Micronutrients
In the world of vitamins, we have vitamins A, B, C, D, E and K. Vitamin K is the most recently discovered vitamin, first detected and named in 1929. But why was it not called vitamin F? Partly this was because the letters F, G, and H had been used up by other chemicals that…
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The following article probably contains WAY more information than you might want to know about any single vitamin but vitamin B12 is an important vitamin for the consideration of those who are not eating meat. The main point is that it is important to be sure that you are taking in a reliable source of…
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In the fall of 2019, Emma Derbyshire, a public health nutritionist in the United Kingdom, posed the question, “Could we be overlooking a potential choline crisis in the United Kingdom?” (1). The article expressed concern that current eating trends towards meat reduction and plant-based diets might be lacking in sources of the nutrient choline. Though…
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Omega-3 fatty acids are a hot topic of conversation among those interested in nutrition these days. Over the past few decades the scientific world has cycled through several different recommendations for Omega-3s. During the 1980s, studies found that eating fatty fish seemed to cause a 29% reduction in cardiovascular death (1). Subsequent studies refuted this…
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It has been common knowledge for a few decades now that the nitrates and nitrites added to processed meats such as bacon, ham, hot dogs, sausages, salami and other “cold meats” as preservatives and colour enhancers are not healthy. These chemicals are a substantial part of the reason that processed meats are linked with cancers…
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