Dr. Walter Willett, professor of epidemiology and nutrition at Harvard Medical School, while talking at the Unite to Cure Fourth International Vatican Conference said: “We have just been doing some calculations looking at the question of how much could we reduce mortality shifting towards a healthy, more plant based diet, not necessarily totally vegan, and…
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processed food & mortality
A JAMA study from February 2019 showed highly processed food kills you. In 44 551 French adults 45 years or older, a 10% increase in the proportion of ultra-processed food consumption was statistically significantly associated with a 14% higher risk of all-cause mortality. Ultra processed food has high amounts of sugar, salt and saturated animal fat….
soda kills
(and so does anything with added sugar) We all know intuitively that sugary drinks are not good for you. We have also seen videos over the years that explain why. A paper in the journal Circulation to be published tomorrow provides proof. Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are the single largest source of added sugar in the…
hour of the wolf – paul lipton
Paul is a retired attorney and lives in Boulder, CO. This is his first book. His second book – “these five breaths” talks about assessing relationships at the end of life. Hour of the wolf is about his mind howling in the darkness at 2 AM. His parents died young. As he approached his 50s…