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12 01, 2017

Does it matter where your food comes from?
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Does it matter where your food comes from?

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Does it matter where your food comes from?

Despite the best efforts of the food industry to make us think our food just magically somehow appears in the supermarket aisle, our food actually comes from somewhere. And where it comes from—where and how

30 12, 2016

Are starchy vegetables fattening?
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Are starchy vegetables fattening?

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Are starchy vegetables fattening?

Are starchy vegetables fattening? Believe it or not, there’s a ton of confusion out there about vegetables, particularly the starchy ones. Are some of them more “fattening” than others? Should they be avoided? Let’s take

22 12, 2016

The Mighty Pumpkin
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The Mighty Pumpkin

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The Mighty Pumpkin

This is the perfect time of year to talk about pumpkin, ‘cause we pretty much ignore it every month but October, November and December. So while it’s fresh in our minds, how about a little

19 12, 2016

Why You Should Ignore the US News and World Report Diet Rankings
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Why You Should Ignore the US News and World Report Diet Rankings

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Why You Should Ignore the US News and World Report Diet Rankings

Every year, US News and World Report publishes its annual rankings of popular diets. You should ignore them. Here's why. There is a huge problem with these rankings, and anyone who has a GPS will

21 11, 2016

Folic Acid (Vitamin B9)
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Folic Acid (Vitamin B9)

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Folic Acid (Vitamin B9)

Probably the single most important thing to know about folic acid is that it can prevent birth defects like spina bifida, the most common permanently disabling neural tube defect in the US. It’s also one

15 11, 2016

Biotin (Vitamin B7)
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Biotin (Vitamin B7)

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Biotin (Vitamin B7)

Biotin is a member of the B-vitamin family. It plays a key role in the health of the skin, cells, and the digestive tract. Most people don’t need biotin supplements because we get enough from

7 11, 2016

Vitamin B6
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Vitamin B6

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Vitamin B6

Vitamin B6 was a topic that used to get Robert Atkins, MD—of Atkins Diet fame—piping mad. He felt it was an outstanding example of how divorced the dietary policy makers at the FDA were from

31 10, 2016

Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5)
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Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5)

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Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5)

You probably wouldn’t hear much about vitamin B5 except for the fact that it’s gotten a reputation as the “stress vitamin”, or, more accurately, the “anti-stress” vitamin. That’s because vitamin B5 is vitally important to

24 10, 2016

Niacin (Vitamin B3)
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Niacin (Vitamin B3)

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Niacin (Vitamin B3)

Vitamin B3 is one of a select group of vitamins—along with C, D, B12 and thiamine-- that actually has a deficiency disease associated with it. In the case of niacin, the disease is pellagra, a

17 10, 2016

Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)
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Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)

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Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)

Unlike superstar vitamins like vitamin D-- which consistently garners attention in the nutrition press—you don’t hear much about vitamin B2. That’s because it’s best known as a supporting player. But don’t make the mistake of