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• Extra Virgin Olive Oil: Nature's Liquid Gold

  What the biggest trial of the Mediterranean diet actually showed about olive oil, and why the harvest date on the bottle matters more than the label.

  Sep 4, 2026

• Cacao and Mood: The Science of Chocolate

  Cocoa flavanols have solid evidence for one thing and thin evidence for the thing everyone wants. Here's which is which.

  Sep 4, 2026

• Cocoa and Blood Pressure: What the Cochrane Review Found

  Thirty-five trials, a two-point drop, and a lot of caveats. What the best available evidence on cocoa flavanols and blood pressure actually says, and what it does not.

  Sep 4, 2026

• Coffee vs. Tea: Polyphenol Powerhouses

  Cup for cup, coffee usually carries more total polyphenols than tea. Whether that makes it better depends on what you think polyphenols are for.

  Sep 4, 2026

• Berries 101: Small Fruits, Powerful Benefits

  Which berries carry the most anthocyanins, what the observational evidence does and doesn't show, and how much of them a normal person actually eats.

  Sep 4, 2026