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Going Dairy-Free? Plan to Supplement Strategically

Taking dairy out of your diet creates a deficiency that plant-based products can't fix. Know what's missing and what to do to replace it. >

Raw Milk: Serious Risks, Few Rewards

Parents' reasons for choosing raw dairy products are well-meaning, but the risks to kids of infection from contamination far out-weigh them. >

Sugar, Antibiotics and Your Gut

Patients who ate sugary foods while taking antibiotics lost much of the microbial diversity in their guts, setting the stage for infection. >

Your Body Knows When Food is Processed

Meals with the same calories, fat and carbs can affect metabolism and the brain differently, depending on how processed they are. >

Gut Inflammation, IBD and the Microbes Behind Dairy, Wheat and Gluten Intolerance

A bout of diarrhea can lead us to suspect certain foods are at fault. But research suggests inflammation in the gut is behind this reaction. >

Eat Better, Feel Better: A Mood - Food Connection

People who sharply reduced their ultraprocessed food intake often also experienced a reduction in symptoms of depression and anxiety. >

Vitamin B12 Helps Protect Against Birth Defects

Babies are less likely to be born with birth defects when BOTH parents have high blood levels of folate and vitamin B12 before conception. >

The Keto Diet Is Not Just for Weight Loss

For people with obesity, a high-fat, low-carb diet offers benefits for liver and glucose metabolism, as well as weight loss. >

What You Eat Affects Your DNA

When investigators put people on either a meat-forward diet or a vegan meal plan, differences in DNA methylation emerged almost immediately. >

An Amino Acid that Could Help the Body Fight Cancer and Viral Infections

Arginine appears to help the immune system destroy cancerous or infected cells. It is readily available in many high-protein foods. >

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