A groundbreaking study published in PNAS challenges the age-old belief that sedentary lifestyles are to blame for rising global obesity. Researchers analyzed real-world data from 4,213 adults across 34 populations—including hunter-gatherers, farmers, and urban dwellers—to understand how energy use and diet relate to body fat. Spoiler: the problem isn’t that we move too little—it’s that […]

Introduction: A Nutrient We Cannot Overlook Vitamin D — often called the sunshine vitamin — is far more than a simple nutrient. Technically, it behaves like a hormone, orchestrating hundreds of processes throughout the body. For decades, most people associated vitamin D with bone health and the prevention of rickets. Today, scientific evidence paints a

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The carnivore diet, often dismissed today as extreme or faddish, has a long and largely forgotten lineage. From the dusty corridors of 19th-century medicine to the algorithms of modern social media, meat-based nutrition has re-emerged as both a tool for healing and a target for controversy. But what if the core idea—that animal foods can

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Vitamin D is way more important than just protecting you from respiratory infections — it plays a crucial role in many aspects of your health. The main thing it does is help your body absorb calcium, which is key for keeping bones strong and healthy. Without enough vitamin D, bones can become weak and soft.

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By Branded / theedgemalaysia.com 21 Apr 2025, 12:00 am As the world marks World Health Day, an often overlooked kitchen staple is proving essential in the global quest for better nutrition. Palm oil — derived from the fruit of the oil palm — is the most widely consumed vegetable oil on the planet, supplying over 30% of the

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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex, multifactorial condition with wide-ranging symptoms and severities. Much like dental malocclusion, which has nutritional roots in vitamin D and A deficiency, autism resists simple explanations [1]. Recently the HHS has announced it will be investigating what causes autism. While genetics, environment, and toxic exposures are frequently discussed, nutritional

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A growing body of evidence has increasingly linked diet sodas and other no- or low-calorie foods with weight gain — so much so that the World Health Organization issued an advisory in May 2023 saying not to use sugar substitutes for weight loss. “Replacing free sugars with non-sugar sweeteners does not help people control their

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