Can consumption of sweet potatoes cause hypervitaminosis A? The answer is “no”, even if you eat ten or more sweet potatoes per day. Sweet...

Cardiovascular diseases are currently the leading cause of death in most developed countries. They are particularly common among seniors;...

The traditional Inuit diet is very high in animal protein and fat. It also includes plant matter. Typically it is made up primarily of the ...

High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is one of the five main types of lipoproteins found in circulation, together with very low-density lipoprote...

The idea that heavy physical activity is a main trigger of heart attacks is widespread. Often endurance running and cardio-type activitie...

Adopting an evolutionarily sound lifestyle may reduce the probability that one will develop cancer, but there will be those who will neve...

Often I hear from readers who have changed their diets and lifestyles toward a more evolutionarily sound direction ( ) that their fasting ...

The figure below, from Brooks et al. (2005), shows a graph relating nitrogen balance and protein intake. A nitrogen balance of zero is a sta...

Removing the bones from cooked fish, before eating the flesh, is not only a waste of mineral nutrients. In some cases it can be difficult,...

Aluminum (or aluminium) is a silvery metal that is both ductile and light. It is abundant in nature. These characteristics make it a favor...

If you pick up a magnet and move it up and down with your hand, you will be creating electromagnetic radiation. The faster you move the ma...

I am not a big fan of reviewing new studies published in refereed journals, particularly those that make it to the news. I prefer studies...

This post is in response to an inquiry by Ivor (sorry for the delayed response). It refers to a recent study by Rantakömi and colleagues ...

Salivary stones are the most common type of salivary gland disease. Having said that, they are very rare – less than 1 in 200 people will ...

Sun exposure leads to the production in the human body of a number of compounds that are believed to be health-promoting. One of these is k...

There have been many academic articles in the past linking red meat intake with increased mortality, and there will be more in the future...

Gut flora is found in many areas of our digestive tract, particularly in the colon. Whenever we eat anything we feed the microbes that mak...

A few years ago I wrote about a meatza made with lean ground beef and bison ( ). This post is about another kind of meatza, one that take...

Doing resistance exercise to failure is normally recommended for those who want to maximize strength and muscle mass gains from the exercis...