NutritionFacts.org Video Podcast

Why Might Vegetarians Develop Less Depression Video 13.05.2026 5:20 ↓

The largest study to date found that vegetarians have a 30% lower chance of developing depression over time.

SIBO and Leaky Gut: What the Science Says Video 11.05.2026 1:00:52 ↓

Is small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) a real disorder?

Friday Favorites: Dietary Sources of the “Longevity Vitamin” Ergothioneine Video 08.05.2026 6:34 ↓

As we age, it may be even more important to include mushrooms (or tempeh) in our diet.

Do Vegetarians Have More or Less Depression and Anxiety? Video 06.05.2026 5:04 ↓

Snapshot-in-time cross-sectional studies are mixed when it comes to vegetarian diets and mental health outcomes.

Getting Kids to Eat Their Vegetables Video 04.05.2026 5:11 ↓

Can offering kale purée to babies shape their future taste for greens?

Friday Favorites: Are Menopausal Hot Flashes Inevitable? How Can Soy Foods Help? Video 01.05.2026 8:15 ↓

Why do 85% of menopausal women suffer hot flashes in some countries but only 15% in others? Soy can be considered a first-line treatment for menopausal hot flash and night sweat symptoms.

How Ultra-Processed Foods Could Cause Disease: Loss of Phytonutrients Video 29.04.2026 4:56 ↓

The 150 key nutritional components that are tracked in nutritional databases are only a tiny fraction of the more than 26,000 compounds present in our food.

How Ultra-Processed Foods Could Cause Disease: Packaging Chemicals Video 27.04.2026 6:07 ↓

What are the human health effects of the mineral oils, phthalates, and bisphenols leaching from packaging materials into processed foods?

Friday Favorites: Improving VO2 Max: A Look at Vegetarian and Vegan Athletes Video 24.04.2026 5:13 ↓

Plant-based diets improve the performance of athletes and nonathletes alike

How Ultra-Processed Foods Could Cause Disease: Industrial Contaminants Video 22.04.2026 5:34 ↓

There are contaminants of processed foods that don’t show up on the ingredients label.

Friday Favorites: How to Get a Good Night’s Sleep Without Sleeping Pills Video 17.04.2026 6:08 ↓

Taking even less than 18 Ambien-class sleeping pills in an entire year may triple the risk of dying prematurely.

Cold Water Immersion for Gout Flares Video 15.04.2026 5:57 ↓

Cold water immersion is put to the test for burns, priapism, gout, and muscle aches.

Is Shrimp Good for You? Antibiotic Resistance Video 13.04.2026 7:15 ↓

The FDA finds 1 in 10 imports of shrimp have unsafe levels of drug residues yet only tests about 1 in 1,000 shipments.

Friday Favorites: The Best Diet for COVID and Long-COVID Video 10.04.2026 6:18 ↓

Healthy plant-based diets appear to help reduce the risks of severe COVID-19 and getting infected in the first place, even independent of comorbidities.

Is Shrimp Good for You? Pollutants and Food Safety Video 08.04.2026 4:55 ↓

Eating just a single shrimp could exceed the safety limit for banned pesticides and chemicals.

Use Fiber to Burn Calories in Your Sleep with an Intestinal Workout Video 06.04.2026 3:43 ↓

Our gut can be sedentary too—unless we feed it fiber.

Friday Favorites: The Effect of Sleep on Weight Loss Video 03.04.2026 9:47 ↓

Those randomized to 8.5 hours of sleep a night lost significantly more body fat than those who got 5.5 hours. Getting even one more hour of sleep a night may help with weight control.

Flushing Calories with Fiber for Weight Loss Video 01.04.2026 5:42 ↓

Could eating more fiber mean absorbing fewer calories from everything else we eat?

Mercury Exposure from Tuna vs. Thimerosal in Vaccines Video 30.03.2026 3:01 ↓

A single can of tuna causes as much mercury exposure as how many mercury-containing vaccines?

Friday Favorites: Why Vegans Should Eat More Plant-Based Video 27.03.2026 5:29 ↓

One cannot assume that simply avoiding animal foods will necessarily produce a healthy diet.

Can Cold Showers Improve Immune Function? Video 25.03.2026 4:37 ↓

Does cold stress impair or boost our immunity?

What Is Titanium Dioxide, and Is It Safe? Video 23.03.2026 4:55 ↓

Banned in Europe for concerns regarding DNA damage, titanium dioxide remains legal in U.S. foods.

Friday Favorites: Fecal Transplants for Aging and Weight Loss Video 20.03.2026 6:02 ↓

Does poop from centenarians have anti-aging properties?

Iron-Deficiency Anemia: The Best Treatment and Are Vegetarians at Higher Risk? Video 18.03.2026 6:19 ↓

What is the optimal dosing regiment for iron supplements?

How to Get the Ideal Ferritin Level and Avoid Symptoms of Iron Deficiency Video 16.03.2026 4:43 ↓

Donating blood can bring down iron levels down to the sweet spot between 15 to 50.