Food

Discover the science of food and nutrition, and unveil the fascinating relationship between what you eat and its impact on your body.

Olive Oil and Hydroxytyrosol

Olive oil benefits your health mainly due to its healthy fats, so you don’t need pricey high-polyphenol varieties to reap the benefits.

Yerba mate is often praised as a health drink, but its benefits aren’t as well-supported as those of green tea or coffee.

The clinical evidence supporting schisandra’s medicinal benefits is too weak. However, it shines as a nutritious functional food.

Beef organ meats offer minor benefits over beef, but supplements like Ancestral Supplements are not very effective.

Brown, red, and black rice are less processed and have a lower glycemic index, making them a better option for diabetics.

Keto chocolate replaces sugar, milk, and thickeners with low-carb alternatives, but having them is unlikely to benefit your weight or health.

Bee bread is fermented bee pollen, and may be quite nutritious, but lacks any researched health benefits in humans.

Rice often contains trace amounts of arsenic. White rice, and basmati rice from California, India, and Pakistan, tend to have lower amounts.

Mercury is found in nearly all seafood, however tend to be in the highest concentrations in top-feeding, predatory fish, like shark and tuna.

Natural sweeteners may be better for health than artificial sweeteners, however using sugar substitutes does not support weight loss.

The Glycemic Index diet focuses on foods that are lower in glycemic index and load, which can help with diabetes and weight loss.

Modern commercial yogurts are in many ways more similar to dessert puddings than the health food we used to associate yogurt with.