Certain gut bacteria can supercharge the benefits of soy foods, resulting in even more bone protection, better control of menopausal symptoms, and lower prostate cancer risk, but how can we foster the growth of these good bacteria?

A staggering 99.99 percent of Americans fail to get the minimum recommended potassium intake (despite it being perhaps only half of our natural intake) and stay below the recommended sodium intake (even though it may be twice our natural intake).

Cranberries and pumpkin seeds are put to the test for benign prostatic hypertrophy.

Can UTI-causing ExPEC E. coli bacteria be transferred human-to-human from those who eat chicken?

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

If you’re going to have something unhealthy, is there anything you can eat with it to help mediate the damage it may cause?

Are flaxseeds like bitter almonds, where just a few ounces could kill you, or more like regular almonds, where regular dietary intake wouldn’t even come close?

There is a window of time in which sufficient physical activity can help mediate some of the damage caused by eating an unhealthy meal.

What happens within hours of eating a high-fat meal?

What happens when you put diabetics on a diet composed of largely whole grains, vegetables, and beans?

The Squatty Potty is put to the test.

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

Addyi (flibanserin), the drug marketed for “hypoactive sexual desire disorder,” is ineffective and unsafe. What about dietary approaches for female sexual dysfunction?

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

Adding a healthy option can actually drive people to make even worse choices, thanks to a mind-blowing glitch of human psychology.

Vitamin C, vitamin D, and omega-3 fish oil supplements put to the test to improve the core symptoms of autism spectrum disorder.

Which legumes are best at inhibiting the matrix metalloproteinase enzymes that allow cancer to become invasive?

How can we avoid the breakdown product of pesticides that may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease as much as if you carried APOE e4, the so-called Alzheimer’s gene?

Comparing the diets of the Roman gladiator “barley men” and army troopers to the modern Spartans of today and meat-eating athletes are put to the test against veg athletes and even sedentary plant-eaters in feats of endurance.

I quantify the risks of colon and rectal cancers from eating bacon, ham, hot dogs, sausage, and lunch meat.