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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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Does the average American Thanksgiving meal contain 4,500 Calories?

Here is the claim: Traditional Thanksgiving Meals Top 4,500 Calories On Average A recent study reported that the average Thanksgiving meal will consist of about 4,500 calories. The traditional Thanksgiving dinner in America can consist of a Turkey,…
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Is Science Diet cat food brand a nutritionally poor and relatively unhealthy option for cats?

Rebecca Watson, a cohost on the Skeptics Guide to the Universe podcast, recently made a claim that Hill's Science Diet was not a healthy choice to feed to your cat. She later explained her answer on a blog post On a recent episode of The…
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Does drinking black tea increase prostate cancer risk?

A Scottish study in 2012 claimed that heavy black tea drinkers are at higher risk for prostate cancer. A new study from Scotland has found that men who are heavy tea drinkers may be at higher risk for prostate cancer. However, the researchers point…
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Quinoa chips are too high in protein?

My bag of Simply7™ Quinoa chips is based on quinoa flour and contains a significant amount of added starch. It claims to have 9 grams of protein/12 grams of carbs, a 3:4 ratio. However, pure Quinoa has only 8 g protein per 34 grams non-fiber carbs,…
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Is coffee the #1 source of anti-oxidants in the US diet?

This TEDx talk about coffee claims that coffee is the #1 source of anti-oxidants in the US diet. Is this true?
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Do College Cafeterias Put Laxatives in Their Food?

Going into college this fall, I've heard various rumors about this. Some first hand from college students, some from people who spoke to college students, and some just rumors. The idea is: sick kids are expensive, kids that crap a lot don't get…
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Does soya milk decrease testosterone?

This article: http://www.livestrong.com/article/240105-does-soy-milk-lower-testosterone/ seems to suggest that it is indecisive. Is there concrete evidence for either side of the argument? Neither soy protein nor soy isoflavones had any effect on…
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Does Charles Shaw wine contain animal blood & feces?

A post by Chris Knox on Quora was quoted on Gothamist, talking about Charles Shaw wine (aka "Two Buck Chuck"), says: "And it not only grabs ripe grapes, but unripe and down right rotten ones as well and throws them all together. Add to that leaves,…
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Do artificial sweeteners trigger insulin releases?

Various articles suggest that artificial sweeteners cause the body to respond with an increased insulin release, which may be associated with diabetes. Huffington Post Researchers found that consuming the sucralose was associated with higher…
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Have chronic conditions such as heart disease, prostate cancer, infertility ever been linked to everyday exposures to chemicals in food?

Claim: http://www.ewg.org/research/mens-health "There has been significant research in recent decades showing that chronic conditions such as heart disease, prostate cancer, infertility may be linked to everyday exposures to chemicals in water,…
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Can you "reset" your taste buds?

Is there any scientific evidence behind the assertion I see on diet websites and in books that restricting a food for a set period of time will allow your tastebuds to be more sensitive to it. For example, from ehow.com: Taste buds acclimate to our…
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Are "vanishing caloric density" and "designer sodium" real?

Michael Moss certainly claims a lot in his new book. I have only read an online article about it, and I'm highly suspicious of the claims made there, especially terms like "vanishing caloric density" and "designer sodium". Is there any truth to his…
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Does a burger require an hour of jogging to burn off?

According to this site, one needs about 1 hour and 5 minutes to burn off the weight gain from a Big Mac. However, I've eaten about two Big Macs a night, with two similar sized meals during the day. All without jogging for hours, and yet I've never…
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Do not eat garlic in the evening

It's common to hear that garlic should be eaten in the morning and should not be eaten in the evening. Many people even use the following saying for garlic: Medicine in the morning, poison in the evening. It's the old saying in the Czech republic.…
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Does chicken soup helps fight the common cold more than other hot beverages?

I got the cold, and my mother who is a physician told me to drink lots of chicken soup as it helps relieve the symptoms of the disease. When I asked her if it really helps more than other hot beverages, she claimed that it contains anti inflammatory…
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