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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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Is there scientific research on canine optimal nutrition

We have recently adopted a puppy and been looking into healthy diet for optimal health for her. I have been wondering for a while about any scientific evidence around dog diet and more specifically around the famous “raw vs cooked chicken bones for…
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When eating carbs, do sugary drinks reduce calorie consumption compared to diet drinks?

This recent report on Yahoo! Style claims that diet drinks may reduce the digestive system’s response to calorie intake leading to higher levels of snacking and higher calorie intake when diet drinks are taken with meals. The argument runs like this…
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Did Jerry Rubin eat so many carrots he turned orange?

Did Jerry Rubin, the former Yippie leader eat so many carrots he turned orange? (I read that many years ago in an East Bay Express article.)
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Can Broccoli stop or slow Osteoarthritis?

BBC News has been running a story on how Broccoli can slow or stop osteoarthritis: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23847632 Eating lots of broccoli may slow down and even prevent osteoarthritis, UK researchers believe. The University of East…
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Is it safe to eat rotten meat?

We can read here: Meat can be eaten when it has gone off (i.e. green), but must be cooked absolutely thoroughly and never reheated. This is an old trick for living on recently dead animals (South African Defense Force and Rhodesian Army). In the…
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Is soybean oil the most hazardous oil?

The 2 minute video by Dr Berg states that soya oil is the most hazardous oil and most hazardous soya product. Does this also apy to raw soya oil in canned…
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Can rebaudioside M (Reb M) be made through fermenting natural sugarcane?

According to Forbes, the new Amryis's Purecane product is produced is by fermenting sugarcane, But the Amyris scientists developed a unique method of making Reb-M using fermentation, the basic process we use to make beer, wine, and bread. By using…
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Did New York City ever produce a salsa that competed against Pace Picante sauce?

In this historical reenactment you can see a bunch of folks' having a conversation about salsas. The conversation goes like this, Decent Texan> More Picante sauce. Creepy foreign looking guy> Let's use mine? Texan 1> Oh that ain't Pace Picante…
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