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Brains are Shrinking in the Overweight: A Look at Why

9/7/2009 - (NaturalNews) A new study found that obese people have 8 percent less brain tissue than normal weight individuals, and those who are classified as overweight have 4 percent less brain tissue. Researchers called this "severe brain degeneration" and...

High-Fructose Corn Syrup and Diabetes: What the Experts Say

6/17/2009 - (NaturalNews) According to the Corn Refiners Association, high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is no worse for you than any other dietary carbohydrate. Many health experts, however, disagree, warning consumers that HFCS is strongly correlated with diabetes...

Confront Salt Confusion

4/20/2009 - (NaturalNews) Salt is currently considered a leading culprit for high blood pressure and other health problems. This is based on the premise that a high sodium intake creates high blood pressure, which can lead to heart attacks, arterial, and kidney problems....

Why You Should Avoid Fast Food at All Costs

1/6/2009 - (NaturalNews) Most people today are usually aware that fast food is not the healthiest or "best" food to eat. Typically, the majority of people eat it several times a week or more. People generally eat fast food for a few main reasons, mostly because...

Processed Foods Linked to Lung Cancer

12/30/2008 - (NaturalNews) Why do some people get lung cancer – even if they never smoke? New research suggests eating a lot of processed foods containing inorganic phosphates could be the explanation. What's more, the study also suggests that dietary changes to avoid...

The Hidden Connection Between Acne and Gluten

11/30/2008 - (NaturalNews) Does it feel like nothing helps with your acne? You eat healthy, you live healthy and you've tried everything, but nothing helps. Your acne just won't budge. You may suffer from gluten sensitivity and it may prevent you from curing acne. Gluten...

Salt Content in Processed Foods Linked to Higher Soda Consumption, Hypertension and Obesity

11/18/2008 - (NaturalNews) Higher salt intake in children is related to an increased consumption of sugary beverages, according to a study conducted by researchers from St. George's, University of London, and published in the American Heart Association's journal...

Why Hydrogenated Oils Should be Avoided at All Costs

11/4/2008 - (NaturalNews) If you're really concerned about getting healthy and staying that way, then you have to be very concerned about what you're putting into your body. This means not only avoiding fast foods and other known junk foods, but it means that you...

There Is a Connection Between Gluten and Acne That Often Gets Overlooked

11/1/2008 - (NaturalNews) Does it feel like nothing helps with your acne? You eat healthy, you live healthy and you've tried everything, but nothing helps. Your acne just won't budge. You may suffer from gluten sensitivity and it may prevent you from curing acne. Gluten...

Sweet Lies: How the Food Industry is Brainwashing the Public

10/17/2008 - (NaturalNews) False and misleading nutrition information is being sold to the unsuspecting public through convincing TV, radio, magazine and newspaper ads and brilliantly designed marketing campaigns. Chemical concoctions are being advertised as the...

Menstruation is a Disease (And Other Ridiculous Myths Believed by Mainstream Consumers)

8/5/2008 - (NaturalNews) As I was horrified to discover upon turning on the TV in a hotel room recently, drug companies are now pushing pills that promise women a significant reduction in the frequency of menstruation. The implication, of course, is that menstruation...

Consequences of the American Processed Foods Diet

6/18/2008 - (NaturalNews) Regrettably, the processed food industry wastes over $33 billion per year in advertising to lure people to consume sugar-laden, fast, junk foods. These processed foods are overloaded with hydrogenated oil, high fructose corn syrup, artificial...

Western diet boosts colon cancer risk by 300 per cent

1/24/2008 - (NaturalNews) The rates of recurrence or death from colon cancer were nearly 3.5 times higher among patients who ate a typical Western diet than among those who followed it least closely, in a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers...

Processed Vs. Whole Foods

10/29/2007 - (NaturalNews) There are only two categories of foods: whole foods and processed foods. A healthy balanced diet should be primarily whole foods with restricted consumption of processed foods. There are numerous ways to differentiate between these two. Processed...

Children at Risk of Liver Disease Caused by Processed Foods

10/25/2007 - (NaturalNews) New research is creating more reasons for you to think twice before feeding processed foods to your children, or eating it yourself for that matter. If you are struggling to change your family’s diet to raw foods, there is new evidence...

FTC sues Kevin Trudeau over weight loss claims while ignoring Big Pharma monopoly pricing

9/21/2007 - Kevin Trudeau, author of the super popular "Natural Cures" books, has once again been sued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). This time, it's not about coral calcium and cancer; it's about weight loss claims made in the marketing of his book, "The...

Eating diet of processed foods proven to raise cancer risk in women

9/11/2007 - (NaturalNews) Elevated blood sugar can increase women's risk of pancreatic, skin, urinary tract, womb and breast cancer, according to a Swedish study published in the journal Diabetes Care. The link between a diet high in junk food and high levels...

NaturalNews.com releases shocking macrophotography pictures of processed meats: Salami, sausage and hot dogs

8/30/2007 - Have you ever wondered what processed meats look like up close? You may not want to know... especially after you view the photos we've released today of some popular processed meat products. These macro photos, taken with a Canon Digital Rebel XT and...

The nutrition secret behind The Secret

8/9/2007 - With the popularity of "The Secret" rapidly growing in the United States and around the world, there's growing interest in finding ways to maximize results while using the power of intention and Law of Attraction. Few people really know one of the most...

Don't be fooled by "all natural" claims on foods and grocery products

7/18/2007 - Factory food manufacturers have figured out that slapping an "all natural" claim onto their processed, chemically-altered food products results in increased sales. Consumers, it seems, are trying to shop for healthier foods, and they're easily fooled...

Animals are smarter than humans when it comes to feeding their children (opinion)

4/6/2007 - Humans are the only species on the planet who actually go out of their way to feed their children crap. All other animals instinctly seek out the best nutrition they can find. Birds find grubs, worms and insects to feed their young, honeybees painstakingly...

Processed orange juice bad for the environment

3/20/2007 - (NaturalNews) That carton of 100-percent Florida orange juice from the store may have made a large impact on the environment before it reached your grocery cart. To make processed orange juice, it requires "958 litres (253 gallons) of water for irrigation...

How I got blindsided by yeast extract in Amy's Kitchen organic foods (opinion)

2/27/2007 - (NaturalNews) I must offer an apology to NaturalNews readers. For more than a year now, I've been recommending Amy's Kitchen as a source of quality, organic frozen foods made without yeast extract. As you may recall, yeast extract is a natural-sounding...

Most foods that display fruit on packaging don't actually have fruit, study finds

2/5/2007 - (NaturalNews) A recent study showed that more than half of the food and beverage products that clearly have fruit pictured on their packaging contain little to no actual fruit in the ingredients list. The study was conducted by the Prevention Institute,...

Researchers seek to insert caffeine into baked goods

1/29/2007 - (NaturalNews) With a new technology involving caffeine being researched, bakeries might be adding more than just sugar and spice to pastries. Leading the charge is Robert Bohannon, who invented a patent-pending method to encapsulate caffeine into baked...

More natural "cloudy" apple juice higher in antioxidants than clear juice

1/19/2007 - (NaturalNews) Cloudy, less processed apple juice contains up to four times the antioxidants found in highly processed, clear apple juice, according to a new Polish study appearing in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. A team of researchers...

From Processed Foods to Natural Wholesomeness

12/17/2006 - (NaturalNews) Appetite and diet are highly personal matters, and many people struggle with weight problems. Often, people feel harshly judged for their habits and choices. Diet, and the weight that comes and goes, is a lifelong struggle for most. In our...

Avoiding high-carb processed foods cuts heart disease risk in women by 30 percent

11/10/2006 - (NaturalNews) A new Harvard study has found that women who eat diets low in carbohydrates but high in vegetable-based fats and proteins can reduce their risk of heart disease by as much as 30 percent. The researchers examined a study of more than 80,000...

Acai berries top the charts for antioxidant potency, but commercial processing may destroy nutritional content

11/9/2006 - (NaturalNews) New research appearing in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry has found that although the Amazonian acai berry has the highest antioxidant content of any food, certain commercial processing methods may strip the fruit of much...

Global campaign urges food makers to decrease salt content of manufactured foods

10/6/2006 - (NaturalNews) Sodium levels in most manufactured foods need to be lower, according to the World Action on Salt and Health (WASH), an effort from 194 medical experts in 48 countries to pressure food companies to lower the salt content of prepared food. WASH's...

Many "natural" foods contain questionable taste additives like yeast extract

9/14/2006 - The food industry is always trying to come up with a new way to add chemical taste enhancers to their foods without alerting the consumers. They used to rely heavily on MSG (monosodium glutamate), but when the public began to learn about the dangers...

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