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Average American diet deficient in key nutrients

9/29/2011 - A three-year study surveying the dietary habits of over 16,000 Americans has found that a large portion of the population consistently fails to meet even the minimal intakes recommended in the Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) for many key nutrients. The study, published in the Journal of Nutrition (August...

Medication strips your body of vital nutrients, says pharmacist

6/21/2011 - Often prescribed to alleviate symptoms of illness, pharmaceutical medications rarely attack the root cause and cure the illness and have the added downside of side-effects. Aside from the litany of side-effects listed, new book "Drug Muggers: Which Medications Are Robbing Your Body of Essential Nutrients"...

Acid reflux medications can cause severe deficiency in critical nutrients

3/11/2011 - Acid reflux, and the heartburn that results, occurs when acid from the stomach backs up into the esophagus. About one-third of Americans experience heartburn on a regular basis. Treatment with both over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription medications might temporarily stop the burning, but the relief...

Canine Epilepsy can be caused by nutritional deficiencies

11/25/2010 - Epilepsy has become a growing concern for dog owners and veterinarians alike. It can be traumatic watching helplessly as your best friend suffers from an epileptic seizure. Yet, oftentimes the solution is a simple one. It involves correcting the dog's diet and focusing on possible nutritional deficiencies. Epilepsy...

The Nutritional Origin of the Term "Red Neck" and Other Fascinating Historical Facts About Vitamin Deficiencies

7/7/2008 - There is a long and fascinating history of relationships between nutritional deficiencies and chronic disease. One of the most well known is probably scurvy -- a disease where your bones lose their rigidity due to a deficiency in vitamin C. The historical accounts of this condition mostly involve sailors...

New online consumer health guide reveals nutritional deficiencies caused by prescription drugs

9/10/2007 - NaturalNews.com, a leading natural health news and information site, has launched NaturalNews DrugWatch(TM), a free online resource that reveals the nutritional deficiencies caused by over 540 brand-name prescription drugs. The pages are provided free of charge as a service to enhance the health and safety...

Widespread vitamin D deficiency may be cause of post-Winter flu outbreaks, scientists suggest

12/1/2006 - A team of researchers is gathering data in an attempt to determine why flu outbreaks hit the Northern Hemisphere during winter months and tend to peak between December and March, and a new theory suggests it may be a lack of sunshine-produced vitamin D. In the past, many theories have been put forward...

Vitamin D deficiency found in alarming percentage of teenage girls

8/8/2006 - A new study published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood has found that more than 70 percent of British teenage girls are deficient in vitamin D -- an essential nutrient for proper growth and development. Researchers from St. Mary's Hospital for Women and Children in Manchester studied around...

Vitamin D deficiency more widespread than previously thought; 64 percent of U.S. women likely deficient

6/28/2006 - A new study funded by Merck, Sharp & Dohme shows that as many as 64 percent of postmenopausal women worldwide are deficient in vitamin D. The study was presented at the 33rd European Symposium on Calcified Tissues held in Prague. Researchers surveyed around 2,600 postmenopausal women with osteoporosis...

Lack of basic nutrition creates generation of criminals; prison system society

3/31/2005 - A new study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry shows that children who experience malnutrition exhibit strikingly increased behavioral disorders and aggressive behavior as they grow older. The study looked at children between the ages of eight and 17 years, and found some rather shocking...

Mandatory AIDS testing proposal is public health lunacy

2/16/2005 - Based on a newly published report, some doctors are now actually calling for the nationwide, mandatory testing of all adults for AIDS. When I hear ridiculous public health ideas like this one, I have to stop and consider: what's the real motive behind this? It seems clear to me that the motive for this...

White flour promotes nutritional deficiencies and chronic disease

12/5/2004 - People simply can't get adequate nutrition by going to a grocery store, loading up on healthy foods and chewing their way through groceries. Given the nutritional profile of today's foods, it's physically impossible for a human being to do so. To make matters worse, most people don't eat optimum foods...

A brief history of nutritional deficiencies and chronic disease

12/5/2004 - There is a long history of discovering relationships between nutritional deficiencies and chronic disease. One of the most well known is probably scurvy -- a disease where your bones lose their rigidity due to a deficiency of vitamin C. The historical accounts of this mostly involve sailors who, on...

Breast cancer blamed on vitamin D receptor gene; but it's actually caused by a simple nutritional deficiency

8/8/2004 - Recent headlines have talked about the correlation between vitamin D deficiency and breast cancer, but many of the articles have highlighted a genetic variance that, when present, nearly doubles the risk of breast cancer. This gene is called the vitamin D receptor gene (VDR), and was found to significantly...

Dietary fat is necessary for absorption of vitamins, nutrients and phytochemicals from fruits and vegetables

7/28/2004 - A fascinating new study published by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that dietary fat is necessary for the absorption of nutrients from fruits and vegetables. In the study, people who consumed salads with fat-free salad dressing absorbed far less of the helpful phytonutrients and vitamins...

Zinc deficiency during pregnancy causes bone problems in fetus

7/19/2004 - A lack of dietary zinc causes significant bone development problems in fetuses, new research shows. Sadly, most women -- pregnant or otherwise -- suffer from widespread nutritional deficiencies that frequently include zinc, meaning that most children are born with a lower level of health than possible....

Millions around the globe suffer from nutritional deficiencies due to lack of vitamins and minerals

5/12/2004 4:05:25 PM - A new report by UNICEF and The Micronutrient Initiative says that millions of people around the world are lacking key vitamins and minerals like iodine, folic acid, and zinc. The report is accompanied by pictures of people in third world countries. But here's the real story on this news: the...

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