Wellness

How the Fight to Ban Trans Fat Was Won

What was the secret to the public health community’s triumph when past attempts to regulate the food industry failed? There…

Can Ultra-Processed Foods Be Fixed by Tweaking Their Nutrients?

What happened when ultra-processed foods were matched for calories, sugar, fat, and fiber content in the first randomized controlled trial?…

What Is the Best Poop Position?

The Squatty Potty is put to the test. Previously, I’ve talked about the potential efficacy of prunes and dried figs…

How a Single Meal Can Cripple Your Arteries and Lungs

What happens within hours of eating a high-fat meal? We are only as old as our arteries. What can we…

Can Exercise Counteract a High-Fat Meal?

There is a window of time in which sufficient physical activity can help mediate some of the damage caused by…

Protect Your Arteries from Saturated Fat with These Foods

If you’re going to have something unhealthy, is there anything you can eat with it to help mitigate the damage…

A Surprising Vegetable Approach to Insomnia

Lactucin, the hypnotic component of lettuce, is put to the test in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of lettuce seeds.…

The Science Behind Oatmeal and Diabetes

Before Insulin, There Was Oatmeal Before the discovery of insulin, the lives of many people with diabetes were saved or…

Do Cranberries and Pumpkin Seeds Help an Enlarged Prostate?

Cranberries and pumpkin seeds are put to the test for benign prostatic hypertrophy. More than 50% of men in their…