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The science, the systems, and the soul behind how we eat.
Every article lists its sources, and each source is labeled by the kind of evidence it is.
Newest · Plant-Powered PlatesProtein on a Vegetarian PlateA child’s protein number is small. A vegetarian plate meets it from the whole plate, not from one dish.
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From the WhiteboardThe Rent, the Rhythm, and the ReserveThe body needs some nutrients every day, can balance others over a few weeks, and stores some for years.
From the WhiteboardWhat Is Food?Once a meal is eaten, it makes two stops. At the first it feeds us. What is left travels on and feeds the gut.
Gut, Gutsier, Gut SmartWhat Is the Gut?The gut is the path our food takes through the body, and a community of microbes that lives near the end of it.