Preventing Macular Degeneration with Diet
A healthy diet may not only prevent the complications of diabetes, but also reduce the risk of age-related macular degeneration—another common cause of blindness.
A healthy diet may not only prevent the complications of diabetes, but also reduce the risk of age-related macular degeneration—another common cause of blindness.
The levels of nitrosamines—considered the most carcinogenic agents in cigarette smoke—were recently measured in an array of processed meats including chicken, turkey, and pork.
Who should get tested for vitamin B12 (cobalamin) deficiency, and which is the best test to use: serum B12, methylmalonic acid (MMA), or holotranscobalamin levels?
Fortified foods, such as some breakfast cereals and types of nutritional yeast, can provide another cholesterol-free source of vitamin B12.
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) supplementation can cost as little as $2 a year.
Since foods are effectively a package deal, what’s the best way to get vitamin B12 (cobalamin)?
Based on two biomarkers of functional vitamin B12 (cobalamin) status, B12 recommendations formulated more than a half century ago may need to be updated.
Harvard study found that men and women eating low carb diets live significantly shorter lives, but what about the “eco-Atkins diet,” a plant-based, low carbohydrate diet?
The very real and potentially disastrous effects of vitamin B12 deficiency.
The effects of the hormones in cow’s milk on men and prepubescent children.
Dr. Dean Ornish turns from reversing heart disease to trying to reverse prostate cancer.
How to essentially eliminate the great scourge of the Western world.
Vegetarians got a disease named after them.
There are two vitamins not produced by plants that may require supplementation.
The mental age of children eating plant-based diets appears to exceed their peers.
Those eating plant-based diets must ensure a reliable source of vitamin B12 via supplements or fortified foods.
Medical education continues to underemphasize clinical nutrition.