The Difficulty of Arriving at a Vitamin D Recommendation
People respond differently to the same level of vitamin D supplementation, making it difficult to...
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Vitamin D Supplements May Be Necessary
To reach the circulating (25-hydroxy) vitamin D levels associated with the lowest overall mortality, one...
Vitamin D and Mortality May Be a U-Shaped Curve
Vitamin D deficiency may shorten one's lifespan, but getting too much vitamin D may also...
Is Vitamin D the New Vitamin E?
The Institute of Medicine's conservative position on vitamin D is understandable, given the history of...
Evolutionary Argument for Optimal Vitamin D Level
Should the vitamin D levels found in lifeguards be considered the norm for our species,...
Vitamin D Recommendations Changed
The Institute of Medicine tripled their official vitamin D recommendation, based on target blood levels...
Is Pomegranate Juice That Wonderful?
Food companies (such as POM Wonderful) invoke the First Amendment to defend false and unsubstantiated...
Alzheimer’s & Apple Juice
Pilot study published on whether apple juice could affect the cognitive performance, day-to-day functioning, mood,...
Constructing a Cognitive Portfolio
Different fruits and vegetables appear to support different cognitive domains of the brain, so both...
Best Fruit Juice
Which common fruit juices have the most (and least) phenolic phytonutrients, which may protect against...
Phytochemicals: The Nutrition Facts Missing from the Label
There are thousands of flavonoid phytonutrients in fruits, vegetables, and other whole plant foods missing...
Amyloid & Apple Juice
Ginger and apple juice appear to protect human nerve cells from the neurotoxic Alzheimer's plaque...
