Experts Agree: Keto and Vegan Keto Diets Should Be Avoided

You’ve heard the buzz about how you can lose weight on a keto diet, but is it safe? What about a vegan keto diet? Hear about the science from the experts.

Top 10 Plant-Based News Stories and Articles of 2019

A year in review, check out the top ten Center for Nutrition Studies news stories and articles in 2019.

Treating Kidney Disease With Plant-Based Nutrition

Dr. Thomas Campbell and his team recently published results from a case study featuring one of their patients with type 2 diabetes, hypertension and stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD), hyperphosphataemia and borderline hyperkalaemia. Read an excerpt from the published paper, “Plant-based dietary approach to stage 3 chronic kidney disease with hyperphosphataemia.”

Scientific Review Finds Biological Link Between Dairy Consumption and Obesity

The inclusion of dairy as a food group and the aggressive recommendation of three servings of dairy a day may be contributing to the expanding waistlines of American youth (and adults as well).

3 Myths About Soy – Setting the Record Straight

Soy products have become quite controversial with claims that they are estrogenic, cause breast cancer, are heavily processed and genetically modified. Dr. Nagra clears up this confusion by explaining the myths around soy.

Science Dies. Eat What You Want!

Political encroachment upon the scientific enterprise is becoming more alarming and dangerous. It now involves issues such as personal health, medical care costs, and environmental problems that arises from the dominance of corporate interests. All of these issues arise from our choice of food.

How to Lower Your Cholesterol Without Statins

Statins can help lower cholesterol levels; however, they can also produce adverse effects in people. Can diet be just as effective as statins at lowering cholesterol, without the side effects?

Vaping a Sacred Nutrient? How Vitamin E Became ‘Dangerous’

In recent decades, vitamin E has been one of the trendiest of all nutrients. Long considered a miracle nutrient by many, it is now linked to illness and death thanks to certain vaping products.

Roundup Ready® Crops, Grasshoppers, and Animal Protein Are Connected!

How did we arrive to this Brave New World, highly mechanized, organized and streamlined to increase efficiency of milk and meat production?

Can the Ketogenic Diet Cure Cancer? What Does the Science Say?

The ketogenic diet does not offer the benefits that fasting and plant-based diets provide for cancer patients, in terms of reducing the side-effects of medical treatment and enhancing its effectiveness. But does the keto diet help fight cancer?

Fake Meats – How Do Beyond and Impossible Burgers Stack Up From a Health Perspective?

How do Beyond and Impossible burgers stack up from a health perspective? If your goal is to stick to a whole food, plant-based diet, you might want to take a closer look before sinking your teeth into these beefless patties.

Results From 8-Week Whole Food, Plant-Based Study Are a Success

Dr. Thomas Campbell and his team recently published results from their highly successful whole food, plant-based nutrition lifestyle modification program. Read an excerpt from the published paper, “Evaluation of an Eight-Week Whole-Food Plant-Based Lifestyle Modification Program.

Hullabaloo! A State of Confused Noise Surrounding Meat Consumption

There’s a big story making all the lead news outlets today that is the very definition of ‘fake news'. It concerns a new report published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, titled “Unprocessed red meat and processed meat consumption: dietary guideline recommendations” from the NutriRECS consortium.

Soy vs Skim: How the Dairy Industry Twists Results To Market Milk

We reviewed two studies which compared the effects of whey protein to soy milk and found that the dairy industry is using short-term conclusions to promote long-term health habits.

Can a Whole Food, Plant-Based Diet Help Lupus?

Reports show that fasting and plant-food diets can improve symptoms of autoimmune conditions, but TrueNorth wants to get more specific.

Soy Myths vs Facts: Is Soy Healthy or Not?

Is soy dangerous or beneficial? Many people are still uncertain whether this plant-based protein has benefits or is a threat to long-term health. The confusion has given rise to numerous conflicting reports about how soy affects the body.

Gastroenterologist Busts Link Between Fermented Dairy and Gut Health

Is there any benefit to your microbiome by eating probiotics or fermented foods? Products like yogurt and cheese are pushed by the dairy industry as being helpful, but are they more harmful than good?

Dairy-Funded Study Claims Yogurt Fights Inflammation

Behind the headlines: There may be a connection between fermented foods and lowering inflammation. Of course, dairy yogurt is not the only fermented food.

Why Your Microbiome May Be to Blame for Your Bloating – 5 Tips for Gut Balance

The wrong food choices can lead to the wrong type of bacteria flourishing in your gut, resulting in a wide range of health problems. A whole food, plant-based diet can turn your gut health around, which can have dramatic, positive effects on the health of all your other systems.

Do Hormones in Dairy Negatively Affect Your Fertility?

The topic of hormones in our food is a hot button issue, and for good reason, as these ingested hormones can be deleterious to our health and fertility. However, dairy is often left out of this discussion when it should be the first food we examine.

Iodine on a Plant-Based Diet: Why Is it Important & How to Get Enough

While essential to human health, iodine can often be in short supply for people following a low-sodium, whole food, plant-based diet. On the other hand, consuming too much iodine can be just as bad. In this article, we’ll look at why iodine matters and discuss some easy ways to make sure you’re meeting your daily requirement without overdoing it.

Can the Ketogenic Diet Reverse Type 2 Diabetes?

Can the keto diet reverse type 2 diabetes or manage it? What does the research say? How does keto compare to a whole food, plant-based diet? Find out the best diet for diabetes management.

My Type 2 Diabetic Patients Transformed Their Health Through Diet

A whole food, plant-based diet is being tested at a National Institute in Europe. Patients have clinically reversed their type 2 diabetes in just weeks.

Study Finds Ditching Dairy Helps Endurance Athletes Enhance Their Long Distance Running

A dairy-free, plant-based diet may not only provide cardiovascular protection for athletes, but also enhance performance, allowing endurance athletes to continue to go the distance.