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Is Millet a Nutritious Grain? 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on April 1, 2025, 7:00 am.

Millet isn’t the name of a specific grain, but a generic term that applies to a number of totally different plants. Which is the most [&#8… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Does Processed Meat Affect Our Lung Function? 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on March 27, 2025, 7:00 am.

If the nitrites in foods like ham and bacon cause lung damage, what about “uncured” meat with “no nitrites added”? “Recently, the … Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Is There a Limit to How Many Lychee Fruit We Should Eat? 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on March 25, 2025, 7:00 am.

There is a toxin in lychee fruit that can be harmful, but is it harmful only under certain circumstances? Lychee fruits have been widely use… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Heme Iron and Cancer 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on March 20, 2025, 7:00 am.

Laboratory models suggest that extreme doses of heme iron may be detrimental, but what about the effects of nutritional doses in humans? In … Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Heme and Impossible Burgers 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on March 18, 2025, 7:00 am.

Is heme just an innocent bystander in the link between meat intake and breast cancer, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and high blood pressu… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Bird Flu: A Virus of Our Own Hatching

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on March 14, 2025, 7:00 am.

The influenza virus has existed for millions of years as an innocuous intestinal virus of wild ducks. What turned a harmless waterborne duck… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

Is There a Limit to How Many Lychee Fruit We Should Eat? 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on March 25, 2025, 7:00 am.

There is a toxin in lychee fruit that can be harmful, but is it harmful only under certain circumstances? Lychee fruits have been widely use… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Heme Iron and Cancer 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on March 20, 2025, 7:00 am.

Laboratory models suggest that extreme doses of heme iron may be detrimental, but what about the effects of nutritional doses in humans? In … Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Heme and Impossible Burgers 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on March 18, 2025, 7:00 am.

Is heme just an innocent bystander in the link between meat intake and breast cancer, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and high blood pressu… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Bird Flu: A Virus of Our Own Hatching

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on March 14, 2025, 7:00 am.

The influenza virus has existed for millions of years as an innocuous intestinal virus of wild ducks. What turned a harmless waterborne duck… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Are Mycoprotein (Quorn) Products Good for Us?

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on March 13, 2025, 7:00 am.

Clinical trials on Quorn show that it can improve satiety and help control cholesterol, blood sugar, and insulin levels. You may have heard … Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Potatoes: What About Diabetes, Blood Pressure, Blood Sugar, and More?

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on March 11, 2025, 7:00 am.

There are so many ways we eat potatoes—baked, mashed, hashed, fried, scalloped, roasted, and more—but should we be eating them at all? P… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

Heme and Impossible Burgers 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on March 18, 2025, 7:00 am.

Is heme just an innocent bystander in the link between meat intake and breast cancer, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and high blood pressu… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Bird Flu: A Virus of Our Own Hatching

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on March 14, 2025, 7:00 am.

The influenza virus has existed for millions of years as an innocuous intestinal virus of wild ducks. What turned a harmless waterborne duck… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Are Mycoprotein (Quorn) Products Good for Us?

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on March 13, 2025, 7:00 am.

Clinical trials on Quorn show that it can improve satiety and help control cholesterol, blood sugar, and insulin levels. You may have heard … Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Potatoes: What About Diabetes, Blood Pressure, Blood Sugar, and More?

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on March 11, 2025, 7:00 am.

There are so many ways we eat potatoes—baked, mashed, hashed, fried, scalloped, roasted, and more—but should we be eating them at all? P… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Plant-Based Meats and Puberty, Obesity, and Fracture Risk

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on March 6, 2025, 7:00 am.

What are the effects of plant-based meats on premature puberty, childhood obesity, and hip fracture risk? As noted in an editorial in the Jo… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Are Plant-Based Meats Good for Us?

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on March 4, 2025, 7:00 am.

What are the different impacts of plant protein versus animal protein, and do the benefits of plant proteins translate to plant protein isol… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

Potatoes: What About Diabetes, Blood Pressure, Blood Sugar, and More?

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on March 11, 2025, 7:00 am.

There are so many ways we eat potatoes—baked, mashed, hashed, fried, scalloped, roasted, and more—but should we be eating them at all? P… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Plant-Based Meats and Puberty, Obesity, and Fracture Risk

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on March 6, 2025, 7:00 am.

What are the effects of plant-based meats on premature puberty, childhood obesity, and hip fracture risk? As noted in an editorial in the Jo… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Are Plant-Based Meats Good for Us?

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on March 4, 2025, 7:00 am.

What are the different impacts of plant protein versus animal protein, and do the benefits of plant proteins translate to plant protein isol… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Celebrating Food, Activism, and Black History Month with Jenné Claiborne

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on February 27, 2025, 7:00 am.

We had the pleasure of talking with Jenné Claiborne about her work, food, Black History Month, and her new cookbook. We hope you enjoy this… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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How Healthy Are the Impossible Burger and Beyond Meat vs. Beef? 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on February 25, 2025, 7:00 am.

What happens when you compare the trans fats, saturated fat, sodium, and cholesterol levels in plant-based meats versus animal-based burgers… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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What Are the Environmental Impacts of Plant-Based Meats? 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on February 20, 2025, 7:00 am.

Environmental assessments of 50 different plant-based meats show them to be vastly more sustainable than animal-based meats. “There is inc… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

Are Plant-Based Meats Good for Us?

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on March 4, 2025, 7:00 am.

What are the different impacts of plant protein versus animal protein, and do the benefits of plant proteins translate to plant protein isol… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Celebrating Food, Activism, and Black History Month with Jenné Claiborne

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on February 27, 2025, 7:00 am.

We had the pleasure of talking with Jenné Claiborne about her work, food, Black History Month, and her new cookbook. We hope you enjoy this… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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How Healthy Are the Impossible Burger and Beyond Meat vs. Beef? 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on February 25, 2025, 7:00 am.

What happens when you compare the trans fats, saturated fat, sodium, and cholesterol levels in plant-based meats versus animal-based burgers… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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What Are the Environmental Impacts of Plant-Based Meats? 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on February 20, 2025, 7:00 am.

Environmental assessments of 50 different plant-based meats show them to be vastly more sustainable than animal-based meats. “There is inc… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Why Is Sorghum One of My New Favorite Grains? 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on February 18, 2025, 7:00 am.

Learn why sorghum is one of my favorite new grains. “Despite playing a significant role in Africa and Asia as a staple grain, sorghum has … Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Is Sorghum a Healthy Grain? 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on February 13, 2025, 7:00 am.

How does sorghum compare with other grains in terms of protein, antioxidants, and micronutrients? And the benefits of red sorghum compared t… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

How Healthy Are the Impossible Burger and Beyond Meat vs. Beef? 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on February 25, 2025, 7:00 am.

What happens when you compare the trans fats, saturated fat, sodium, and cholesterol levels in plant-based meats versus animal-based burgers… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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What Are the Environmental Impacts of Plant-Based Meats? 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on February 20, 2025, 7:00 am.

Environmental assessments of 50 different plant-based meats show them to be vastly more sustainable than animal-based meats. “There is inc… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Why Is Sorghum One of My New Favorite Grains? 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on February 18, 2025, 7:00 am.

Learn why sorghum is one of my favorite new grains. “Despite playing a significant role in Africa and Asia as a staple grain, sorghum has … Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Is Sorghum a Healthy Grain? 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on February 13, 2025, 7:00 am.

How does sorghum compare with other grains in terms of protein, antioxidants, and micronutrients? And the benefits of red sorghum compared t… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Ozempic (Semaglutide) and Other GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs: Their Uses, Side Effects, and More

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on February 11, 2025, 7:00 am.

Ozempic and others in a new class of weight-loss drugs have been called “the medical sensation of the decade.” Are they worthy of all th… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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How Is Natural Killer Cell Function Boosted by Forest Bathing? 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on February 6, 2025, 7:00 am.

Can the aroma of wood essential oils replicate the immune-boosting effects of walking in a forest? Studies on the effects of “forest bathi… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

Why Is Sorghum One of My New Favorite Grains? 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on February 18, 2025, 7:00 am.

Learn why sorghum is one of my favorite new grains. “Despite playing a significant role in Africa and Asia as a staple grain, sorghum has … Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Is Sorghum a Healthy Grain? 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on February 13, 2025, 7:00 am.

How does sorghum compare with other grains in terms of protein, antioxidants, and micronutrients? And the benefits of red sorghum compared t… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Ozempic (Semaglutide) and Other GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs: Their Uses, Side Effects, and More

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on February 11, 2025, 7:00 am.

Ozempic and others in a new class of weight-loss drugs have been called “the medical sensation of the decade.” Are they worthy of all th… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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How Is Natural Killer Cell Function Boosted by Forest Bathing? 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on February 6, 2025, 7:00 am.

Can the aroma of wood essential oils replicate the immune-boosting effects of walking in a forest? Studies on the effects of “forest bathi… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Forest Bathing to Boost Anticancer Immunity 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on February 4, 2025, 7:00 am.

Natural killer cells are one of the ways our body fights off cancer, and visiting a forest can induce a significant increase in both their [… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Preorder The How Not to Age Cookbook

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on January 31, 2025, 7:00 am.

I’m thrilled to announce that pre-orders are now open for The How Not to Age Cookbook, coming out on April 22. This much-anticipated culin… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

Ozempic (Semaglutide) and Other GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs: Their Uses, Side Effects, and More

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on February 11, 2025, 7:00 am.

Ozempic and others in a new class of weight-loss drugs have been called “the medical sensation of the decade.” Are they worthy of all th… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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How Is Natural Killer Cell Function Boosted by Forest Bathing? 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on February 6, 2025, 7:00 am.

Can the aroma of wood essential oils replicate the immune-boosting effects of walking in a forest? Studies on the effects of “forest bathi… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Forest Bathing to Boost Anticancer Immunity 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on February 4, 2025, 7:00 am.

Natural killer cells are one of the ways our body fights off cancer, and visiting a forest can induce a significant increase in both their [… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Preorder The How Not to Age Cookbook

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on January 31, 2025, 7:00 am.

I’m thrilled to announce that pre-orders are now open for The How Not to Age Cookbook, coming out on April 22. This much-anticipated culin… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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An Ideal Waist Size 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on January 30, 2025, 7:00 am.

The book Dieting Makes You Fat was published originally in the 1980s and then repeatedly republished. Since most people who lose weight go o… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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An Ideal BMI 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on January 28, 2025, 7:00 am.

Is there a unisex chart for optimal weight based on height? We seem to have become inured to the mortal threat of obesity. If you […]… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

Forest Bathing to Boost Anticancer Immunity 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on February 4, 2025, 7:00 am.

Natural killer cells are one of the ways our body fights off cancer, and visiting a forest can induce a significant increase in both their [… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Preorder The How Not to Age Cookbook

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on January 31, 2025, 7:00 am.

I’m thrilled to announce that pre-orders are now open for The How Not to Age Cookbook, coming out on April 22. This much-anticipated culin… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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An Ideal Waist Size 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on January 30, 2025, 7:00 am.

The book Dieting Makes You Fat was published originally in the 1980s and then repeatedly republished. Since most people who lose weight go o… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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An Ideal BMI 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on January 28, 2025, 7:00 am.

Is there a unisex chart for optimal weight based on height? We seem to have become inured to the mortal threat of obesity. If you […]… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Exploring the Obesity Paradox 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on January 23, 2025, 7:00 am.

How do we explain studies that suggest overweight individuals live longer? Martin Luther King Jr. warned that human progress is neither auto… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Obesity’s Impacts on Our Immune System and Kidney and Liver Diseases 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on January 21, 2025, 7:00 am.

What are the effects of weight loss on natural killer cell function, our first line of immune defense against cancer, kidney function, and f… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

An Ideal BMI 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on January 28, 2025, 7:00 am.

Is there a unisex chart for optimal weight based on height? We seem to have become inured to the mortal threat of obesity. If you […]… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Exploring the Obesity Paradox 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on January 23, 2025, 7:00 am.

How do we explain studies that suggest overweight individuals live longer? Martin Luther King Jr. warned that human progress is neither auto… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Obesity’s Impacts on Our Immune System and Kidney and Liver Diseases 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on January 21, 2025, 7:00 am.

What are the effects of weight loss on natural killer cell function, our first line of immune defense against cancer, kidney function, and f… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Obesity’s Impacts on Gallstones, Acid Reflux, and Heart Disease 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on January 16, 2025, 7:00 am.

Sufficient, sustained weight loss may cut the risk of fatal heart attacks and strokes in half. In the ABCs of health consequences of obesity… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Obesity’s Impacts on Our Brain, Dementia, and Fertility 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on January 14, 2025, 7:00 am.

Weight loss can decrease dementia risk and improve mental performance and fertility. As I’ve discussed previously, in the ABCs of the heal… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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Obesity’s Impact on Back Pain, Blood Pressure, Cancer, and Diabetes 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on January 9, 2025, 7:00 am.

Losing weight can reduce sciatica, hypertension, and cancer risk, as well as reverse type 2 diabetes. In the ABCs of the health consequences… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.