Infectobesity: Adenovirus 36 & Childhood Obesity
Studies on more than a thousand children suggest that a viral infection may play a role in childhood obesity by increasing both the number and size of fat cells.
View ArticleCan Diet Protect Against Kidney Cancer?
Plant-based diets appear to protect against renal cell carcinoma both directly and indirectly.
View ArticleWhat Percent of Americans Lead Healthy Lifestyles?
Death row nutrition offers some insight into the standard American diet.
View ArticleHow to Prevent High Blood Pressure with Diet
High blood pressure, the #1 killer risk factor in the world, may be eliminated with a healthy enough diet.
View ArticleWhy Is Meat a Risk Factor for Diabetes?
Potential culprits include the trans fat in meat, the saturated fat, cholesterol, heme iron, advanced glycation end products (glycotoxins), animal protein (especially leucine), zoonotic viruses, and...
View ArticleHow Much Cancer Does Lunch Meat Cause?
Why does the leading cancer and diet authority recommend we avoid bacon, ham, hot dogs, sausage, and all other processed meats—including chicken and turkey?
View ArticleThe Palatability of Cancer Prevention
Dietary guidelines often patronizingly recommend what is considered acceptable or achievable, rather than what the best available balance of evidence suggests is best.
View ArticleMeat Industry Reaction to New Cancer Guidelines
What was the meat industry’s response to the recommendation by leading cancer charities to stop eating processed meats, such as bacon, ham, hot dogs, sausage, and lunchmeat?
View ArticleBig Salt – Getting to the Meat of the Matter
Why does the meat industry add salt to its products when millions of lives are at stake?
View ArticleIs Miso Healthy?
Miso is packed with sodium, which is linked to both stomach cancer and high blood pressure, so is it safe to consume?
View ArticleHow to Prevent Blood Sugar & Triglyceride Spikes After Meals
Within hours of eating an unhealthy meal, we can get a spike in inflammation, crippling our artery function, thickening our blood, and causing a fight-or-flight nerve response. Thankfully, there are...
View ArticleBanning Trans Fat in Processed Foods but Not Animal Fat
After the trans fat oil ban, the only remaining major sources of trans fat will be from meat and dairy.
View ArticleThe Antioxidant Effects of Açai vs. Apples
Açaí berries are touted for their antioxidant power, but does that translate into increased antioxidant capacity of your bloodstream when you eat them?
View ArticleThe Benefits of Açai vs. Blueberries for Artery Function
What are the effects of açai berries, cooked and raw blueberries, grapes, cocoa, green tea, and freshly squeezed orange juice on artery function?
View ArticleThe Effects of Too Much Arsenic in the Diet
Even at low-level exposure, arsenic is not just a class I carcinogen, but may also impair our immune function and increase our risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
View ArticleCell Phone Brain Tumor Risk?
What does the world’s leading authority on carcinogens have to say about mobile phones?
View ArticleHighlights from the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Hearing
I was honored to testify before the US government’s Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. Check out the video to see my speech and a few of my favorite excerpts.
View ArticleThe Effects of Processed Meat on Lung Function
If the nitrites in foods like ham and bacon cause lung damage, what about “uncured” meat with “no nitrites added”?
View ArticleCancer-Causing NDMA in Medications (Zantac, Metformin) and Meat
Billion-dollar drugs pulled from the market for carcinogenic contamination less than that found in a single serving of grilled chicken.
View ArticleIARC: Processed Meat Like Bacon Causes Cancer
How did the meat industry, government, and cancer organizations respond to the confirmation that processed meat, like bacon, ham, hot dogs, and lunch meat, causes cancer?
View ArticleHow Much Cancer Does Processed Meat Cause?
I quantify the risks of colon and rectal cancers from eating bacon, ham, hot dogs, sausage, and lunch meat.
View ArticleFailing GRADE for Annals of Internal Medicine Meat Studies
The meat industry comes up with a perversion of evidence-based medicine.
View ArticleConflicts of Interest in the Annals of Internal Medicine Meat Studies
The same person paid by Big Sugar to downplay the risks of sugar was paid by Big Meat to downplay the risks of meat.
View ArticleThe Health Risks vs. Benefits of Meat Consumption
The meat industry’s own study concluded that meat consumption increased the risk of cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and premature death.
View ArticleHow Big Meat Manipulated the Science
Big Meat downplays the magnitude of meat mortality.
View ArticleHow Much Does Meat Affect Longevity?
If you care about your health so much that it would be unthinkable to light up a cigarette before and after lunch, maybe you should order a bean burrito instead of a meaty one.
View ArticleSoul Food That’s Good for the Soul
The best of soul food’s origins are tied to the plant-centric West African diet.
View ArticleDietary Guidelines: “Eat as Little Dietary Cholesterol as Possible”
Why do the official federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend limiting the intake of dietary cholesterol (found mostly in eggs) as much as possible?
View ArticleStrategies to Eat Less Meat
What is the most effective way to help people reduce their meat consumption?
View ArticleGreens, Green Tea, and Nuts Put to the Test for Telomeres
Not all plant foods are linked to less cellular aging based on telomere attrition, and not all animal foods are linked to more.
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