I enjoy keeping up-to-date with the latest nutrition and disease-prevention research, and you can see links to research that caught my attention below.
Keep in mind that although one study can make a dramatic headline, it often takes years of research and different kinds of studies to show how something is affecting our health. I’ll be updating the list so be sure to check back!
Nutrition News
- Scientific Review of Robert Lustig’s Fat Chance (Mark Kern, PHD, RD, CSSD)
- Scientists Fix Errors in Controversial Paper About Saturated Fats
- 7 reasons vegetarians healthier overall & live longer
- Fruit juice: just another sugary drink? Full text (Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology)
- New study adds to many benefits of Mediterranean diet: reduced risk of peripheral artery disease
- Chocolate, tea, & berries (yum!) might protect from diabetes (via better glucose regulation)
- New study suggests that the Mediterranean diet alone fights diabetes
- Coffee improves blood vessel function=clues to how it improves heart health
- Eating peanut butter might cut breast cancer risk (beans, lentils, soybeans & corn might also be protective)
- Diet High in Meat-Proteins Raises Cancer Risk for Middle-Aged People
Vitamins and Supplements
- What You Don’t Know About Your Vitamins
- Prostate cancer chances rise with vitamin E, selenium supplements
- Why Vitamins May Be Bad for Your Workout
- Vitamin D2 supplements poor choice for athletes=greater muscle damage
- Latest research saying that Vitamin D is not necessary
- Meta-analysis shows dietary iron intake & body iron stores linked to heart disease
- Skip the supplements->potential harm often overlooked
- Arthritic knees? Exercise/weight loss more effective than Glucosamine And Chondroitin
- Beware of herbal products-> study shows most contaminated & poor quality
- Increased iron levels might raise Alzheimer’s risk
- Study suggests high dose of Vit C can hurt athletic performance
- High coffee intake may help against prostate cancer
Nutrition Confusion
Confused with news headlines? Here is evidenced-based information from reputable scientists in the field.
Fats/Saturated Fat
- The big fat debate ~ don’t blame nutrition: blame epidemiology (Mike Gibney, PhD)
- FAT: Ending the War that Nobody Started (David Katz, PhD, Director, Yale University Prevention Research Center)
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Reviewed and Updated June 16, 2014
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