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 [… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.