Health
Protein after 60: why requirements are higher
The general protein requirement—0.
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Every article takes a claim you have already heard about food and follows the mechanism behind it — what actually happens in the body, what the research supports, and where the claim stops being true.
Nutrition
Iron and ferritin: what the test shows and why you feel tired
Ferritin is tested more often than any other iron metabolism marker and is most frequently misinterpreted.
Nutrition
Iodine: how much is needed and why it is added to salt
Iodine is necessary for the thyroid gland to synthesize hormones, and the daily requirement is measured in micrograms—but it is not always easy to obtain from a standard diet.
Nutrition
Multivitamins: what large trials have shown
Multivitamins have been tested in randomized trials involving tens of thousands of people—a rare case in nutrition where we have experiments with placebos rather than just observations.
Nutrition
Nutritionist and dietitian: what is the legal difference
The difference between these terms lies not in the depth of knowledge, but in legal status.
Nutrition
How to read a nutrition study
Headlines claiming that "scientists have proven product X reduces the risk of Y" almost always describe a study that does not support such a conclusion.
Calorie counting
Raw or cooked weight: how to count grains, pasta, and meat
"100 g of buckwheat" can mean 346 kcal or 92, depending on the state of the grain.
Calorie counting
How many calories does frying add
The cooking method adds more calories to a dish than any choice between "healthy" and "unhealthy" foods.
Calorie counting
Why the body gets fewer calories than the label says
No one actually measured the number on the package: it was calculated by multiplying proteins, fats, and carbohydrates by factors over a century old.
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