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  1. The Fruit Whose Juice Is Healthier The Fruit Whose Juice Is Healthier April 26, 2012

    Can you name a fruit whose processed juice is healthier than just eating the fruit itself?

  2. Raw Veggies Versus Cooked for Heart Disease Raw Veggies Versus Cooked for Heart Disease April 25, 2012

    Fruit and vegetable consumption is associated with a lower risk of heart disease, but which is more protective, raw or cooked?

  3. Flax and Fecal Flora Flax and Fecal Flora March 30, 2012

    The trillions of good bacteria in our gut can be thought of as an additional organ, metabolizing, detoxifying, and activating many crucial components of our diet. The formation of lignans from phytonutrient precursors found predominantly in flax seeds is one such example.

  4. Sulforaphane: From Broccoli to Breast Sulforaphane: From Broccoli to Breast March 13, 2012

    In a test tube, the broccoli phytonutrient sulforaphane appears to target breast cancer stem cells, but how do we know it’s even absorbed into the body? Have women undergoing breast reduction surgery eat some an hour before their operation and directly measure the level in their tissues.

  5. Asparagus Pee Asparagus Pee February 17, 2012

    Young infants and perhaps those with recurrent oxalate kidney stones should avoid beets, but most commonly the chief side effect is beeturia, the harmless passage of pink urine, though not all are affected, akin to the malodorous urine (“stinky pee”) that sometimes results from asparagus consumption.

  1. Daily Source of Vitamin B12 Daily Source of Vitamin B12 February 8, 2012

    Fortified foods such as some breakfast cereals and types of nutritional yeast can provide another cholesterol-free source of vitamin B12.

  2. Cheapest Source of Vitamin B12 Cheapest Source of Vitamin B12 February 7, 2012

    Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) supplementation can cost as little as $2 a year.

  3. Safest Source of B12 Safest Source of B12 February 6, 2012

    Since foods are effectively a package deal, what is the best way to get vitamin B12 (cobalamin)?

  4. Take Vitamin D Supplements With Meals Take Vitamin D Supplements With Meals December 15, 2011

    Taking vitamin D supplements with food may be a cost-effective strategy to achieve optimum levels.

  5. Calcium Absorption: Soy Milk Versus Cow Milk Calcium Absorption: Soy Milk Versus Cow Milk August 28, 2011

    Soymilk (soya milk) should be shaken before pouring to get at the calcium that settles to the bottom.

  1. Iron During Pregnancy Iron During Pregnancy April 23, 2011

    An argument that non-anemic women should choose plant-based sources of iron and not supplement during pregnancy.

  2. Raw Food Nutrient Absorption Raw Food Nutrient Absorption March 15, 2011

    There are certain phytonutrients that are absorbed better from cooked foods.

  3. Best Cooking Method Best Cooking Method March 14, 2011

    Which are the gentlest cooking methods for preserving nutrients and which vegetables have more antioxidants cooked than raw.

  4. Are Iron Pills Good For You? Are Iron Pills Good For You? January 27, 2011

    A question as to whether cancer and Alzheimer’s disease can be considered “ferrotoxic” diseases.

  5. Forgo Fat-Free Dressings? Forgo Fat-Free Dressings? December 31, 2010

    Fat is needed to maximize the absorption of certain important phytonutrients.