Frequent consumption of red meat exhibits a dose-response association with long-term human cancer risk

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During World War II, the United States and the United Kingdom mandated the enrichment of refined white flour with niacin

Maltodextrin is a manufactured food additive used to enhance mouthfeel and creaminess while rapidly elevating blood sugar

Humans evolved anatomical and metabolic adaptations that necessitate cooking food for adequate survival

Meta-analyses synthesize data across multiple randomized or retrospective trials to evaluate nutritional associations

Humans evolved biologically to forage and acquire food rather than to select among thousands of industrially produced items

Hominin ancestors began incorporating meat into their diets approximately two to three million years ago

Human digestive biology and appetite mechanisms evolved to acquire and store body fat rather than shed excess weight

Replacing dietary saturated fats with unsaturated plant fats generally improves cardiometabolic outcomes across diverse human populations

High dietary intake of ultra-processed foods is associated with elevated population-level risks of cardiometabolic and autoimmune diseases

Cooking food increases the total caloric energy yield that the human digestive tract can extract

Combining a cereal grain with a legume provides complementary proteins containing all essential amino acids

Red meat contains mammalian glycoproteins that trigger low-grade inflammatory responses in the human immune system

Gary Sinise authored the book Graceful Warrior to document his family's experience navigating his son McCanna Anthony Mac Sinise's chordoma diagnosis

Emulsifiers are chemical additives designed to prevent dietary fats and water from separating in processed foods

Vitamin B12 is found naturally in animal-sourced foods rather than unfortified plant foods

Ugali is a traditional East African porridge made from boiled cornmeal

In the Kalahari Desert, marama beans are traditionally roasted to neutralize antinutrients before consumption

McCanna Anthony Mac Sinise was diagnosed in August 2018 with chordoma, a rare cancer occurring in roughly 300 patients annually in the United States

When offered agricultural and processed foods by visiting anthropologists, Hadza hunter-gatherers consumed large quantities of rice, ugali, and jam-covered cakes

Gary Sinise's son McCanna Anthony Mac Sinise died on January 5, 2024, at age 33 following a battle with chordoma