“But I would say diet is the number one factor for adults,” said Dr. Emeran Mayer, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine. Mayer, who was not involved in the study, is author of the forthcoming book “The Gut-Immune Connection.” He said he generally recommends a largely plant-based … Read more
Feb. 4, 2021 — A congressional panel says major brands of commercial baby food routinely have high levels of toxic heavy metals such as mercury and arsenic. The House Oversight Committee’s panel says the FDA is not doing enough to regulate the products, leaving babies at risk for serious developmental and neurological problems. … Read more
SOURCES: Colleen Spees, PhD, MEd, RDN, LD, FAND, associate professor, Division of Medical Dietetics Director, Hope Lab, Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University Medical Center. Oncotarget: “Prevalence of malnutrition in patients at first medical oncology visit: the PreMiO study.” University of California San Francisco: “Diet for Cancer Treatment Side Effects.” American Cancer Society: “Food Safety … Read more
SOURCES: Celiac Disease Foundation: “What is Gluten?” Multiple Sclerosis Association of America: “Can Certain Foods Trigger MS Symptoms?” Julie Fiol, registered nurse; director of MS information, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York City. Whitney Linsenmeyer, PhD, registered dietitian; spokesperson, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics; assistant professor of nutrition, Saint Louis University, St. Louis. Interactive … Read more
If you have heart failure, you’ll quickly learn that to feel your best, the food and beverages you don’t consume may be as important as those you do. Heart failure, sometimes called congestive heart failure, means your heart continues to pump blood and push oxygen throughout your body. But it doesn’t work at … Read more
There’s no special menu plan that will cure or even treat lung cancer. But you can give yourself a leg up during treatment and beyond by picking smart eats that will support your body and help keep up your strength. Instead of thinking of food as a “cancer fighter,” it can be helpful — … Read more
SOURCES: Betty Hsiao, MD, rheumatologist, Yale Medicine. Arthritis Care & Research: “Diet and Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms: Survey Results from a Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry.” Sara Tedeschi, MD, MPH, assistant professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School. The Rheumatologist: “Why Did Rheumatoid Arthritis Begin in 1800?” Avram Goldberg, MD, clinical director, NYU Langone Rheumatology Associates, Lake … Read more