Nutrition

This category of article is centred around understanding human nutrition and how what we consume affects our metabolism and health. The goal of these is to make knowledge from cell biology, nutrition, and metabolism research available to everyone.


Is Natural Always Good?

Is Natural Always Good?

One very common claim when it comes to discussions about diets is that more natural foods or compounds are healthier for humans. Be it wholegrain bread, which is argued to be closer to the simple wheat corn and thus nature compared to white bread or natural sugar, which is any sugar that is naturally contained in for example fruits or dairy, being far better than processed sugar such as corn syrup or cane sugar. The claim is especially common in marketing of “health-conscious” foods, that appea


Cedric Leonhard Marquard

Cedric Leonhard Marquard

Can We Live Longer by Starving Cancer?

Can We Live Longer by Starving Cancer?

Cancer is one of the most vicious and difficult-to-treat diseases we know of. Even using combinations of the newest surgical approaches, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy, doctors are often unable to effectively combat the progression of the disease. But what if I told you that by doing something as simple as changing our diets, we might be able to starve cancer and thus outlive it. Now this might seem like a crazy idea, but let’s think about it. Cancer cells, just like any other cells, require e


Cedric Leonhard Marquard

Cedric Leonhard Marquard