Diet and nutrition
We have 304 expert articles with research and specialist opinions on health — in 14 languages
Celiac disease—does gluten harm everyone, or only people with the disease?
Henryk Różański notes that gluten does not agree with everyone and recommends a gluten-free or low-gluten diet, among others, for people with celiac disease.
Read the answer →Losing weight without hunger — can you lose weight while eating until you’re full?
Bracia Rodzeń claim that limiting carbohydrates can reduce hunger and speed up weight loss.
Read the answer →Chlorella and Spirulina — Green Algae or an Expensive Myth?
Hubert Czerniak lists chlorella and spirulina as substances used to remove metals from the body’s shallow stores.
Read the answer →Inulin and prebiotics — what should we feed the good bacteria?
Henryk Różański explains that organic acids produced after the fermentation of inulin acidify the large intestine and stimulate its movement.
Read the answer →Fiber — the forgotten ally of the gut?
Hubert Czerniak describes fiber as food for beneficial gut bacteria, which produce short-chain fatty acids.
Read the answer →Milk and osteoporosis — does drinking milk protect bones?
Jerzy Zięba claims that drinking pasteurized milk promotes osteoporosis.
Read the answer →The Ketogenic Diet for Epilepsy — An Old Method Returns?
Paul Clayton describes a low-fiber ketogenic diet as one that raises the seizure threshold.
Read the answer →Trans fats—the hidden enemy in cookies and fast food?
Grażyna Cichosz points out that the greatest danger is an excess of artificial trans fats from frying fats and products made with industrially hydrogenated oils.
Read the answer →High insulin — is it more harmful than sugar?
The Rodzeń brothers link higher carbohydrate intake to weight gain, insulin resistance, and other metabolic diseases.
Read the answer →Liver detox — do cleansing cures make sense?
Michał Tombak warns that hydrocolon therapy may harm the large intestine microbiome.
Read the answer →Alkaline water — a fad or a remedy for an acidified body?
Prof. Klaus F. Kopp believes that drinks with a high carbonate content may improve acid-base balance.
Read the answer →Red Wine and Resveratrol — Does It Protect the Heart?
Henryk Różański says that resveratrol and polydatin may widen blood vessels and improve blood flow.
Read the answer →The Mediterranean diet — does it really extend life?
Paul Clayton reports that, in a ten-year follow-up of 21,000 people, the Mediterranean diet was associated with a 25 percent lower risk of sudden cardiac death.
Read the answer →Plant-Based Margarine — Healthier Than Butter for the Heart?
Grażyna Cichosz cites studies in which an equivalent intake of trans isomers was associated with a 10-fold higher risk of heart disease than an equivalent intake of saturated fatty acids.
Read the answer →Body acidity and joint pain — what do supporters of the alkaline diet say?
M. S. Sater and H. A. Giha link acidity in joint fluid to changes indicating joint damage in people with rheumatoid arthritis.
Read the answer →Insulin and obesity — is this hormone what determines weight gain?
The Rodzeń brothers link the rise in insulin after carbohydrates to a storage signal and weight gain.
Read the answer →A glass of wine for the heart — a healthy habit or a convenient myth?
Henryk Różański recommends a glass of red wine with lotus flowers each day to improve circulation and for high blood pressure and atherosclerosis.
Read the answer →Vegetarianism — a path to health or a risk of deficiencies?
Prof. Klaus F. Kopp warns that a one-sided vegetarian diet can lead to deficiencies in protein, vitamins, and other nutrients.
Read the answer →Lard and animal fat — did our grandmothers cook more healthily than we do?
Grażyna Cichosz argues that saturated fatty acids are not a health risk and distinguishes them from artificial trans isomers.
Read the answer →Fructose — a healthy sugar from fruit or a silent enemy of the liver?
Jerzy Jaśkowski claims that high fructose intake can lead to fatty liver.
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