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Eating processed foods is a fast path to inflammation and obesity. It can also put you at risk for diabetes, heart disease, and even cancer.
It’s a problem that goes deeper than just trans fats, carbs, and sugars—as dangerous as those are. Making things worse? These carcinogens may be something you rarely—if ever—think about.
They’re in just about every food that comes in a box, bottle, can, or package.… Read More
Your body can’t live without this macronutrient. Yet there’s a lot of confusion about it.
We’ve told you before that eating a high-protein diet won’t make you fat.1 We also showed you that adding more protein won’t make your bones brittle.2 Now a new study may give you yet another good reason to put more protein on your plate at each meal.… Read More
Last month in Health Watch, we revealed the five most nutrient-dense greens. But that’s only half the story… Researchers at William Paterson University also looked at the nutrient density and bioavailability of fruits. The study reveals that fruits—based on their scoring system—aren’t as potent as vegetables…but that’s no reason to skip them. You just have to know which ones are the best.… Read More
They’re one of the most dangerous medications your doctor can ever prescribe. And it doesn’t help that they give them out like candy.
A recent CDC report found that half of men—and nearly 40% of women—between 65 and 74 had taken this drug in the last 30 days. This number doubled in men alone in just 10 years.1 Now new research shows they’re even deadlier than we thought—which is hard to believe.… Read More
As a Health Watch reader, you know there are natural ways to prevent Alzheimer’s disease (AD). But a new study claims one of them may now be off the table entirely.
A team of researchers at Oxford wanted to study the effects of vitamins B12 and folic acid (B9) on homocysteine—a substance linked to increased AD risk. They looked at clinical trial data from 22,000 people across 11 different trials.… Read More
They’re dangerous compounds that can cause cancer. The EU banned them in the early 1990s because of their link to bladder cancer alone. But experts were warning of the dangers of these deadly compounds as far back as the 1970s.
That’s when about 90% of commercial hair dyes contained these carcinogens.1 These chemicals are supposed to be gone from most cosmetics…
But not according to the Environmental Working Group’s Skin Deep Cosmetics Database.… Read More