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  <title>The HealthChemist — EN</title>
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  <author>
    <name>Dr. Holger Scheib</name>
    <email>dr@drholger.com</email>
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    <title>Antinutrients: why you don&apos;t need to fear broccoli</title>
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    <published>2026-07-10T00:00:00.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-08-22T00:00:00.000Z</updated>
    <summary>Phytate, oxalate, lectins: three words used online to warn against vegetables, whole grains and legumes. What is true, whom it applies to, and what the large cohort studies show about exactly these foods.</summary>
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    <category term="Phytate"/>
    <category term="Oxalate"/>
    <category term="Lectins"/>
    <category term="Vegetables"/>
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  <entry>
    <title>Detox: what your liver really needs (in short: no tea)</title>
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    <id>https://drholger.com/en/blog/detox-was-die-leber-braucht</id>
    <published>2026-07-10T00:00:00.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-08-22T00:00:00.000Z</updated>
    <summary>There is not a single randomised human trial for commercial detox cures. What the liver actually does, why it needs no cleansing, and which detox product can demonstrably cause harm.</summary>
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    <category term="Liver"/>
    <category term="Detoxification"/>
    <category term="Supplements"/>
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  <entry>
    <title>Green tea and blood sugar: an honest finding</title>
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    <id>https://drholger.com/en/blog/gruener-tee-blutzucker</id>
    <published>2026-07-10T00:00:00.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-08-22T00:00:00.000Z</updated>
    <summary>In the lab, flavonoids inhibit the enzyme that splits starch. I co-authored the paper myself. And I still don&apos;t say: proven. What the human meta-analyses show, and what they don&apos;t.</summary>
    <category term="Flavonoids"/>
    <category term="Green tea"/>
    <category term="Blood sugar"/>
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  <entry>
    <title>Vitamin D against colds: the effect has just vanished</title>
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    <id>https://drholger.com/en/blog/vitamin-d-atemwegsinfekte</id>
    <published>2026-07-10T00:00:00.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-08-22T00:00:00.000Z</updated>
    <summary>In 2017 the protection against respiratory infections counted as proven. In 2021 it was small. In 2025 it is no longer statistically significant. A story about how evidence ages, and why that is a good sign.</summary>
    <category term="Vitamin D"/>
    <category term="Immune system"/>
    <category term="Supplements"/>
    <category term="Evidence"/>
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  <entry>
    <title>Reading the ingredient list: five words that mean nothing</title>
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    <published>2026-07-10T00:00:00.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-08-22T00:00:00.000Z</updated>
    <summary>The front of the pack is the promise, the back is the truth. A chemist explains which terms are legally protected, which are pure marketing, and in what order you should read.</summary>
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    <category term="Label"/>
    <category term="Food"/>
    <category term="Cosmetics"/>
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  <entry>
    <title>Why I&apos;m going public</title>
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    <published>2026-07-09T00:00:00.000Z</published>
    <updated>2026-08-22T00:00:00.000Z</updated>
    <summary>I&apos;m not an influencer. I&apos;m a chemist. Why, after twenty years of research, I&apos;m starting to write publicly about ingredients, and what you can expect here.</summary>
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    <category term="Evidence"/>
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