Alaska Vegetarian Society

Nutrition Nuggets

This is a collection of tidbits of information about nutrition which have appeared in our monthly newsletters.   The information may surprise you, excite you or maybe even easy your mind a little.  Each article below is listed by the title and in parenthesis is the month/year of the newsletter it appeared in.

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Epidemic of Vitamin D Deficiency (February 2010)

Olive Oil is NOT Health Food (January 2010)

Turmeric: Close to a Panacea? (December 2009)

Ground Breaking PCRM Study Shows the Dramatic Impact of a Low-Fat Vegan Diet (October 2009)

The Latest in Clinical Nutrition (August 2009)

It All Starts With Diet (June 2009)

A Really BIG Problem (May 2009)

Iron (April 2009)
What are the best sources of iron?

Protein Myths (March 2009)