Evidence-based nutrition, in plain English — every entry sourced from clinical research.
Advances in Nutrition, 2017 · Systematic review & meta-analysis
Across 22 randomised trials, beetroot juice lowered systolic blood pressure by about 3.6 mmHg and diastolic by 1.3 mmHg, more so in trials lasting two weeks or longer. Larger juice doses lowered it more, but juices higher in nitrate did not, suggesting nitrate is not the whole story.
Always read the original paper for context — effect sizes, study populations and funding sources matter.
Every food in our database except meat and fish, ranked by protein per 100 g.
Calorie density is simply how many calories a food carries per gram. It is
The most calorie-dense foods in this database are olive oil, nuts and seeds. Not
On calories these two are the same food: 77 per 100 g for potato
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