NutritionFacts.org Video Podcast

What is the optimal daily dietary calcium intake and might benefits for the bones outweigh the risks to the heart of calcium supplements?

The unnaturally large, rapid, and sustained calcium levels in the blood caused by calcium supplements may explain why calcium from supplements, but not from food, appears to increase the risk of heart attacks.

Syncope (known as fainting) triggered by standing, strong emotions, or common phobias to blood, injections, and injuries can be easily prevented with a number of safe, simple, effective exercises.

Why does the leading cancer and diet authority recommend we avoid bacon, ham, hot dogs, sausage and all processed meat (including chicken and turkey)?

The anti-inflammatory effect of curcumin, the pigment in the spice turmeric, was put to the test to see if it could reduce postoperative pain and fatigue after surgery.

The processed food industries now use tactics similar to those used by cigarette companies to undermine public health interventions.

Why our immune system confuses unhealthy diets with dysbiosis—an overrun of bad bacteria in our colon.

The microbiome revolution in medicine is beginning to uncover the underappreciated role our healthy gut bacteria play in nutrition and health.

Anti-inflammatory drugs abolish the hyperfiltration and protein leakage response to meat ingestion, suggesting that animal protein causes kidney stress through an inflammatory mechanism.

What is the optimal timing and dose of nitrate-containing vegetables, such as beets and spinach, for improving athletic performance?

Fish and fish oil consumption do not appear to protect against heart disease, arrhythmias, or sudden death, but why would they increase cancer risk?

Based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which foods best supply shortfall nutrients while avoiding disease-promoting components?

What effects do laughing, crying, kissing, cuddling, and sex have on immune function and allergic responses?

What happens inside the arteries going to the hearts and brains of those who add nuts or extra virgin olive oil to their diet?

Why is there a reticence to provide the public with guidelines that will spare them from preventable disease and premature death?