by | Jul 13, 2023 | Nutrition
“Orthorexia nervosa is defined as an unhealthy obsession with eating healthy food.” Want to know if you’re orthorexic? “The ORTO-15 is the most widely accepted assessment tool used to screen for orthorexic tendencies….” A score of 40 or lower was considered the best...
by | Jul 13, 2023 | Nutrition
“Corporations are legally required to maximize shareholder profits and therefore have to oppose public health policies that could threaten profits.” That’s just how the system is set up. “Unequivocal, longstanding evidence shows that, to achieve this, diverse...
by | Jul 13, 2023 | Nutrition
Food structure, not only nutrient composition, may be “critical for optimal health.” As you can see in the graph below and at 0:12 in my video Flashback Friday: Which Is a Better Breakfast: Cereal or Oatmeal?, corn flakes and rice products cause a much greater spike...
by | Jul 13, 2023 | Nutrition
Can ingested plastic particles from fish get into our bloodstream? In 1869, a patent was taken out for a new substance to replace elephant ivory in the production of billiard balls, and the plastics industry was born. Ironically, what started out as a...
by | Jul 13, 2023 | Nutrition
How many plastic particles have been found in a serving of fish? Microplastic pollution of our waterways may not just represent a threat to marine ecosystems, but also to human health. It’s evident we’re exposed to these pollutants when consuming seafood, which may...
by | Jul 13, 2023 | Nutrition
Plastic particles may exacerbate the pollutant contamination of fish. “Plastic debris in the marine environment is more than just an unsightly problem.” The concern is not so much discarded bobbing bottles, but the tiny microplastic particles, which raises questions...
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