant foods missing from the nutrition labels that may play a role in delaying the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.



Dietary Guidelines: It’s All Greek to the USDA

Unlike the United States, where the agriculture department is the lead agency on formulating dietary recommendations, other countries such as Greece rely on their health department. What do their dietary guidelines look like?



Food Industry “Funding Effect”

He who pays the piper calls the tune: studies funded by the dairy and soda industries appear to be even more biased than studies funded by drug companies.



Calculate Your Healthy Eating Score

Rate your diet on a scale of 0 to 100 using the phytochemical index, and compare your score to the Standard American Diet.



El poder antioxidante de los alimentos vegetales versus los alimentos de origen animal

En promedio, los alimentos vegetales tienen 64 veces más poder antioxidante que la carne roja, las aves, el pescado, los productos lácteos y los huevos, pero ¿es ésta una comparación justa?



Nuevas formas de luchar contra el colesterol

Ocho productos sometidos a prueba para la reducción del colesterol.



Mercurio en el Jarabe de Maíz?

50 diferentes marcas de alimentos que contienen jarabe de maíz de alta fructosa fueron probados para el mercurio.



Dieta e hiperactividad

¿Los adolescentes que beben refrescos son más hiperactivos debido al azúcar, la cafeína o los conservantes?



¿Es el benzoato de sodio nocivo?

Cuando se combina con ácido ascórbico en la Soda, el benzoato de sodio puede formar el potente carcinógeno benceno.



¿Es la Goma Arábiga Dañina?

El veredicto sobre este aditivo alimentario común.