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Vitamin D and Health

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Your web magazine about food that promotes and improves your health. Vitamin D and Health. 126; October 2003 No.173 ~. Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium and plays a role in the development of bones and teeth. A deficiency of vitamin D can lead to soft bones or rickets. It now appears that low vitamin D status is involved in the onset of osteoporosis. Vitamin D also is involved in the regulation of the levels of calcium and phosphorus in the blood. British Journal of Nutrition.

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Beets

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Your web magazine about food that promotes and improves your health. 126; April 2015 No.257 ~. More and more we are being encouraged to add colour to our plate. The complex chemical compounds that give colour to our vegetables and fruits also have possible health benefits, mostly due to their antioxidant properties. Perhaps one of the most colourful root vegetables, the beet, should become more common in our diet. Beets get their colour from a group of complex molecules called betacyanins.

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Who we are

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Your web magazine about food that promotes and improves your health. 126; May 1999 No.73 ~. Our purpose is to bridge the gap between science and communications by collecting and disseminating scientific information on food safety, nutrition and health and to help translate research into understandable and useful information for consumers. Edward (Ted) Farnworth, the editor-in-chief of Medicinal Food News obtained his Ph.D. in nutrition from the University of Guelph.

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Getting Good Nutrition Information

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Your web magazine about food that promotes and improves your health. Getting Good Nutrition Information. 126; July 2015 No.260 ~. But is all of that information reliable? How do we know which to trust and which is just exaggerated and enthusiastic advertising for a product or a plan that promises to change my life for the better? Here are a few questions to ask yourself when you hear about something that seems too good to be true. 1 Who conducted the research? Whom do I trust? 2 Evaluate the content.

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Chocolate Milk Not Empty Calories

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Your web magazine about food that promotes and improves your health. Chocolate Milk Not Empty Calories. 126; June 2015 No.259 ~. As consumers get more interested in reading food labels, some food manufacturers have tried to improve the image of their empty calorie food by adding a few vitamins or minerals and then advertising their new improved food as being nutritious and healthy. In most jurisdictions, health regulatory officials have prevented this obvious ploy to mislead consumers.

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Vitamin K

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Your web magazine about food that promotes and improves your health. 126; May 2015 No.258 ~. When it comes to listing nutrients that are important for good health and metabolism, vitamin K is not often at the top of most lists. But as the population ages, and bone health becomes more of a concern to many people, foods that are good sources of vitamin K may become more important in our diets. Is also known as phylloquinone, phytomenadione, or phytonadione. Vitamin K. Is found in plant sources and Vitamin K.

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The Man in Blue > CSS Love Child

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The Man in Blue. Contrast style (low vision). I'm usually all about creating conflict. So, I thought it's high time that I add some love to the Internet. On Late Night with Conan O'Brien he loves playing a game where they take two celebrities and "calculate" what their offspring would look like. Well, what if you could do the same with a Web page? You'd end up with a CSS Love Child. Some observations on the more interesting combinations:. Clean and modern Bowman meets old and tatty JSM. It's apparent tha...