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How to Screen and Judge the Scientific Literature

No one can read all the books, articles, and other printed material related to a given area of nutrition science. You need to be selective. Not everything written about your questions is relevant to you. But how do you get started? Take a look at our six practical tips on how to plan your search into the scientific literature on nutrition studies.

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Coffee: Healthy or Unhealthy?

October 1st is World Coffee Day, so we thought that it’s worthwhile taking a look at the science behind this popular beverage. Luckily for us, a review article was published in 2020 in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine which can help us answer the big question: Is coffee healthy or harmful? Well, coffee and its components influence different parts of the body. Let’s start by looking at what the paper has to say about the brain.

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Is Chocolate Healthy? What the Latest Science Says

Upon consulting my good old friend – the internet – about that particular question, I found out that chocolate has near-miraculous properties – even enhancing one’s maths skills (2). I really wish I’d known about this back in school. Are these magical medical properties too good to be true or actually based on scientific evidence, you’re asking? Now, that’s a great question. Let’s find out!

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Is Soy Healthy?

Whether you do a google search, pick up a book, watch the news, or scroll through your Instagram feed, you will find polarizing facts about soy. So, what should we believe? Are soy lattes the reason the precious Amazon Rainforest is being cut down? Is soy going to cause so-called “man boobs”? Is soy a genetically modified crop? Read this article for evidence-based answers to these questions and more.

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2022: The Year in Numbers Infographic

2022 was another successful year in the history of PAN International, a global NGO with a bold vision to change the way the world eats. This infographic is a celebration of some of the key milestones and highlights achieved throughout the year on our mission to reduce diet-related diseases, improve lives and rethink health.

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2021: The Year in Numbers Infographic

We’re amazed at just how quickly time flies. 2021 was another successful year in the history of PAN International and it was a great one! This infographic is a celebration of the key milestones and highlights that our international team achieved throughout the year and around the world.

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2020: The Year in Numbers Infographic

What a year! We’ve come so far as an organization in 2020 so we made this infographic to look back on what PAN International has achieved despite how the world has changed around us.

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