For Smarter Nutrition (12)

Can Calcium Prevent Colon Cancer, or at Least Cut the Risk?
A 2003 American Cancer Society study says that calcium may lower the risk of colon cancer slightly for both men and women, while vitamin D might help cut risk in men. The article explains that the effects were best in those who took supplements, rather than those who ate calcium-rich foods. But the study says it is still too early to change calcium and Vitamin D recommendations for reducing the risk of colon cancer. Read on to learn more about this significant finding.

What’s New in Nutrient Therapy?
This site discusses the importance and basics of nutrient therapy. This type of medical therapy is being used by doctors today, but not as many as one may think. The field is expected to grow. This site is about optimum nutrition, and includes topic on natural health remedies, weight problems, acid-alkaline balance, hyperactivity in children, attention deficit disorder, emotional freedom techniques, health insurance, hypnosis solutions, nutrition and depression, healthy eating and omega-3 essential fatty acids.

Calcium: How It Affects Your Body and Why You Need to Get Enough In Your Diet
Although 99 percent of the calcium in your body is in your skeletal system, you still may not be getting enough. Though you need calcium early in life when you’re growing, you need more later in life when it is quickly depleted. Your skeleton always needs enough calcium to stay healthy, no matter what age. This site has a chart of recommended calcium intake. Diet is very important to ensure calcium is absorbed, so having Vitamin D to stimulate that helps, too. This informative article explains in detail how your body absorbs calcium and uses it to strengthen bones. It suggests getting enough calcium through calcium-rich foods and/or calcium supplements.

Beating Osteoporosis
Many women know that eating a calcium rich diet helps to prevent osteoporosis and stop it from getting worse. This site has information from Canada’s Guidelines for Healthy Eating, which recommend that women: enjoy a variety of foods; emphasize grain products, vegetables and fruit; choose lower fat dairy products and leaner meats; get regular exercise; and limit salt, alcohol and caffeine. Site includes osteoporosis nutritional information, as well as quizzes, living with osteoporosis information and osteoporosis treatment.

Vegan Nutrition for Kids
This site is devoted to raising vegan children. Vegans don’t eat beef, chicken, pork, veal, milk, cheese, butter or eggs. The site says that kids on a vegan diet eat more fruits and vegetables, and they are sick less often and have less food allergies. This covers all aspects of vegan nutrition, including feeding vegan babies, vegan infants and vegan kids. These are suggestions for foods that vegan children will enjoy, such as spaghetti and tomato sauce; peanut butter and jelly, whole wheat bread, fruit on waffles, romaine lettuce salad, mashed potatoes, backed French fries with ketchup and tofu meats. It also discusses vegan nutrition during pregnancy, and gives a sample diet for vegan mothers-to-be.