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The consumption of certain fruits is suggested as a potential treatment for depression, given the presence of psychoactive neurotransmitters such as...

Tryptophan is the precursor to the “happiness hormone” serotonin, so why not take tryptophan supplements to improve mood and relieve symptoms of...

Contrary to popular belief, the consumption of animal foods may actually decrease tryptophan levels in the brain. Carbohydrates, on the other hand,...

The secret to naturally boosting serotonin levels in the brain may include eating foods such as pumpkin seeds, with a high tryptophan-to-total...

Cooking oil manufacturer “best-by” dates are put to the test by comparing the development of rancidity between almond oil, avocado oil, hazelnut...

A dramatic difference exists between the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of black walnuts versus English...

Though official recommendations are to first treat high cholesterol with dietary change, many physicians jump right to cholesterol-lowering...

A pooled analysis of studies on nut consumption, cholesterol levels, and risk of death from heart disease show extraordinary benefits, suggesting we...

Fiber bulks, speeds, and dilutes the intestinal waste stream to facilitate the removal of excess cholesterol from the...

Phytosterols are plant-based cholesterol look-alikes in nuts and seeds that help maximize our body's excretion of excess...

Those eating plant-based diets get the most phytosterols, but there's still room for improvement to maximize cholesterol...

Whole food sources of phytosterols, such as seeds and nuts, are likely superior to supplements, or phytosterol-fortified spreads and...

Nut consumption does not appear to lead to the expected weight...

A few theories have been proposed as to why nuts don't appear to contribute to weight gain, including the “pistachio principle” and the fecal...

If the fecal fat losses associated with undigested pieces of nuts (due to inadequate chewing), and the tedium of shelling them in the first place,...

An elegant study is presented, testing the appetite-suppressing effects of...

Finally, there's a solution to the mystery of why nuts don't seem to make people gain weight. It appears to be a combination of factors—including a...

The arginine content of nuts may explain their metabolism-boosting effects—though, in a list of the top food sources of arginine, nuts don't even...

Flavonoid phytonutrients (found concentrated in citrus, berries, red onions, beans, green tea, grapes, and cocoa) may boost metabolism enough to...

The good bacteria in our gut can digest the fiber we eat, and turn it into an anti-obesity compound—called propionate—that we absorb back into...

Certain good bacteria in our gut can turn the fiber we eat into an anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer compound—called butyrate—that we absorb back...

Certain phytonutrients may tip the balance of healthy gut bacteria in favor of flora associated with improved weight...

The water content of plant foods may help explain why those eating plant-based diets are, on average, so slim. Can ice be thought of as having even...

When asked whether food and beverage consumption, or physical activity, was more important, the majority of people get the answer...

In one of the largest nutrition studies ever, total meat consumption was significantly associated with weight gain in men and women—and the link...

Meat consumption is not only associated with weight gain, but specifically abdominal obesity, which is the most metabolically...

Waist-to-height ratio may be a better predictor of disease than body mass...

Researchers set out to replicate the “Daniel Fast”—the biblical nutrition trial outlined in Daniel...

Within a matter of weeks, participants placed on the vegan diet outlined by the prophet Daniel experienced improvements in blood pressure,...

Common slimming supplements are found to be ineffective, whereas a diet centered on whole plant foods is described as perhaps the safest approach to...

A review of the best available science examining the impact of eating frequency on both weight and...

The short-term effect of replacing refined olive oil with extra virgin olive oil, walnuts, or almonds on cardiovascular risk...

A workplace dietary intervention study at GEICO corporate headquarters demonstrates the power of plant-based...

Lifestyle medicine pioneer Nathan Pritikin, who reversed his own heart disease through diet and went on to help millions of others, wasn't a doctor...

Two weeks on a plant-based diet appears to significantly enhance cancer defenses against breast cancer and colon cancer cells. The blood of those...

Whose blood is better at killing cancer cells? People who eat a standard diet and exercise strenuously, or those who eat a plant-based diet and just...

Benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH—an enlarged prostate gland—affects 80% of older men, but like many other Western chronic diseases, it...

All men should consider eating a prostate-healthy diet, which includes legumes (beans, peas, lentils, soy); certain vegetables (like garlic and...

Eating a plant-based diet may protect against BPH (benign prostatic hypertrophy, an enlarged...

Insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) is a natural human growth hormone instrumental in normal growth during childhood, but in adulthood can promote...

ngenital IGF-1 deficiency can lead to Laron Syndrome (a type of dwarfism); but with such low growth hormone levels, those with the condition have...

Lower cancer rates among those eating a plant-based diet may be a result of reduced blood levels of IGF-1, and enhanced production of IGF-1 binding...

Those eating vegan had significantly lower IGF-1 levels and higher IGF-binding proteins than those just eating vegetarian, suggesting that the more...

Animal protein consumption triggers the release of the cancer-promoting growth hormone...

The reason animal proteins trigger the release of the cancer-promoting growth hormone IGF-1 more than plant proteins may be because the relative...

While animal proteins increase levels of the cancer-promoting growth hormone IGF-1, and most plant proteins bring levels down, "high quality" plant...

Vegans consuming 7 to 18 servings of soy foods a day may end up with circulating IGF-1 levels comparable to those who eat...

To maintain the low IGF-1 levels associated with a plant-based diet, one should probably eat no more than 3-5 servings of soy foods a...

Lower levels of the cancer-promoting growth hormone IGF-1 in those eating vegan is not expected to affect their accumulation of muscle...

An evolutionary argument for a plant-based diet is presented, in contrast to "Paleo" fad...

Since chronic inflammation underlines many disease processes, and saturated fat appears to facilitate the endotoxic inflammatory reaction to animal...

Standard rifle bullets disperse tiny lead fragments throughout the flesh of wild game, raising public health concerns about lead poisoning in those...

Of all animals, the bodies of insects may have the lowest saturated fat...

onsumer acceptance is the main barrier to the consumption of edible...

Chlorophyll, the most ubiquitous plant pigment in the world, may protect our DNA against mutation by intercepting carcinogens....