Latest in Clinical Nutrition: Volume 5

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Volume 5 covers the peer-reviewed scientific nutrition literature published between spring 2010 and spring 2011.

bar chart comparing the antioxidant content of various foods

August 22, 2011

Antioxidant Content of 3,139 Foods

In the most extensive study of its kind ever published, the amount of anti-aging anticancer...

bar chart comparing the antioxidant power of various foods

August 23, 2011

Antioxidant Power of Plant Foods vs. Animal Foods

On average, plant foods have 64 times more antioxidant power than red meat, poultry, fish,...

pie chart with different food groups and American flag in the background

August 24, 2011

Calculate Your Healthy Eating Score

Rate your diet on a scale of 0 to 100 using the phytochemical index, and...

August 25, 2011

Did a Vegan Diet Kill This Baby?

Vitamin B12 deficiency can be life-threatening.

August 26, 2011

American Vegans Placing Babies at Risk

Vitamin B12 is an imperative for those eating vegetarian and vegan diets, especially during pregnancy...

August 27, 2011

Vegan Epidemic

Vitamin B12 deficiency is common among those eating vegetarian and particularly vegan diets because of...

August 28, 2011

Calcium Absorption: Soy Milk Versus Cow Milk

Soy milk should be shaken before pouring to get at the calcium that settles to...

August 29, 2011

The Effect of Soy on Precocious Puberty

Meat, animal protein, and soy milk can affect premature breast development in girls.

August 30, 2011

Is Milk and Mucus a Myth?

Do dairy products contribute to increased mucus (phlegm) production?

August 31, 2011

Egg Cholesterol in the Diet

Cardiology experts warn that eating even a single egg a day may exceed the safe...

September 1, 2011

Avoiding Cholesterol is a No-Brainer

Eggs and brains are the two most concentrated sources of cholesterol in the diet.

September 2, 2011

Egg Industry Blind Spot

To help deflect criticism from the cholesterol content of their product, the egg industry touts...

September 3, 2011

Do Doctors Make the Grade?

Doctors and other health professionals were put to the test for their nutrition knowledge regarding...

September 4, 2011

Pork Tapeworms on the Brain

Neurocysticercosis, infection with pork tapeworm larvae brain parasites, is an increasingly serious public health problem...

September 5, 2011

Avoiding Epilepsy Through Diet

Avoiding pork tapeworm parasites (cysticercosis) is not as easy as just avoiding pork.

September 6, 2011

Saffron for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s

In a double-blind study, the spice saffron beat out placebo in the treatment of Alzheimer's...

September 7, 2011

Saffron vs. Aricept

The spice saffron was compared to donepezil (Aricept), a leading drug treatment for slowing the...

September 8, 2011

Pregnant Vegans at Risk for Iodine Deficiency

Disinfectants used to sanitize cow udders may provide a source of iodine for dairy consumers,...

September 9, 2011

Too Much Iodine Can Be as Bad as Too Little

Excessive intake of kelp (kombu) or thyroid-containing sausages can lead to iodine toxicity.

September 12, 2011

Golden Glow

How to be more attractive by eating carotenoid-rich fruits and vegetables—rather than tanning—for healthy-looking skin.

September 13, 2011

Produce, Not Pills, to Increase Physical Attractiveness

Kale works better at boosting antioxidant levels in the skin than synthetic beta carotene, lutein,...

September 14, 2011

Rosy Glow

Erectile dysfunction may be an early warning sign for heart disease.

Chicken consumption and the feminization of male genitalia

September 15, 2011

Chicken Consumption & the Feminization of Male Genitalia

Eating chicken during pregnancy may affect the size and development of one's son's penis due...

September 16, 2011

Food Sources of PCB Chemical Pollutants

The top three sources of industrial toxins in the diet are fish oil, fish, and...

Cancer prevention and treatment may be the same thing

September 19, 2011

Cancer Prevention & Treatment May Be the Same Thing

Breast cancer can take decades to develop, so early detection via mammogram may be too...

September 20, 2011

Vegetables vs. Breast Cancer

Mushrooms may help prevent breast cancer by acting as an aromatase inhibitor to block breast...

September 21, 2011

Breast Cancer Prevention: Which Mushroom is Best?

Wood ear, crimini, oyster, Italian brown, enoki, button, stuffing, shiitake, chanterelle, and portobello mushrooms were...

Multivitamin supplements and breast cancer

September 22, 2011

Multivitamin Supplements & Breast Cancer

New research suggests that multivitamin use may significantly increase the risk of breast cancer and...

September 23, 2011

Relieving Yourself of Excess Estrogen

Women eating vegetarian may have lower breast cancer rates because they have larger bowel movements.

chart showing correlation between stool size and cancer

September 26, 2011

Stool Size Matters

Larger bowel movements are associated with lower risk of appendicitis, colon cancer, constipation, and diverticulitis.

September 27, 2011

Food Mass Transit

Most women experience a four-day intestine transit time; likely too long to meet the target...

various countries' flags under a heading of "largest bowel movements"

September 28, 2011

Bowels of the Earth

Which country has the largest (and smallest) average stool size?

September 29, 2011

Improving Mood Through Diet

The purported role arachidonic acid plays in brain inflammation could explain why eliminating chicken, fish,...

September 30, 2011

Inflammatory Remarks about Arachidonic Acid

Arachidonic acid may play a role in cancer, asthma, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and...

October 3, 2011

Chicken, Eggs, & Inflammation

Chicken and eggs are the top sources of arachidonic acid in the diet—an omega-6 fatty...

October 4, 2011

Chicken’s Fate is Sealed

The egg industry is attempting to improve the fatty acid lipid profile of eggs by...

October 5, 2011

Fish Oil in Troubled Waters

Major fish oil manufacturers and drug stores are being sued for failing to disclose the...

October 6, 2011

The Effect of Canned Tuna on Future Wages

The mercury contamination in tuna and other fish may adversely impact future earnings by impairing...

October 7, 2011

Are Avocados Health-Promoting?

Persin, a natural toxin found in avocados, appears so effective at killing breast cancer cells...

October 10, 2011

Are Avocados Bad for You?

The insecticide and fungicide compound found naturally in avocados (persin) may damage the DNA of...

October 11, 2011

Resuscitating Medicare

Medicare is now accepting for reimbursement the Dean Ornish Program for Reversing Heart Disease and...

October 12, 2011

Our #1 Killer Can Be Stopped

Dr. Dean Ornish proved decades ago that heart disease could be reversed solely with diet...

October 13, 2011

China Study on Sudden Cardiac Death

The China-Oxford-Cornell Diet and Health Project directed by T. Colin Campbell and colleagues showed that...

October 14, 2011

The Tomato Effect

Why does the medical establishment sometimes ignore highly efficacious therapies, such as plant-based diets, for...

Latest in Clinical Nutrition: Volume 5

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