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Questions tagged [nutrition]

Use this tag for claims regarding the way we eat, and the effects eating has on our bodies.

Nutrition is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary (in the form of food) to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with a healthful diet.

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Are cheap scallops made from flounders or stingrays?

Jaws the book (1974) claimed that if you use a cookie cutter to punch holes from flounder wings, you can create fake scallops and that these are commonly sold in restaurants: 'I was just looking at the scallops, or what they claim are scallops. …
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Is mustard oil dangerous for human consumption?

I see warnings of the erucic acid contained in mustard oil, e.g. 15 amazing facts and uses of mustard oil (Times of India): According to celebrity nutritionist Sandhya Gugnani, "There was a myth attached to mustard oil...unfortunately it was…
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Does Marmite improve the brain?

The British food spread Marmite is well known to polarise opinion (people either love or hate the taste with few people showing indifference). Wikipedia describes it as: ... the product is a sticky, dark brown food paste with a distinctive,…
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Do longer shipping times and/or distances impact the nutritional content of produce?

I've read many articles listing the benefits of buying locally grown food and many of the benefits sound plausible. But today I read the following, which left my skepto-meter tingling (emphasis mine): Did you know that the produce in the…
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Do people who swap sugary sodas for diet sodas lose weight?

A recent article in The Guardian, "No evidence sugar-free soft drinks aid weight loss – study", challenges the effectiveness of diet drinks and argues: Soft drinks made with artificial sweeteners, such as diet colas, do not help people lose weight…
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Do the vitamins in a smoothie degrade when put in the fridge?

I was discussing with a friend about my smoothies consumption and he argued that putting them in the fridge to consume them the next day was not good as the vitamin level/effect drops quickly. Question Does the vitamins' effect drop as quickly as…
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Does eating food cooked with a microwave reduce the haemoglobin count of the blood?

HealthyHolisticLiving writes in Facts About Microwave Ovens That Will Make You Never Want To Use One Again The blood samples from test subjects who had consumed microwaved foods demonstrated decreased lymphocytes (white blood cells) and decreased…
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Apple cider vinegar in bone broth soup extract minerals and nutrients

After looking through recipes for bone broth stock / soup I noticed that it is often claimed that adding apple cider vinegar to the mixture helps extract nutirents / minerals from the bones. Below is an example of one such claim but there are many…
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Can 3D ocean farms provide food and biofuel far more sustainably than other sources?

This article in The Nation contains an excerpt from “Ecological Redemption: Ocean Farming in the Era of Climate Change,” a lecture by Bren Smith given at the Thirty-Fifth Annual E. F. Schumacher Lectures on October 24, 2015.. The lecture reads like…
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Do "nightshades" and tomatoes cause inflammation?

Giselle Bundchen and Tom Brady reportedly have a very strict diet that, among other things, restricts "nightshades". As reported in Business Insider: [Tom] doesn’t eat nightshades, because they’re not [sic] anti-inflammatory. So no tomatoes,…
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Does Vitamin C in Indian Gooseberry have skincare benefits when applied directly to skin, or when eaten?

There are several health product sites making claims about Vitamin C and Indian Gooseberry. They say it helps with skin problems. Note that "Amla" is one of the names for Indian Gooseberry. For example: Paula's Choice (store) says Vitamin C…
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Is combining different types of foods unhealthy?

According to this article: It is good to combine vegetables with either proteins or starches, but: Do not combine proteins and starches (meat and potatoes, fish and rice, etc.). Generally, eat fruit alone. Acid fruits may be consumed with sweet…
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Is there any research which supports the use of probiotic yogurts?

I have seen various varieties of pro-biotic yoghurt drinks on the shelves in supermarkets. For those unfamiliar - they are claimed to contain bacteria that is beneficial to the human body and specifically the digestive system. There is evidence to…
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Is salt an antihistamine?

According to Dr. F. Batmanghelidj (as described here), salt effectively acts as an antihistamine, by suppressing the release of histamines. The best natural antihistamine is salt, according to Dr. Batmanghelidj If we take too much water and don't…
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Are sharks primarily hunted for Chinese cuisine?

In Captain Paul Watson: Fear and Loathing of Sharks in Western Australia, Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson (warning: Islamophobic content elsewhere in the article) says On the other hand, we humans slaughter some 70 million sharks annually …
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