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U.S. Dietary Guidelines and saturated fat
Hoenselaar, R. 2012. Saturated fat and cardiovascular disease: The discrepancy between the scientific literature and dietary advice. Nutrition: 28: 118-123. Key Terms Meta-analysis: A study that...
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PUFAs: The importance of balancing the omega-6 to omega-3 ratio
We often hear about the importance of eating polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) for heart health. Almost all studies agree that eating PUFAs can reduce the incidence of cardiovascular disease....
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What causes aging and how does dietary restriction increase life span?
The only environmental factor known to increase life expectancy in organisms from invertebrates to humans is dietary restriction, that is, a reduction in food consumption without malnutrition. While...
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Study suggests that poor diet affects brain function and memory
Diet is widely known to impact how we look and feel, but new research suggests that diet also affects brain function and memory. Researchers at Purdue University investigated how diet affects memory in...
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Ketogenic Diets May Protect Against Oxidative Damage
In today’s post, I’ll review a recent study proposing a possible mechanism for the benefits of a ketogenic diet. This post builds on my previous post about epigenetics. In the research paper...
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A New Oral Therapeutic for Celiac Patients?
Celiac disease is an autoimmune condition that manifests a wide range of symptoms in response to gluten consumption in affected individuals. Although the disease can cause autoimmune responses in many...
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Mediterranean Diet Reduces Heart Disease Risk; Low-Fat Diet is Difficult to...
A research article published in The New England Journal of Medicine on February 25, 2013 found that a traditional Mediterranean diet reduced risk of major cardiovascular events compared to a low-fat...
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The Low-Fat Diet: How it became so popular and where it stands today
The low-fat diet has been widely popular for the past 50 years and for much of that time it was the default diet advocated by most health practitioners. For a time, the consensus was that a diet had to...
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Another Study Questions US Nutritional Recommendations
Findings from the most recent review comparing the effects of fatty acids on heart disease do not agree with the current US nutritional recommendations. Current recommendations encourage replacing...
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Diet can Profoundly Change Colon Health in Two Weeks
It is known that dietary alterations can cause rapid shifts in weight, but few studies have examined how quickly diet can impact other physiological parameters, especially those related to cancer. A...
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