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Soy worth a hill of beans? February 10, 2012
Are soybeans better than other types of beans for heart disease prevention, or does the soy industry just have more money and clout to tout?
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?
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.
Cheapest source of vitamin B12 February 7, 2012
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) supplementation can cost as little as $2 a year.
Safest source of B12 February 6, 2012
Since foods are effectively a package deal, what is the best way to get vitamin B12 (cobalamin)?

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.
Plant-based Atkins diet February 2, 2012
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?
Atkins diet: trouble keeping it up February 1, 2012
A case report in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly Journal of the American Dietetic Association) of a man who went on the Atkins diet, lost his ability to have an erection, and nearly lost his life.
Bulking up on antioxidants January 31, 2012
Even when fiber and fruit and vegetable intake are kept constant, choosing foods richer in antioxidants may increase stool size, which is associated with lower cancer risk.
The power of NO January 30, 2012
Antioxidants protect NO synthase, the enzyme that produces the artery-relaxing signal, nitric oxide. This may explain why those who eat especially antioxidant-rich plant foods have improved flow-mediated dilation of the brachial arteries.