When we are concerned about “high cholesterol” we are actually worried about high plasma levels of low density lipoproteins or LDLs, defined as “bad” bad cholesterol. These are proteins specializing in the transport of cholesterol from the liver to the periphery. Why do these proteins be considered dangerous if they are present in high levels? […]

Mitochondria — the tiny energy factories within your cells — generate adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the energy currency your body needs to run its systems. Your mitochondria are also responsible for apoptosis (programmed cell death), and serve as important signaling molecules that help regulate your genetic expression. Hence, the state of your mitochondria plays a key […]

Most people begin consuming diet products not because they love the taste or want to gain extra nutrition but because they believe doing so will help them lose weight. Those sweetened with aspartame make up a large part of the “diet” products market to this day, despite plentiful research showing they likely promote weight gain, […]

This is one of the most common questions when it comes to “forbidden foods”, yet egg hen should only be recognized and exalted for the nutritional properties that characterize it. Let’s see why, hoping to contribute to the end of the demonization of such precious food. Whole eggs occupy the first place in the scale […]

What do sugar and cocaine have in common? No, you don’t have to literally taste both to know the answer, and I would definitely not encourage you to do so. But if your answer was to yell “feel-good sensation!” (maybe?), you guessed correctly! That rewarding feeling we get while munching on chocolate-dipped strawberries develops positive […]