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Vitamin B12 Levels in Long-Term Vegans
B12 levels among the vegans were generally lower than in a control population. Most of...
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Phytochemicals, Colors, Antioxidants
grapes, eggplant & cherries, White - allicin found in garlic, onions, & chives. The...
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Research Needed for B12 and Neurodegenerative Disease
with neurodegenerative disease, the challenge is to discern the direction, if any, of...
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and white kidney beans - contain naturally a toxin known as phytohaemagglutinin. Food...
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Toxins in Root Vegetables and Greens
glycoalkaloids are produced naturally by potatoes, the most common being solanine and...
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Toxins in Fresh Edible Fruits and Seeds
fruits and vegetables contain small amounts of natural toxins. These natural toxins...
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Secondary Metabolites in Leaves and Stems
surfaces and inhibit digestion, especially that of proteins. Plant secondary...
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Free Fructose Functions Similar to Fiber
large intestine. Certain fruits, especially apples and pears, are concentrated in...
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of the genus Ziziphus, that is traditionally taken to be the plant meant in the...
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but eating some kinds of meat was allowed by law. Abstention from meat was central to...
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All vegetarian diets exclude meat of animals. See Plant-Based Diet.
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as well as for the prevention and alleviation of several micronutrient deficiencies....
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protein intake had a 75% increase in overall mortality and a 4-fold increase in cancer...
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the horned tortoise as big as a car – all went, in ecological terms, overnight.
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Resveratrol in Red Wine is Not Healthy
credited as being responsible for the so-called "French paradox," in which even a diet...
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to remember that term “vegetables” usually include non-sweet fruits in botanical...
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Fresh Fruit Against Cardiovascular Diseases
risks by 25-40%, and cut their overall risk of death by 32%.
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Humans Share Genes with Plants and Animals
of genes with grapes, ~ 85% - with cows. All animals, plants, and fungi share an...
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70 Percent Antibiotics in US are for Farm Animals
~ 70% Of all antibiotics sold in the US are used for farm animals. Sales of...
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Fruitarian Community in California 1896
place in the Santa Ynez Valley of Santa Barbara County, California. In 1885 Alden...