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The Latest in Nutrition Research



Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:00:06 +0000
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Does the link between white potatoes and diabetes extend to non-fried potatoes without butter or sour cream? The trouble for white potatoes began in 2006, […]
Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:00:03 +0000
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Prunes, figs, and exercise are put to the test as natural home remedies for constipation. The act of defecation is very private and the object […]
Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:00:05 +0000
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Glycidol may help explain why people who eat fried foods get more cancer. “The main purpose of frying is to produce foods with good consumer […]
Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:00:49 +0000
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What does an anti-inflammatory diet look like? “Intervention studies to enhance healthy ageing need appropriate outcome measures, such as blood-borne biomarkers, which are easily obtainable, […]
Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:00:16 +0000
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Inflammatory markers can double within six hours of eating a pro-inflammatory meal. Which foods are the worst? Excessive inflammation may play a role in a […]
Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:00:41 +0000
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Pomegranates are put to the test for weight loss, diabetes, COPD, prostate cancer, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis. The case of POM Wonderful (the pomegranate juice […]
Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:00:36 +0000
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The foundation of cancer prevention is plants, not pills. “The vast majority of cancer research is devoted to finding cures, rather than finding new ways […]
Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:00:47 +0000
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Does choosing organic over conventional foods protect against cancer? What are the effects of pesticides on cancer risk? In a review updating the evidence on […]
Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:00:53 +0000
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There’s a lot of focus on personalized nutrition, but maybe we should focus on taking personal responsibility for our health. “Personalized nutrition (PN) is rooted […]
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:00:27 +0000
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Is the brain damage associated with milk consumption due to the banned pesticide heptachlor or the milk sugar galactose? Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative brain […]
Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:00:13 +0000
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Let’s talk about treating weight loss, cholesterol, and PCOS with diet. What can an eighth of a teaspoon a day of onion powder do for […]
Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:00:54 +0000
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Let’s discuss the safety and efficacy of various weight-loss methods, ranging from Botox and corsets to siphons and tapeworms. A moderately obese person doing moderately […]
Tue, 17 Feb 2026 13:00:05 +0000
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Sham surgery trials have shown that some of our most popular surgeries are themselves shams. Intragastric balloons “arrived with much fanfare in the 1980s,” since […]
Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:00:52 +0000
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Walnuts, almonds, and hazelnuts are put to the test for erectile and sexual function, sperm count, and semen quality. In 2013, I posted a video […]
Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:00:44 +0000
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What is the recommended diet for treating leaky gut? Which foods and food components can boost the integrity of our intestinal barrier? Our intestinal tract […]
Thu, 05 Feb 2026 13:00:26 +0000
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Common drugs, foods, and beverages can disrupt the integrity of our intestinal barrier, causing a leaky gut. Intestinal permeability, the leakiness of our gut, may […]
Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:00:22 +0000
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How can you get a perfect diet score? How do you rate the quality of people’s diets? Well, “what could be more nutrient-dense than a […]
Thu, 29 Jan 2026 13:00:13 +0000
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People with genetic mutations that leave them with an LDL cholesterol of 30 mg/dL live exceptionally long lives. Can we duplicate that effect with drugs? […]
Tue, 27 Jan 2026 13:00:55 +0000
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Why might healthy lifestyle choices wipe out 90% of our risk for having a heart attack, while drugs may only reduce risk by 20% to […]
Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:00:37 +0000
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By losing 15% of their body weight, nearly 90% of those who have had type 2 diabetes for less than four years may achieve remission. […]
Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:00:04 +0000
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Sugar and high fructose corn syrup are the original industrial sweeteners—inexpensive, filled with empty calories, and contributing to diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, […]
Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:00:35 +0000
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What happened when topical olive oil was pitted against an ibuprofen-type drug for osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis? Fifty million Americans suffer from arthritis, and osteoarthritis […]
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 13:00:43 +0000
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Weight regain after bariatric surgery can have devastating psychological effects. How Sustainable Is the Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery? I explore that issue in my […]
Thu, 08 Jan 2026 13:00:39 +0000
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Losing weight without rearranging your gastrointestinal anatomy carries advantages beyond just the lack of surgical risk. The surgical community objects to the characterization of bariatric […]
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 13:00:15 +0000
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We create more than a hundred new videos every year. They are the culmination of countless hours of research. We comb through tens of thousands […]
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 13:00:46 +0000
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The extent of risk from bariatric weight-loss surgery may depend on the skill of the surgeon. After sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, the third […]
Tue, 30 Dec 2025 13:00:54 +0000
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Today, death rates after weight-loss surgery are considered to be “very low,” occurring in perhaps 1 in 300 to 1 in 500 patients on average. […]
Thu, 25 Dec 2025 13:00:58 +0000
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How do barukas, also known as baru almonds, compare with other nuts? There is a new nut on the market called baru almonds, branded as […]
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 13:00:21 +0000
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If the microbiome of those eating plant-based diets protects against the toxic effects of TMAO, what about swapping gut flora? “Almost 2,500 years ago, Hippocrates […]
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:00:38 +0000
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Is “toxic mold syndrome” a real thing? What do we do about toxic mold contamination of food? In recent years, mold has been blamed for […]