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Lipoproteins
Lipoproteins are particles that carry lipids such as triglycerides, phospholipids, cholesterol and proteins called apolipoproteins through the blood, to and from the liver and the cells in the body. These…
Alkaline diet
Is alkaline diet cancer – protective?
One misconception about cancer is that its cells are acidic and/or cancer thrives in acidic environments resulting from an acid-forming diet. The alkaline diet supporters claim that by increasing the…
Diet Related Diseases
What is the difference between cancer and tumor?
Cancer encompasses more than 100 diseases. All of these diseases have one thing in common: an abnormal and uncontrollable cell growth that can lead to serious illness and eventually death.…
Alkaline diet
Does alkaline diet really work?
As with many nutrition myths, there is a core myth which is related to other myths. In this case, it started with the acid-ash hypothesis, followed by a chain reaction,…
Alkaline diet
Did our ancestors really eat mostly alkaline foods?
This myth question is related to the alkaline diet’s main argument, that alkaline foods promote health while acid-forming foods cause many modern day diseases. I will answer this myth from…