Why is Nutrition So Commercialized?
Why is the field of nutrition often more about marketing products than educating people about the fundamentals of healthy eating? Video Source: NutritionFacts.org
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What’s the “Natural” Human Diet?
What can our nutrient requirements, metabolism, and physiology tell us about what we should be eating? Video Source: NutritionFacts.org
The Hispanic Paradox: Why do Latinos Live Longer?
Time to spill the beans on why U.S. Hispanics tend to live the longest—despite less education on average, a higher poverty rate, and worse access […]
The Best Way to Get Vitamin D: Sun, Supplements, or Salons?
If one is going to make an evolutionary argument for what a “natural” vitamin D level may be, how about getting vitamin D in the […]
How Much Vitamin D Should You Take?
The safe dose of vitamin D supplementation to get most of the population to the optimal level is 2,000 IU a day, but the elderly […]
American Medical Association Complicity with Big Tobacco
Mainstream medicine’s permissive attitude towards smoking in the face of overwhelming evidence can be an object lesson for contemporary medical collusion with the food industry. […]
Changing a Man’s Diet After a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
Might appeals to masculinity and manhood help men with prostate cancer change their diet to improve their survival? Video Source: NutritionFacts.org
Is it Worth Switching from White Rice to Brown?
What happens when brown rice is put to the test in a randomized controlled crossover trial? Video Source: NutritionFacts.org
Finger on the Pulse of Longevity
To maximize our lifespan, the target resting heart rate may be one beat a second, or less. Video Source: NutritionFacts.Org
Citrus Peels and Cancer: Zest for Life?
The reason eating citrus fruit appears to protect against cancer may be because of DNA repair enzyme-boosting powers of a compound concentrated in the peel. […]