Health Claims

Bacteria that cause gum disease are often found in the fatty buildups in your arteries—this suggests that poor oral health might be linked to heart disease, even though it doesn’t prove one causes the other.

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When you bake foods like bread or cookies, harmful chemicals form because of a few common chemical reactions in the heat—and if we can stop those key reactions, we can reduce several harmful substances at once.

Mechanistic

Using a combo of enzymes, special ovens, and plant extracts together can cut several harmful chemicals in baked goods by over 90%—much better than using just one method alone.

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When you bake foods, a group of harmful compounds called AGEs build up, especially at 200°C—but adding plant extracts like grape seed can cut them by more than half.

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Furan, a chemical that can form when food is baked or heated, comes from sugar breakdown, fat oxidation, or vitamin C reactions—but using new heating methods like electric current or pressure cooking can cut it by up to 96%.

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When you bake things with sugar, especially fructose, a chemical called 5-HMF forms at high heat—but adding certain plant compounds or more water can cut this chemical by nearly 90%.

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When you bake bread or cookies at high heat, a chemical reaction between certain amino acids and sugars creates a potentially harmful compound called acrylamide—but adding specific enzymes or amino acids can cut this harmful substance by nearly all the way.

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People with joint pain who took turmeric daily felt less pain and stress, but many found it hard to keep taking it because of the taste.

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If people with long-term joint pain from arthritis eat more foods that fight inflammation—like veggies, fish, and nuts—they tend to feel less disabled and can do daily tasks a bit easier after four months.

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If you have long-term joint pain from arthritis or similar conditions, eating foods that fight inflammation might help you lose a little belly fat and shrink your waistline a bit over four months.

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If you have long-term joint pain from arthritis or similar conditions, cutting back on foods like bread, milk, and white pasta might help you sleep better over four months.

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If you have long-term joint pain from arthritis or similar conditions, eating more healthy foods like olive oil, salmon, nuts, berries, and turmeric—and cutting back on gluten, milk, and white bread—might help you feel less pain and stress after four months.

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When you cook or store foods like oils, meat, or fortified snacks, harmful compounds called sterol oxides can form from the fats inside them—but you can reduce these by using natural preservatives like vitamin E, keeping metals away, and sealing food in special air-tight packages.

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When you grill, fry, or bake food at high heat, harmful compounds called AGEs form—but you can reduce them by steaming, boiling, marinating with vinegar or lemon, or adding things like green tea extract or beet juice.

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Furan is a chemical that forms when you heat coffee or canned food—using microwaves or high-pressure cooking can cut down on this chemical a lot.

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When you grill or fry meat at high heat, harmful chemicals called HAAs can form—but you can reduce them by marinating the meat in vinegar or lemon juice, adding rosemary or grape seed extract, or not letting it touch the flames directly.

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When you fry, bake, or roast starchy foods like potatoes or bread at high heat, a chemical reaction creates a substance called acrylamide — but you can lower it by soaking the food in salt water, using a special enzyme, or cooking it slower and cooler.

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When you fry, grill, or smoke food, it creates harmful chemicals that can damage your cells and raise your risk of cancer and other long-term diseases.

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People in the FEAST study who have knee arthritis are pretty much like people in four other big studies around the world — so what they found in FEAST probably applies to most adults with knee arthritis too.

Descriptive

Most people over 45 with knee arthritis also have other health problems—like high blood pressure—and almost 8 out of 10 say their back or other joints hurt too, not just their knee.

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Most people over 45 with knee arthritis are women, they’re around 65 years old on average, and most of them are overweight or obese.

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People with knee arthritis in their 40s to 80s tend to eat foods that slightly spark inflammation, like processed meats and sugary snacks—but when you adjust for how much they eat overall, their diet is a bit less inflammatory than it first looks.

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For older adults with knee arthritis, eating more inflammatory foods doesn’t seem to make their knee pain or function worse, but it does tend to go hand-in-hand with being heavier, having more other health problems, and feeling pain in more joints.

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Bacteria from gum disease can sometimes show up in your bloodstream, which means they might travel around your body — but just because they’re there doesn’t prove they’re causing heart artery clogging.

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