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10 stories for“protein absorption”

Completeness and absorption differ between plant and animal protein, but for most people the practical gap is smaller than assumed.

Mar 12, 2026

Nutrition

They Changed the Light and the Algae Started Making the Vitamin B12 a Human Can Actually Use

Ordinary spirulina is full of a B12 lookalike the body cannot use, which is why it has never been the answer for anyone avoiding animal food. Adjusting the light it grows under produced 1.64 micrograms of the active form per 100 grams.

Aug 31, 2026

Nutrition

Eating the Same Meal in a Different Order Cut Post-Meal Glucose by More Than a Third

Identical food, identical calories, identical macronutrients. The only variable was what went in the mouth first, and glucose at sixty minutes fell by 36.7 per cent. It is the cheapest intervention in diabetes nutrition.

Aug 18, 2026

Nutrition

What Nizam al-Tayyibat Gets Wrong, Item by Item

Banning fish and fruit while encouraging red meat and starch is not a cautious eating plan. Set against the evidence, each exclusion removes something with a measurable protective effect.

Jun 3, 2026

Nutrition

Watermelon Has a High Glycaemic Index and It Does Not Matter, Which Tells You What Is Wrong With the Number

Glycaemic index measures the quality of a carbohydrate in a standardised portion nobody eats. Glycaemic load multiplies it by the amount actually on the plate, and the two frequently disagree.

Aug 14, 2026

Nutrition

People With Diabetes Are Still Being Told to Avoid Fruit, and the Evidence Points the Other Way

Fruit contains sugar, so the advice writes itself and it is wrong. The relevant distinction is not sweet versus not sweet. It is whether the sugar is still inside a structure that has to be dismantled before it can be absorbed.

Aug 13, 2026

Nutrition

Added Sugar Versus Intrinsic Sugar: What the Guidance Actually Says

WHO guidance targets free sugars, not all sugar. The distinction changes how a bowl of cereal or a smoothie should be judged.

Sep 10, 2024

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Plant Protein Versus Animal Protein: What Actually Matters in a Real Diet

They Changed the Light and the Algae Started Making the Vitamin B12 a Human Can Actually Use

Eating the Same Meal in a Different Order Cut Post-Meal Glucose by More Than a Third

What Nizam al-Tayyibat Gets Wrong, Item by Item

Watermelon Has a High Glycaemic Index and It Does Not Matter, Which Tells You What Is Wrong With the Number

People With Diabetes Are Still Being Told to Avoid Fruit, and the Evidence Points the Other Way

Added Sugar Versus Intrinsic Sugar: What the Guidance Actually Says

Results

Plant Protein Versus Animal Protein: What Actually Matters in a Real Diet

They Changed the Light and the Algae Started Making the Vitamin B12 a Human Can Actually Use

Eating the Same Meal in a Different Order Cut Post-Meal Glucose by More Than a Third

What Nizam al-Tayyibat Gets Wrong, Item by Item

Watermelon Has a High Glycaemic Index and It Does Not Matter, Which Tells You What Is Wrong With the Number

People With Diabetes Are Still Being Told to Avoid Fruit, and the Evidence Points the Other Way

Added Sugar Versus Intrinsic Sugar: What the Guidance Actually Says