by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 14, 2016 | Nutrition
Three large studies provide more support for a primarily plant-based diet. Two of the studies compared dietary protein from plants and animals and the third one compared dietary fats from plant or animal sources. Comparing Protein Sources: Researchers at Harvard...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 31, 2016 | Nutrition
A study from New Zealand showed that 30 per cent of alcohol–related deaths were from cancer, and 60 per cent of those deaths were from breast cancer. One third of these deaths were associated with an average of fewer than two drinks a day (Drug Alcohol Rev, June 16,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jul 24, 2016 | Nutrition
Three new studies show that restricting calories, even in non-obese people: • reduces inflammation (Aging, July 2016) • helps to prevent cancers (Cancer Research, July 14, 2016) • increases autophagy (PLoS Genetics, July 14, 2016) What is Autophagy?...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 25, 2016 | Nutrition
A study from Yale showed that certain bacteria in your colon may turn dietary fat into body fat to make you fat (Nature, June 9, 2016;534:213-217). Studies from New York University showed that giving young baby mice penicillin, in doses similar to what farmers give...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 18, 2016 | Nutrition
The recent scientific literature has many articles showing that sugar added to foods and drinks increases risk for many diseases: • heart attacks (Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci, 2016;53(1):52-67) • diabetes, kidney damage and high blood pressure (Current...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 22, 2016 | Nutrition
A study sponsored by PepsiCo showed that adding extra fiber to regular orange juice markedly reduced the usual high rise in peak blood sugar and insulin concentrations in men who were at high risk for diabetes and heart attacks (The Journal of Nutrition, May 11,...
