Diet and nutrition
We have 322 expert articles with research and specialist opinions on health — in 14 languages
Cow’s milk and allergies in children — the culprit we don’t suspect?
Jan Jaśkowski points out that cow’s milk allergy may cause colic, especially when a child drinks infant formula.
Read the answer →Coffee and green tea — allies of health or silent enemies?
Henryk Różański presents green tea as a possible aid to health, but warns against strong, long-steeped tea and promises of miraculous effects.
Read the answer →“E” additives in food — what are we eating without knowing it?
Jerzy Jaśkowski claims that the glutamate in a single candy bar can eliminate up to 50% of the beneficial bacteria in the digestive tract.
Read the answer →Honey — sweet medicine or just sugar?
Michał Tombak presents honey not as sugar alone, but as a product with many components that he says has medicinal effects.
Read the answer →Flaxseed oil — an inexpensive treasure for the heart and skin?
Henryk Różański says that 1–2 tablespoons of flaxseed oil a day are supposed to lower cholesterol and slow the progression of atherosclerosis.
Read the answer →Himalayan salt — healthier than regular salt, or just marketing?
Jerzy Zięba claims that Kłodawa salt comes from the same deposit as Himalayan salt, and that its pink color is not due to a coloring agent.
Read the answer →Fermented foods—the cheapest probiotic we have in the cellar?
Jerzy Jaśkowski calls sour or curdled cow’s milk the cheapest way to look after your health and maintain a healthy bacterial flora.
Read the answer →Eggs and cholesterol — have we been needlessly frightened for years?
Andrzej Frydrychowski and Jerzy Jaśkowski suggest that warnings about eggs because of their cholesterol content were exaggerated: the body is supposed to limit its production or absorption of cholesterol.
Read the answer →Gluten and modern wheat — why do so many people feel unwell after eating it?
Henryk Różański points out that gluten may slow digestion and interfere with the action of bile and digestive enzymes.
Read the answer →Fasting and starvation — a way to good health or a dangerous trend?
Bracia Rodzeń describes healthy fasting as voluntarily choosing not to eat, without being forced to, for health benefits.
Read the answer →Coconut oil — a superfood or a fat to avoid?
Henryk Różański links these fats to higher LDL cholesterol and a greater risk of heart disease, while Andrzej Frydrychowski notes that excess saturated fat may contribute to inflammation.
Read the answer →Sugar and children — sweets as an everyday poison?
Michał Tombak calls white sugar a kind of drug, while Hubert Czerniak believes children should be denied sweets.
Read the answer →Does an acidifying diet steal calcium from our bones?
Prof. Klaus F. Kopp claims that chronic acidosis can lead to the loss of mineral salts from bones.
Read the answer →Does milk really strengthen bones, or is it just advertising?
Jerzy Zięba challenges the claim that milk protects adults from fractures: the study he describes found no such protection.
Read the answer →Palm oil and margarine — the silent killer on supermarket shelves?
Grażyna Cichosz says that the studies cited found margarine consumption was associated with a 66% increase in the likelihood of a heart attack.
Read the answer →Butter or margarine — did doctors recommend a worse choice for years?
Grażyna Cichosz points out that margarines contained the most industrial trans fats, considered the greatest danger among edible fats.
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