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  1. Preventing Cataracts with Diet Preventing Cataracts with Diet May 21, 2012

    Risk of developing cataracts was compared in meateaters, fish-eaters, vegetarians, and vegans.

  2. Preventing Macular Degeneration with Diet Preventing Macular Degeneration with Diet May 17, 2012

    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.

  3. Creatine Brain Fuel Supplementation Creatine Brain Fuel Supplementation May 3, 2012

    Vegetarians appear to get more of a cognitive boost than meat-eaters from creatine supplementation.

  4. When Meat Can Be a Lifesaver When Meat Can Be a Lifesaver May 2, 2012

    There are rare birth defects in which the inability to produce certain compounds requires an exogenous source. Presented here is a case report of a boy with a mutation in his carnitine transport system.

  5. 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?

  1. EPIC Findings on Lymphoma EPIC Findings on Lymphoma April 6, 2012

    In a study of a half million people, which was most associated with the risk of developing lymphoma? Red meat, processed meat, poultry, offal, eggs, or milk?

  2. Vegetarians Versus Healthy Omnivores Vegetarians Versus Healthy Omnivores April 5, 2012

    Even after controlling for a variety of dietary and nondietary factors, those eating plant-based diets appear to have lower overall cancer rates.

  3. Meat Additives to Diminish Toxicity Meat Additives to Diminish Toxicity March 6, 2012

    How meat scientists justify their promotion of foods associated with cancer risk.

  4. Prevention Is Better Than Cured Meat Prevention Is Better Than Cured Meat February 29, 2012

    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.

  5. New Vitamin B12 Test New Vitamin B12 Test February 9, 2012

    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?

  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. Vitamin B12 Recommendation Change Vitamin B12 Recommendation Change February 3, 2012

    Based on two biomarkers of functional vitamin B12 (cobalamin) status, B12 recommendations formulated more than a half century ago may need to be updated.

  5. Say No to Drugs by Saying Yes to More Plants Say No to Drugs by Saying Yes to More Plants January 3, 2012

    A study of 15,000 American vegetarians suggests their lower chronic disease rates translate into fewer surgeries (including hysterectomies) and medications (including aspirin, sleeping pills, tranquilizers, antacids, pain-killers, blood pressure medications, laxatives, and insulin).