Many sports foods—powders, bars and snacks, and ready-made shakes—sold in grocery stores, pharmacies, and health food stores are marketed as being healthy food for an active lifestyle, but they may not be as nutritious as they claim to be, with approximately a third being mislabelled, an in-depth investigation by Australian researchers has found. PhD candidate…

Many sports foods—powders, bars, and ready-made shakes—sold in grocery stores, pharmacies, and health food stores are marketed as being healthy food for an active lifestyle, but they may not be as nutritious as they claim to be, with approximately a third being mislabelled, an in-depth investigation by Australian researchers has found. PhD candidate Celeste Chapple…

According to a new investigation, many of the popular fast-food joints here in America are selling products labeled as “chicken,” but inside is a slew of other ingredients—things like seaweed, beef, soy, protein powder, and even wood pulp. Furthermore, this investigation found that in some of these fast-food restaurants, their statement that “Many products only…

According to a new investigation, many of the popular fast-food joints here in America are selling products labeled as “chicken,” but inside is a slew of other ingredients—things like seaweed, beef, soy, protein powder, and even wood pulp. Furthermore, this investigation found that in some of these fast-food restaurants, their statement that “Many products only…

You’ve probably heard that protein is necessary for building muscle. But you may wonder, does consuming extra protein really do that, and if so, how? That’s what a recent study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine set out to determine. The researchers found that protein can indeed increase muscle—but there’s a catch. While Protein Does Build…

What is the optimal source and amount of protein for senior citizens? That study that purported to show that diets high in meat, eggs, and dairy could be as harmful to health as smoking supposedly suggested that people under 65 who eat lots of meat, eggs, and dairy are four times as likely to die…

A new study has found that extra protein in one’s diet is sufficient to reduce weight gain, a change many women around menopause experience due to declining estrogen levels and lifestyle factors. Researchers at the University of Sydney previously found that women are more susceptible to gaining weight because of hormonally-induced protein breakdown, increasing the…

How might we maximize the therapeutic efficiency of levodopa? Parkinson’s disease is a disease of dopamine deficiency in the brain. You can’t just have people take dopamine, because it can’t pass through the blood-brain barrier. But you can give people a dopamine precursor called levodopa, or L-dopa, which can get up into the brain and…

It’s the eternal question—which food staple is healthier for us? Potatoes or rice? Which of these mainstays will give you a nutritional edge? How does eating one or the other impact our health and our weight? Is one better for us in terms of our caloric, fat, and protein intake? And of course, it’s important…

A food storage pantry stocked with rice and canned vegetables is still incomplete if it doesn’t contain enough protein to maintain your health and the health of your loved ones. Unfortunately, it’s possible to become malnourished on the typical food storage checklist found on many survival and prepper websites if it doesn’t contain enough essential…