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While body mass index (BMI) is a useful metric for assessing obesity within populations, it falls short for individual assessment. Specifically, it doesn’t distinguish between lean and fat tissue. Nor does it provide information about body fat distribution. Abdominal obesity, also known as central obesity, is the most important factor in determining health risk. Although […]
A new rat study from Georgetown University provides intriguing findings regarding the effects of genistein on the efficacy of the breast cancer drug tamoxifen. But for breast cancer patients, this study does not clarify whether they should incorporate soyfoods into their diet. Animal studies are obviously an important component of the scientific literature and often […]
Looking for protection against heart disease? One way would be to replace dairy fat with polyunsaturated fat (PUFA). Dairy fat may not be as harmful as it has typically been portrayed over the past 30 years, but it certainly isn’t going to offer protection against cardiovascular disease (CVD). Americans strived to reduce their intake of […]
Can eating tofu ruin your chances of becoming a father? A recent headline in the Daily Mail and other publications says it will. But the science behind these big headlines is pretty thin, as a little digging on my part found. I couldn’t find the alleged study that served as the basis for the claims. […]
Fat is back. Not that it ever really went away. Even when very low-fat diets were all the rage, experts recognized that certain fats were more harmful than others and some were even beneficial. A common misperception is that omega-6 polyunsaturated fats, which are found in abundant amounts in most oils, including soybean oil, are […]
When it comes to plant-based diets, both the amount and type of protein consumed matters. Soybeans score high on both metrics: they provide more protein and better quality protein than other plant foods, including other legumes.1 But there is another issue in protein nutrition than may be just as important. The pattern or distribution of […]
In a recent review in the journal Open Heart, the official journal of the British Cardiovascular Society, researchers suggested that increased intake of the omega-6 polyunsaturated fat over the past several decades is largely responsible for the U.S. obesity epidemic [1]. One of the authors, James DiNicolantonio, is an associate editor of Open Heart, and […]
Should statins be added to drinking water like fluoride? Given the prevalence of heart disease, some experts have noted – mostly tongue in cheek – that Americans might benefit from a regular source of these cholesterol-lowering drugs. A more serious idea is that of a “polypill” that combines statins with aspirin, the B-vitamin folate and […]
Which plant milk—soy, almond, cashew or coconut—is most nutritious? According to a recent article in the New York Times, it’s none of the above. Instead, in what sounded like an advertisement for the dairy industry rather than a balanced overview of pros and cons of different plant milks, health writer Roni Caryn Rabin suggested that […]
There is good reason to encourage clinicians to recommend isoflavones for women who experience hot flashes and wish to avoid hormone therapy, despite the limitations of research, as noted below. Isoflavones may be more potent than selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) at alleviating menopausal hot flashes. That was the conclusion of a group of Chinese […]
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