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Latest in Clinical Nutrition: Volume 11

The “volumes” refer to a series of DVDs (now digital only) upon which NutritionFacts.org is based (all proceeds donated to charity). The DVDs give folks the opportunity to sneak preview videos months ahead of time, watch them all straight through, and share as gifts, but there’s nothing on the DVDs that won’t eventually end up online free at NutritionFacts.org.

Volume 11 is the sixth NutritionFacts.org DVD covering the peer-reviewed scientific nutrition literature published between spring 2011 and fall 2012. For more information about Volume 11 click here.

Saffron vs. Prozac

Saffron vs. Prozac

A head-to-head test of the spice saffron versus Prozac for the treatment of clinical depression.
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Plants vs. Pesticides

Phytonutrients found in certain foods may protect against the toxic effects of industrial pollutants such...
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The Best Baby Formula

Exclusive breastfeeding for a full six months may, ironically, improve our children's taste for vegetables—whereas...
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The Wrong Way to Detox

The reason birth order is a predictor of pollutant levels in the bodies of children...

Protein and Heart Disease

Why is the intake of animal protein associated with heart disease—even independent of saturated fat—and...
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Plant-Based Bioidentical Hormones

Do compounded bioidentical hormones for menopause carry the same risks as conventional hormone replacement drugs,...
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Gerson Therapy for Cancer

Gerson Therapy is a largely diet-based alternative treatment for cancer. What have 65 years of...
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Beauty Is More than Skin Deep

Some foods appear protective against the development of skin wrinkles—while others may make them worse.
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Preventing Wrinkles with Diet

What dietary intervention may significantly protect against wrinkles in the crow's foot area around the...

Standing Up for Your Health

Prolonged daily sitting is associated with a shorter lifespan, even in those who exercise regularly....

Benefits of Fenugreek Seeds

The spice fenugreek appears to significantly improve muscle strength and weightlifting power output, while possessing...

Antioxidants Sprouting Up

What happens to the antioxidant content of seeds, grains, and beans when you sprout them?

Meat Mythcrushers

Meat industry public relations campaign to "crush" myths makes false claim about the millions of...

Ractopamine in Pork

BREAKING NEWS video: An analysis of yesterday's Consumer Reports finding that 1 in 5 samples...

Yersinia in Pork

This week Consumer Reports released a study showing the majority of retail pork tested was...

Aspartame-Induced Fibromyalgia

Case reports of fibromyalgia chronic pain sufferers cured, by removing the artificial sweetener aspartame (Nutrasweet®)...
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Diet Soda and Preterm Birth

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

Unsweetening the Diet

All sweeteners—natural and artificial; caloric and non-caloric—help maintain cravings for intensely sweet foods.
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Preventing Strokes with Diet

Increasing the intake of potassium-rich foods is associated with a significantly lower stroke risk.
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Potassium and Autoimmune Disease

Plant-based diets appear to decrease inflammation via a variety of mechanisms—including boosting our adrenal gland...
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Breast Cancer vs. Mushrooms

Researchers pit plain white mushrooms against breast cancer cells in vitro to measure aromatase activity,...

Flesh and Fructose

Meat and sugar increase uric acid levels, which are associated with increased risk of gout,...

Apple Skin: Peeling Back Cancer

Apple peels appear to upregulate the tumor suppressor gene maspin, and have strong antiproliferative effects...

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