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I take protein and amino acid supplements, but I honestly don’t know if they do anything.-Rich Froning Jr., professional CrossFit athlete Creatine supplement sales have been rising quickly in the …

Until relatively recently, humans ate only organic food. However, the Green Revolution of the 1960s brought about many changes in the farming world. New farming methods promised to bring higher …

Foods that maximize vaccination benefits. “Nobody ever thanks you for saving them from the disease they didn’t know they were going to get.” – William Foege, lead strategist for global smallpox …

In this week’s Study Spotlight, and over the next three columns, I’ll be sharing the background behind my latest book,  Dinner with God: Understanding The Language of Food, and why …

“If a man does not know to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.” — Seneca If you listen long enough to the current conversation about food and health, …

“If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about the answers.”  — Thomas Pynchon As noted in the recent column, The MAHA Report Card, recent …

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” – J.R.R. Tolkien (The Hobbit) Understanding Food As Information (FAI) requires …

“It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.”  —  Marcus Aurelius. Over the last several decades, chronic diseases like Type II …

On October 1, 2024, after months of contention and fruitless debate, the 2018 Farm Bill expired in Congress, leaving no clear legislative successor. Having already been extended by one year, …