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How Big Is the Cancer Risk from Processed Meat?
I quantify the risks of colon and rectal cancers from eating bacon, ham, hot dogs, sausage, and lunch meat. In 2018, arguably the most prestigious c…
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The Backlash to IARC’s Report that Meat Probably Causes Cancer
How did the meat industry, government, and cancer organizations respond to the confirmation that processed meat, like bacon, ham, hot dogs, and lunch…
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Is Personalized Genetic Testing Worth It?
Overrated “precision medicine” may just be serving vested interests, and consumer DNA testing can be useless—or even worse. Today, you can get your…
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Are Nuts and Peanut Butter Linked to a Longer Life?
Why are nuts associated with decreased mortality, but not peanut butter? According to the largest study of risk factors for death in human history,…
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Does Less Protein Increase FGF21 for Longevity?
Fasting and exercise can boost the longevity hormone FGF21, but what can we eat—or avoid eating—to get similar effects? Over a century ago, fasting …
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How to Boost Your Longevity Hormone
What can we do to boost the longevity hormone FGF21? In the year 2000, a new human hormone was discovered . It was the 21st documented fibroblast gr…
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How Prebiotic Foods Keep Your Microbiome Healthy
We co-evolved a symbiosis with our good gut bacteria, but we aren’t holding up our end of the bargain. If you look at the classics—the most frequent…
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How We Eat vs. How We Think We Eat
The so-called optimism bias may get in the way of a healthy lifestyle. Yes, media messages about nutrition are often confusing and inconsistent, bu…
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The Link Between Breast Cancer and a Virus in Meat and Dairy
Exposure to the bovine leukemia virus from meat and dairy (or a blood transfusion from those who eat meat or dairy) is a risk factor for cancer. In …
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Could Bovine Leukemia Virus be a Cause of Breast Cancer?
As many as 37% of breast cancer cases may be attributable to exposure to the bovine leukemia virus. The incidence of breast cancer continues to incr…
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NDMA: A Cancer-Causing Contaminant in Meds and Meat
Billion-dollar drugs have been pulled from the market for less carcinogenic contamination than is found in a single serving of grilled chicken. In 2…
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Peeling Back the Onion Claims
What did randomized, controlled human trials find about the ways we may—or may not—benefit from eating onions? Onions are potentially a good source…
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How Big Is the Cancer Risk from Processed Meat?
I quantify the risks of colon and rectal cancers from eating bacon, ham, hot dogs, sau…
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