According to a 2021 study, 94% of Americans don’t consume enough fiber. Considering the popularity of low-carb diets today, this statistic isn’t surprising; after all, fiber comes from carbohydrates. It doesn’t come from protein and fat. What does...
Glutamine is an amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins. It is considered by most scientists to be a “conditionally essential” amino acid to humans since the body can usually synthesize sufficient amounts of it. The usually is a big caveat...
Many diseases that used to be considered diseases of the elderly are now affecting younger people at alarming rates. One of these diseases is colon cancer. The rate of colon cancer—also known as colorectal cancer and bowel cancer—has doubled in people...
A growing body of scientific evidence shows that regular consumption of ultra-processed foods leads to a higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is vastly different than Type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease with symptoms...
An Australian study published in the British Medical Journal in February 2024 linked ultra-processed foods to heart disease and diabetes, among other health conditions. Three months later another eye-opening study—also published in the British Medical...
Processed food consumption has mushroomed in recent decades and, according to numerous studies, the price being paid by consumers is a reciprocating increase in disease, obesity and early death. A 2021 study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition...
