A study by the National Institutes of Health found that adopting a vegan or ketogenic diet leads to significant changes in the immune system, with a vegan diet strengthening innate immunity and a keto diet strengthening adaptive immunity. Both diets caused metabolic changes and altered the gut microbiome. The NIH study found that different immune… Read More »
Imagine living on the Mediterranean coast. Sound like a beautiful, unconventional dream? Even though you can’t pack your bags and move to Greece, you can enjoy Mediterranean cuisine in the comfort of your home. The Mediterranean diet, named the best diet of 2023 by US News and World Report, brings the Mediterranean holiday to you… Read More »
What alternatives are there to ultra-processed foods? Preparing meals and snacks from scratch with unprocessed or minimally processed ingredients is ideal, but for most of us, that’s not always possible. The good news is that many UPFs have non-UPF versions; these products are processed rather than ultra processed. Many organic versions of commonly used UPFs,… Read More »
Written by: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosis in the United States, excluding skin cancers, with more than 150,000 new cases of colon or rectal cancer predicted for 2024, according to the American Cancer Society. While the overall incidence of colorectal cancer decreased, cases of early-onset colorectal cancer continued… Read More »
Healthy meals start with planning Your healthy meal plan is ready. Grocery shopping is done for nutritious foods. But when you’re ready to fill your plate, how much is too much? A healthy eating plan involves knowing how much food your body needs. And then eat this amount, no more, no less. Two measurements can… Read More »
Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with any of the advertisers on this site. Concerns about health and the planet have made plant-based eating popular. You don’t have to eat meat to get the nutrients you need, but similarly following a plant-based diet doesn’t mean going full vegetarian. It’s just a diet that emphasizes fruits,… Read More »
Your skin is your largest organ and accounts for approximately one-seventh of your total body weight. Your skin’s main function is to act as a barrier, protecting the rest of your body from sunlight, hot and cold temperatures, germs, pathogens and toxic substances. Although most people focus on externally caring for their skin by applying… Read More »
While bread tends to be a grocery staple for most people, thanks to the rise of low-carb diets and carb-phobic diet plans, bread has gone from a household staple to a controversial topic of discussion. There is a lot of confusion about bread. Is it really good for you or not? So, does eating every… Read More »
Leaky gut may be a buzzword, but scientists have been studying it for decades. It’s all about how the wall of your intestines absorbs food molecules. Your intestines have a barrier made up of epithelial tissue, mucosa, and a large population of bacteria (your microbiome). Normally this barrier is selective about what it allows through.… Read More »
The review, published earlier this month in the international journal Animal Biosciences, notes that red meat is a nutrient-dense food that has been a critical part of the human diet for thousands of years and contributed to the evolutionary development of the human brain. But in today’s “often polarized debate” the nutritional value of red… Read More »