Topic
Nutrition
Nutrition is a recurring research topic on Health Canon. This hub collects related explainers and protocols, newest first, each with evidence grades and practical decision frameworks.
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Nutrition
Excess Folate and B12 Masking: Risks Beyond MTHFR Marketing
Why high-dose folate without B12 checks can hide hematologic clues while nerves worsen.
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Environmental Health
EFSA and EU Pesticide Residue Monitoring Explained
MRL compliance near 98%, organic versus conventional detects, and cocktail debates.
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Fitness
Body Composition Strategies for Women: Recomp, Deficit Rate, and Muscle Retention
Sustainable fat loss pairs RT + high protein + modest deficit. ISSN-class hypocaloric protein often ~2.3–3.1 g/kg for trained lifters. Avoid chronic LEA.
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Nutrition
Smart Organic Grocery Shopping: The Rules (2026)
Budget-ranked organic rules: prioritize Dirty Dozen-class produce, default Clean Fifteen conventional, use frozen, wash all produce, ignore halo marketing.
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Metabolic Health
Iron Overload Diet Modifiers: Alcohol, Vitamin C, Shellfish, Supplements
Diet is a modifier, not a cure. Phlebotomy removes ~250 mg iron per unit weekly; diet shifts absorption only a few milligrams per day.
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Environmental Health
Fluoride Total Intake: Water, Food, Dental Products, and Tea
Systemic dose is the sum of routes. Water is not the only term in the equation.
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Fitness
Energy Surplus and Deficit for Male Body Composition
Energy balance drives fat mass change. Modest deficits (~0.5–1% body weight/week) spare muscle better than crash cuts; small surpluses beat dreamer bulks.
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Metabolic Health
Diet Patterns, Weight, and Insulin Resistance: What Moves the Needle
Energy deficit and dietary patterns that cut ectopic fat beat miracle macros. Mediterranean-style and structured programs have outcome data.
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Fitness
Carbs, Fats, Micronutrients, and Timing for Male Lifters
After protein and energy, carbs support hard training; fats cover essentials. Creatine monohydrate is the top ergogenic. Timing is secondary to daily totals.
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Nutrition
Organic Food, Obesity, and Metabolic Risk: Observational Evidence
NutriNet-Santé links organic frequency to lower weight gain risk—confounding still rules.
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Nutrition
Organic Food Cost Premium: What ERS Data Actually Show
Most studied organic items cost more—often >20%. Budget with priorities, not purity theater.
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Expert Dossiers
Paul Saladino: The Habits Worth Keeping (2026)
Kernel-only ranking of animal-based-adjacent habits: protein density, minimize UPFs, nose-to-tail micronutrients, sunlight—graded, not an endorsement of totalizing diet claims.
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Nutrition
The Lifestyle Levers That Lower Inflammation (2026)
Lifestyle levers that move inflammatory risk: smoking cessation, visceral fat loss, exercise, sleep, dietary pattern—supplements ranked last with honesty.
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Nutrition
USDA Organic Certification Explained: Labels, National List, and Limits
Organic is a process standard—not a nutrient guarantee or “chemical-free” synonym.
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Nutrition
Seed Oil CVD Trials: AHA, Cochrane, and Ramsden Side by Side
PUFA substitution lowers LDL; pure linoleic RCTs do not prove a mortality free lunch.
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Nutrition
3-MCPD and Glycidyl Esters in Refined Oils: Hexane Is Not the Main Story
Process contaminants from high-heat deodorization beat residual solvent myths for real risk talk.
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Hormones & Genes
Riboflavin, MTHFR C677T, and Blood Pressure: The Targeted Trial Signal
1.6 mg riboflavin helped 677TT hypertensives in trials—not a cure for “MTHFR disease.”
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Expert Dossiers
Paul Saladino Raw Dairy Risks: Enzymes Narrative vs Pathogen Reality
Pasteurization kills pathogens. That is the point—not a conspiracy against enzymes.
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Expert Dossiers
Paul Saladino Plant Toxin Claims: Defense Chemicals vs Culinary Absolutism
Plants make defense compounds. That does not make salad a poison for healthy people.
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Expert Dossiers
Paul Saladino Organ Meat Claims: Nutrient Density vs Disease-Reversal Marketing
Liver is nutrient-dense. That is not an autoimmunity cure trial.
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