The Correlation Between Diet and Inflammation-Induced Damage
By Irene Yeh While inflammation serves as an important signal for immune cell response, too much of it can lead to tissue damage or even death. When immune cells arrive...
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Alternative Sweeteners May Lead to Liver Disease
By Irene Yeh Alternative sweeteners, such as sucralose, aspartame, and sugar alcohols, are usually viewed as healthier substitutions for refined sugar (glucose). However, new research has found that sorbitol, a sugar alcohol, may not be...
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Dietary Iron Plays Key Role in Immune Cell Response
By Irene Yeh Iron is an essential mineral to produce hemoglobin and aid immunologic processes, such as cellular activation and proliferation, which are the foundations of the formation of T...
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Ketogenic Diet Shows Long-Lasting Impacts on Metabolic Health
By Irene Yeh The ketogenic diet has gained popularity for weight loss and managing conditions, such as obesity and type 2 diabetes. There have also been speculations that a ketogenic...
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How Instacart is Providing Food Accessibility and Affordability
By Irene Yeh In June, Food as Medicine 2025 kicked off their fifth annual conference in Chicago. A healthy diet consisting of a wide variety of nutritious foods is the...
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Luteolin May Prevent Hair from Graying, Study Finds
Photo Cred: Gary Lenhart/Shutterstock By Avery St. Onge Graying hair is widely recognized as a hallmark of aging, often accepted as an inevitable process. However, recent research from Nagoya University...
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Feeding Good Gut Bacteria Through Diet May Help Prevent Infections
Photo Cred: Brent Hofacker/Shutterstock By Avery St. Onge Integrative practitioners have long recognized the vital role of the gut microbiome in maintaining overall health. A recent study, published in Nature...
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Sugary Drinks Linked to Millions of New Diabetes and Heart Disease Cases Globally
Photo Cred: fongbeerredhot/Shutterstock By Avery St. Onge A new study published in Nature Medicine reveals the staggering health toll of sugar-sweetened beverages worldwide. Researchers at the Gerald J. and Dorothy...
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