The rap: “Researchers have linked soy to an early form of breast cancer.” —rethinkingcancer.org [text_ad] The real story: “When I started out in soy research 20 years ago, most researchers…
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“When we feel stressed, we seek foods that are going to comfort us immediately, but oftentimes those foods are the very ones that lead to surges and crashes in hormones…
Food-safety experts focus on three types of risks from seafood: bacteria, natural toxins, and chemicals. Pathogens in Seafood Vibrio vulnificus is the most dangerous microbiological hazard in seafood, and Norwalk…
The rap: “Soy protein powder strips your masculinity!” —thehealthyhomeeconomist.com [text_ad] The real story: “Some people assume that the plant estrogens in soy must be interfering with reproductive hormones in men,”…
Milk Although the variety in the dairy case is impressive, the steps you should take to protect yourself from most dairy-related foodborne illnesses are blessedly simple. Never drink unpasteurized milk,…
Sleep. People who report sleeping less (usually 6 or less hours a night) are more likely to gain weight over the years than those who sleep more (7 or 8…
In theory and in some studies, yes, sugar substitutes help people lose weight. In practice, it depends. [text_ad] Companies advertise their artificially sweetened foods as being almost magical weight-loss potions.…
The rap: “Soy will destroy your thyroid.” —foodrenegade.com The real story: “Eating soy foods doesn’t harm the thyroid glands of most people,” says Hossein Gharib, president of the American Thyroid…
If you’re postmenopausal, extra pounds boosts your risk of breast cancer. And it doesn’t have to be many pounds. “It’s not just obesity,” notes Regina Ziegler, senior investigator at the…
A diabetes tsunami is headed our way, say experts. One in three adults—and nearly one in two men—already have prediabetes. The chief culprits: two-thirds of adults (and one-third of children)…