Rachel Bordoli - Author - Center for Nutrition Studies https://nutritionstudies.org/author/rbordoli/ Food. Science. Health. Thu, 03 Oct 2024 16:54:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Dr. Denis Burkitt: A Wide Angle View of the Proverbial Elephant https://nutritionstudies.org/dr-denis-burkitt-a-wide-angle-view-of-the-proverbial-elephant/ Thu, 03 Oct 2024 16:54:59 +0000 https://nutritionstudies.org/?p=52816 I don’t know about you, but I am still feeling rather sad about the untimely passing of Dr. McDougall. I guess I had been counting on him being around for another couple of decades. Before his passing, I’d seen only a couple interviews and had never read his books. So it felt appropriate and consoling … Continued

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]]> Diminishing Returns in the Pursuit of a Cure for Cancer https://nutritionstudies.org/diminishing-returns-in-the-pursuit-of-a-cure-for-cancer/ Fri, 14 Jun 2024 12:19:01 +0000 https://nutritionstudies.org/?p=52343 Exploring what cutting-edge cancer research looks like today and what we can learn from viewing it through the lens of Dr. Campbell’s research on cancer.

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]]> You Are What You Eat: What Does the 2023 Stanford Twins Nutrition Study Really Show? https://nutritionstudies.org/you-are-what-you-eat-what-does-the-2023-stanford-twins-nutrition-study-really-show/ Fri, 16 Feb 2024 05:36:30 +0000 https://nutritionstudies.org/?p=51817 A four-part documentary series about the twin study, You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment, debuted on Netflix. It has drummed up quite a lot of attention. The results certainly support the adoption of a plant-based diet, but there is still something lacking in the message they are sharing.

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]]> Aspartame—Friend or Foe? Here’s What the Research Says https://nutritionstudies.org/aspartame-friend-or-foe-heres-what-the-research-says/ Sat, 18 Nov 2023 07:52:09 +0000 https://nutritionstudies.org/?p=51238 Aspartame is popular among people looking for a sugarless route to satisfying their sweet tooth, including people with diabetes, people on sugar-restricting diets like keto, and people who are trying to lose weight. But, is there a link between aspartame and cancer risk?

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