by | Oct 19, 2023 | Nutrition
If sugar consumption is considered to be the one and only cause of cavities, can we have any sugar? How much is too much? Dental cavities may be humanity’s most prevalent disease, affecting 35 percent of the global population. The average number of decayed, missing,...
by | Oct 17, 2023 | Nutrition
Strokes are one of the leading causes of death and disability in the world. They are the most common cause of seizures in the elderly, the second most common cause of dementia, and a frequent cause of major depression. In short, stroke is a burdensome—but...
by | Oct 12, 2023 | Nutrition
Meet Sylvia Klinger. We had the pleasure of interviewing her about food history and culture. Read on and enjoy her recipe for Jicama Mango Salad. As an expert in cross-cultural Hispanic nutrition and health issues, how have you found food to tell a story and shape...
by | Oct 10, 2023 | Nutrition
What would happen within just two weeks after swapping the diets of Americans with those of healthier eaters? Colon cancer is our second leading cancer killer, but some places, like rural Africa, have more than ten times lower rates than we do in the United States....
by | Oct 5, 2023 | Nutrition
A low-fiber diet is a key driver of microbiome depletion, the disappearance of diversity in our good gut flora. We have a hundred trillion microorganisms residing in our gut, give or take a few trillion, but the “spread of the Western lifestyle has been accompanied...
by | Oct 3, 2023 | Nutrition
What can millions of dollars in the hands of the lobbying industry do to shut down efforts to protect children? For nearly half a century, there have been calls to ban the advertising of sugary cereals to children, a product that Harvard nutrition professor Jean...
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