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  1. Trans Fat, Saturated Fat, and Cholesterol: Tolerable Upper Intake of Zero Trans Fat, Saturated Fat, and Cholesterol: Tolerable Upper Intake of Zero December 23, 2011

    The intake of trans fats which come mostly from junk food and animal products, saturated fat mostly from dairy products and chicken, and cholesterol coming mostly from eggs and chicken should be as low as possible.

  2. Resolving the Vitamin D-Bate Resolving the Vitamin D-Bate December 14, 2011

    Why the current vitamin D recommendations may be too low, other expert recommendations may be too high, and 2000 international units a day may be just right.

  3. How the Institute of Medicine Arrived at Their Vitamin D Recommendation How the Institute of Medicine Arrived at Their Vitamin D Recommendation December 13, 2011

    The latest revision of the official vitamin D recommendations were based on the body’s reaction to protect bone health, but what about the other three dozen affected organs?

  4. Vitamin D and Mortality May Be a U-shaped Curve Vitamin D and Mortality May Be a U-shaped Curve December 8, 2011

    Vitamin D deficiency may shorten one’s lifespan, but getting too much vitamin D may also adversely affect longevity.

  5. Is Vitamin D the New Vitamin E? Is Vitamin D the New Vitamin E? December 7, 2011

    The Institute of Medicine’s conservative position on vitamin D is understandable given the history of hyped vitamin supplements (vitamin A, beta carotene, folic acid, vitamin C, vitamin E) that turned out worthless or worse.

  1. Evolutionary Argument for Optimal Vitamin D Level Evolutionary Argument for Optimal Vitamin D Level December 6, 2011

    Should the vitamin D levels found in lifeguards be considered the norm for our species given the fact that we evolved running around naked all day in equatorial Africa?

  2. Vitamin D Recommendations Changed Vitamin D Recommendations Changed December 5, 2011

    The Institute of Medicine tripled their official vitamin D recommendation based on target blood levels that indicate a large percentage of the U.S. population is deficient.

  3. Good, Great, Bad, & Killer Fats Good, Great, Bad, & Killer Fats September 7, 2010

    Avoiding trans fats doesn’t just mean staying away from junk food.

  4. Halving Heart Attack Risk Halving Heart Attack Risk September 4, 2010

    Three interventions that may cut one’s risk in half of dying from our #1 killer.