NutritionFacts.org Video Podcast
1) Friday Favorites: The Benefits of Fenugreek for Preventing and Treating Diabetes
The spice fenugreek contains 4-hydroxyisoleucine, a peculiar amino acid that may explain its benefits for controlling blood sugar.
2) Are the Lower Iron Stores in Vegetarians a Risk or a Benefit?
Having high iron stores can increase cancer risk such that those randomized to donate blood experience a dramatic reduction in cancer death rates.
3) The Best Milk Alternative: Oat vs. Soy Milk
Can oat milk’s nutritional profile compete with soy milk’s?
4) Friday Favorites: Do Garlic, Beer, Bananas, and B Vitamins Really Repel Mosquitoes?
Garlic, beer, bananas, and B vitamins are put to the test as repellents for mosquitoes and ticks.
5) The Best Source and Dose of Plant Sterols for Lowering Cholesterol
Lower LDL cholesterol with 2 to 3 grams a day of phytosterols taken with meals from healthy, fortified foods or safe supplements.
6) Are Plant Sterols Safe for Lowering Cholesterol?
Safety concerns regarding phytosterolemia, red blood cell fragility, oxysterols, and the absorption of fat-soluble nutrients are addressed.
7) Friday Favorites: Dietary Approach to Naturally Treating Menopause Symptoms
Specific foods have been shown in randomized controlled trials to improve symptoms like hot flashes.
8) Are Plant Sterols Effective for Lowering Cholesterol?
Even if we eat little or no cholesterol, phytosterols can block the reabsorption of the excess cholesterol our liver dumps into our intestines.
9) How to Lower Cholesterol with the Portfolio Diet
Can a plant-based Portfolio Diet lower LDL cholesterol as effectively as statin drugs?
10) Friday Favorites: The Role of Endotoxins in Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Why can a single meal high in saturated fat impair cognition?