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A study can provide important evidence without answering every question suggested by its headline. The NIH’s 2019 controlled feeding trial compared two di
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Protein grams are easy to display prominently on a package. The harder question is what a food or supplement contributes to an actual eating pattern and w
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Fiber is often presented as a single number to maximize or an ingredient to add to any meal. In reality, dietary fibers have different properties, and foo
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A supplement can have a professional-looking label, a familiar ingredient and an impressive quality seal without establishing that it will deliver the ben
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The front of a food package is designed to attract attention. The Nutrition Facts panel answers a different question: what does a stated amount of this fo
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Mouse studies connect gut microbes with muscle size and exercise adaptation, but they do not establish a probiotic shortcut to stronger muscles in people.
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