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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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Do smaller albacore contain less mercury (by weight)?

I have a can of Wild Planet tuna, that says on the label: Research shows that smaller albacore, such as used by Wild Planet, contains less mercury than larger albacore. Their web-site has a FAQ that makes a similar claim: The average mercury…
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Is Aspartame being added to regular Coke?

Recently, I have been drinking regular Coke and have been really turned off by the taste, since it seemed to have aspartame in it. At first I thought I was crazy because it is regular Coke, not sugar free. On the ingredients it just says "high…
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Do peanuts contain high levels of omega-6 fatty acids?

Listverse's article 10 Unhealthy Foods You Think are Healthy claims: Nuts are generally healthy. Most sorts come packed with vitamins, minerals, fiber, and lots of goodies for your body to enjoy. Peanuts is not a horrible exception, but it might…
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Does eating sweets cause you to 'spoil your appetite'?

This is a very common thing among parents to tell their children not to eat sweets or other dessert foods before a meal as it will 'spoil their appetite', in the sense that they're not going to be able to eat any of their main meal, even from just…
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Can reducing DHT by dietary means reduce or reverse hair loss?

So, I came across this video that advertises a hair-loss prevention and reversing technique. The video is very much over the top, saying that the technique reverses hair loss in every patient, increases testosterone levels (leading to all sorts of…
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Does butter increase nutrient uptake of other foods, especially compared to using margarine?

This viral message listing supposed health benefits of butter over margarine (also the basis of previous questions about health impacts of trans fats and whether margarine is similar to plastic) makes this claim, among many others: Eating butter…
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Does dairy milk and meat decrease your overall health and make you live less?

In this extremely popular and numerously mirrored lecture, Dr. Michael Greger presents "proofs" that humans should not consume dairy milk and meat at all, because it is destructive to health in numerous aspects, and by drinking it we effectively…
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Is Finitro Forte Plus an effective treatment for arthritis?

This advertisement for a product says (French original, followed by my translation into English), Finitro Forte Plus montre des résultats surprenants dans le traitement de l'arthrite, de l'arthrose et d'autres problèmes d'articulation, et il est…
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How many calories is starving?

A friend recently posted the following, "...the World Health Organization classifies starvation as 2000 calories per day or less for women." I looked around on the WHO's website but couldn't find anything saying this. Is there evidence that the WHO…
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Do quinoa flakes have the same nutritional profile as whole quinoa?

Purcell Mountain Farms sell "Quinoa flakes", which they claim retain all of the nutritional properties of the supergrain Similarly, an answerer at Askville claims: Quinoa Flakes have been steamed, rolled and then flaked. Quinoa flakes have the…
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Is it possible to smoke a McDonald's french fry like a cigarette?

This Facebook video purports to show Trevor Ferrell light the end of a french fry, bite off the other end, and inhale smoke through the fry like a cigarette. He goes on to suggest that this is evidence that the food is not healthful. Is this…
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Does eating a low yeast diet help control recurrent candida albicans (vaginal thrush)?

About.com and others (including a brochure from my GP) suggest eliminating all yeast products from the diet to help control candida vaginal thrush symptoms: Some alternative practitioners use diet to address Candida overgrowth. For example, Dr.…
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Alkaline diet afect cancer?

I have heard that if you have an alkaline diet it actually prevents/stops cancer. It is not mandatory to eat all alkaline things but to balance it so that the body does not get to acidic from food. So in the alkalines we would find: Water (with a…
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Who determines portion size in food?

I've always been a little skeptical that companies claim their food products have more servings so that they can reduce fat, cholesterol, or other numbers on the label. Do companies choose to label a product with a higher number of serving sizes in…
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Does eating sugar feed yeast in the gut?

My understanding is that yeast (esp. candida) lives in digestive systems of most people. I was recently introduced to the concept of "candida overgrowth". My pseudoscience detector quickly alerted me about the concept (see also…
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