Latest in Clinical Nutrition: Volume 71

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October 29, 2025

The Best Daily Dose of Taurine

Even researchers from the pro-taurine anti-aging study recommend against experimenting with taurine, but if you...

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November 3, 2025

Where to Find Taurine and the Best Source

I compare the cost, convenience, and safety of various plant, animal, and supplement sources of...

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November 5, 2025

Like Beet Juice, Taurine Supplementation May Only Be Safe in the Context of a Plant-Based Diet

The adverse effects of taurine on our microbiome and hydrogen sulfide production may be ameliorated...

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November 12, 2025

How Long Does It Take to Become Vitamin B12-Deficient and What Are the Symptoms?

For those eating plant-based diets, encouragement of vitamin B12 supplementation cannot be overemphasized.

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November 17, 2025

The Best Way to Test for Vitamin B12 Deficiency

A diagnosis of B12 deficiency should not be dismissed based solely on a single measurement...

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November 19, 2025

The Best Source of Vitamin B12: Supplements, Shots, or Fortified Foods?

Is it true we can actually absorb some B12 from our own microbiome?

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November 24, 2025

How Much Vitamin B12 Do We Need Each Day?

How are the recommended daily and weekly doses of vitamin B12 derived?

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November 26, 2025

Are Large Weekly Doses of Vitamin B12 Safe?

Should we be concerned about getting too much B12?

December 1, 2025

Are the Pollutant Levels in Fish High Enough to Be Harmful?

The tolerable daily toxin safety limits are based on single chemicals. What if “safe” levels...

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December 3, 2025

Why Isn’t Everyone on Cholesterol-Lowering Statin Drugs?

Since there is benefit to getting our LDL cholesterol as low as possible, why aren’t...

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December 8, 2025

How Effective Are Statins?

How many people would die if we were told the truth about statins?

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December 10, 2025

The Side Effects of Statins: Are They Worth It?

When statin-“intolerant” patients are challenged blindly, how many are really suffering muscle side effects?

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December 15, 2025

What Is the Best Statin Cholesterol-Lowering Drug?

Which is the safest and most effective statin?

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December 17, 2025

Can You Reverse Type 2 Diabetes with a Whole Food, Plant-Based Diet?

Weight loss isn’t necessarily required for type 2 diabetes remission, but what is?

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December 22, 2025

Best Temperature, Timing, and Duration for Cold Plunges for Athletic Performance Recovery

What are the effects of cold water immersion on the recovery of physical performance compared...

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December 29, 2025

Are the Benefits of Cold Plunges and Cryotherapy Just a Placebo Effect?

There have been five placebo-controlled studies on cold water immersion. What did they find?

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January 5, 2026

The Negative Effects of Cold Plunges for Building Muscle

Cold plunges following strength training are discouraged since they substantially attenuate long-term gains in muscle...

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January 7, 2026

Plant-Based Diets Could Save Millions of Lives and Trillions of Dollars a Year

How many lives would be saved if everyone ate vegetarian or vegan?

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January 12, 2026

How to Suppress Your Appetite and Naturally Boost GLP-1

Can eating more fiber result in eating fewer calories?

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January 14, 2026

How to Boost Fat Burning by 25%

A single dietary change can increase our resting metabolic rate.

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January 19, 2026

One of the Most Effective Single Pieces of Advice for Weight Loss

Complicated weight-loss programs can work, but what if we only had to focus on a...

January 21, 2026

Is Shrimp Bad for Cholesterol and Heart Disease?

Might asymptomatic food sensitivities to gluten, milk, peanuts, eggs, or shrimp increase the risk of...

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January 26, 2026

What Are Ultra-Processed Foods?

How exactly is “ultra-processed” defined?

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January 28, 2026

How Bad Are Ultra-Processed Foods?

Are there aspects of ultra-processed foods beyond their nutrient profile that contribute to their deleterious...

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February 2, 2026

Which Ultra-Processed Foods Are the Worst in Driving the Association with Death and Disease?

Only two categories of ultra-processed foods have been associated with premature death.

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February 4, 2026

Do the Health Impacts of Ultra-Processed Foods Apply to Plant-Based Meat Alternatives?

If the only ultra-processed food that appears to be killing people is meat, then plant-based...

Latest in Clinical Nutrition: Volume 71

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