Category: Food, Beverages & Diet

Higher Levels of Mercury in Brain Not Linked With Increased Risk of Alzheimer Disease

No surprise. The dose makes the poison and you can’t get poisoned from typical mercury levels in fish. Continue reading Higher Levels of Mercury in Brain Not Linked With Increased Risk of Alzheimer Disease

Claim: Higher dietary fiber intake in young women may reduce breast cancer risk

From the perpetual junk science machine known as the Nurses’ Health Study. Continue reading Claim: Higher dietary fiber intake in young women may reduce breast cancer risk

Sugar axe: Food giants vow to cut calories to beat tax… but Coke may stay the same

“The soft drinks industry claims that an “unprecedented” series of measures will help cut the nation’s sugar consumption by a fifth.” Continue reading Sugar axe: Food giants vow to cut calories to beat tax… but Coke may stay the same

Eating healthier fats could reduce heart disease deaths worldwide

There is no persuasive evidence that mere consumption of fats (regardless of type) causes or contributes to heart disease in otherwise normal, healthy people. Continue reading Eating healthier fats could reduce heart disease deaths worldwide

Health warning labels may deter parents from purchasing sugar-sweetened beverages for kids

Food terrorism, plain and simple. Continue reading Health warning labels may deter parents from purchasing sugar-sweetened beverages for kids

Claim: Blueberries, citrus fruits and red wine associated with reduced erectile dysfunction

Another one for the magic food file. Continue reading Claim: Blueberries, citrus fruits and red wine associated with reduced erectile dysfunction

Claim: Potato consumption before pregnancy linked to diabetes risk during pregnancy

From the perpetual junk science machine known as the “Nurses Health Study.” Continue reading Claim: Potato consumption before pregnancy linked to diabetes risk during pregnancy