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As a nutrition researcher, clinician, and author who advocates a plant-based diet, I often get pushback on eating vegetables because of what has been referred to as "anti-nutrients" (e.g., goitrogens, lectins, tannins, phytates, oxalates). My sense was that these compounds in nature are not 'against us,' but that they are signaling molecules: they can signal distress and they may also be beneficial. I wanted to get an idea of the scientific landscape (cell, animal, and human clinical studies) to see what the findings collectively revealed. Weston Petroski, graduate student at the University of Western States, and I set out to answer this question of "anti-nutrients". The full paper is here:
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Exercise prompts the liver to pump out a little-known protein that appears to rejuvenate the brain, a new study found.
How Exercise May Bolster the Brain
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Exercise prompts the liver to pump out a little-known protein that appears to rejuvenate the brain, a new study found.3 days ago
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