Nutrition

Index to Articles

2010 Dietary Guidelines

VRG Testifies for the 2010 Dietary Guidelines (Aug 2009)

Acne

Nutrition Hotline: Acne and Diet (Aug 2008)

Nutrition Hotline: Vegan Diet and Acne (May 2021)

African-Americans Health

Nutrition Hotline: What kind of calcium is best absorbed from soymilk? Is carrageenan dangerous? Do African-American vegetarians live longer than their meat-eating counterparts?

American Academy of Nutrition (Formerly American Dietetic Association)

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Co-Founder Lenna Frances Cooper (Aug 2018)

Resources from the ADA (Mar 94)

Anemia

Nutrition Hotline: Anemia in Runners (Feb 2022)

Nutrition Hotline: Could I Really Be Anemic? And How Much Caffeine is in Chocolate? (Nov 2000)

Nutrition Hotline: Pregnant and Anemia (Aug 2020)

Athletes

Nutrition Hotline: Concussions and Veggie Diets (May 2019)

The Vegan Teen Athlete (Feb 2010)

Babies

Avoiding the Baby Food Trap (May 97)

Nutrition Hotline: Should Infants and Toddlers be Put on a Lowfat Diet? (Feb 2016)

Nutrition Hotline: Soy Formula and Labeling Issues Effecting Vegetarians (Sept 1993)

Nutrition Hotline: Reducing the Risk of Allergy to Peanuts for Babies (Nov 2019)

Nutrition Hotline: When to Start Babies on Solid Food (Aug 2021)

Vegan Pregnancy (Jan 97)

Beans

Nutrition Hotline: Does it matter if beans are cooked or canned? And what's the story with soy? (Aug 2003)

Nutrition Hotline: How can eating more black beans benefit your health? (Nov 2004)

Nutrition Hotline: Soaking Legumes (Feb 2017)

Nutrition Hotline: What are Beans, Legumes, and Pulses? (Nov 2022)

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Beta-Carotene

Nutrition Hotline: About beta-carotene and Vitamin E (Jan 95)

BSE/Mad Cow Disease

Nutrition Hotline: Mad Cow Disease and Calcium Sources if Lactose Intolerant (Sept 2001)

Nutrition Hotline: Can BSE, or mad cow disease, be transmitted to humans through dairy products? (Nov 2001)

Blood Type

Nutrition Hotline: Blood Type and Vegetarianism (May 99)

Bone Health

Nutrition Hotline: Digestive Enzyme Development When on Veggie Diet; Do Soybeans Contain Phytates?; Does Increase Animal Protein Intake Lead to More Bone Fractures? (Sept 2000)

Caffeine in Chocolate

Nutrition Hotline: Could I Really Be Anemic? And How Much Caffeine is in Chocolate? (Nov 2000)

Calcium

Nutrition Hotline: Good Sources of Calcium (Jan 1993)

Nutrition Hotline: Calcium Content in Tahini (Jul 96)

Nutrition Hotline: Calcium in Cooked Broccoli (Jul 98)

Nutrition Hotline: Do Vegetarians Menstruate Later?; Why does the Calcium Content of Foods Vary? (July 2000)

Nutrition Hotline: Mad Cow Disease and Calcium Sources if Lactose Intolerant (Sept 2001)

Nutrition Hotline: How can I cut down on my spending when I buy soymilk? Is the calcium in fruit juices vegan? What can vegans do to lower their cholesterol?

Nutrition Hotline: What kind of calcium is best absorbed from soymilk? Is carrageenan dangerous? Do African-American vegetarians live longer than their meat-eating counterparts?

Nutrition Hotline: Number of Children That Are Vegetarian; Calcium in Greens; Lysine and Arginine and Herpes (Aug 2009)

Nutrition Hotline: Calcium Content of Popular Indian Vegetarian Dishes and Ingredients (Nov 2009)

Nutrition Hotline: What other nutrients are in high-calcium veggie foods? (Feb 2012)

Nutrition Hotline: Calcium Supplements (Feb 2015)

Latin American Food High in Calcium (May 2021)

Best Latin American Websites with Calcium Information (Feb 2022)

Cancer

Selecting Menus for Vegan Cancer Patients (Aug 2009)

Nutrition Hotline: Soy and Breast Cancer (Nov 2017)

Carrageenan

Nutrition Hotline: What kind of calcium is best absorbed from soymilk? Is carrageenan dangerous? Do African-American vegetarians live longer than their meat-eating counterparts?

Chia Seeds

Nutrition Hotline: Nutritional Benefits of Chia Seeds; Is Gaining Weight on a Vegan Diet Normal?; Indian Breads with No Dairy Products (May 2011)

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Children

Avoiding the Baby Food Trap (May 97)

Raising Vegan Children (Sept 97)

Nutrition Hotline: The relationship between soy products and menopause, and feeding vegan snacks to a class of preschoolers (Jan 2001)

Nutrition Hotline: Eating too Fast; Hungry Children (Feb 2003)

Nutrition Hotline: Feeding Veggie Kids (Aug 2007)

Nutrition Hotline: Number of Children That Are Vegetarian; Calcium in Greens; Lysine and Arginine and Herpes (Aug 2009)

The Vegan Teen Athlete (Feb 2010)

Nutrition Hotline: Soyfoods and Young Children; How to Gain Weight on Vegan Diet; Sugar in Foods (Feb 2011)

Nutrition Hotline: Ways to Get Toddlers to Eat Vegetables (Feb 2014)

Nutrition Hotline: Should Infants and Toddlers be Put on a Lowfat Diet? (Feb 2016)

Nutfree Snacks for Kids (Aug 2023)

Cholesterol

Diet and Cholesterol (Mar 94)

Nutrition Hotline: How Much Cholesterol Do I Need?; Parkinson's Disease and Veggie Diets (May 2001)

Nutrition Hotline: Cholesterol in Plants? (Aug 2021)

Nutrition Hotline: How can I cut down on my spending when I buy soymilk? Is the calcium in fruit juices vegan? What can vegans do to lower their cholesterol? (Feb 2006)

Nutrition Hotline: Lowering LDL Cholesterol (Feb 2023)

Choline

Nutrition Hotline: Choline (Feb 2024)

Coconut Oil

Nutrition Hotline: Is Coconut Oil Good for You? (Nov 2016)

Concussions and Veggie Diet

Nutrition Hotline: Concussions and Veggie Diets (May 2019)

Covid-19

Nutrition Hotline: Covid Risk and Veganism (May 2023)

Day Care Center Meals

Nutrition Hotline: Learn about government-sanctioned protein choices for day care center meals.

Dental Health

Nutrition Hotline: Conduct your own nutritional analyses, learn if vegetarians are more prone to eating disorders, and put dental health worries to rest.

Diabetes

Vegan Menu for People with Diabetes: Nancy Berkoff, RD, explains the basics and provides a week's worth of menu ideas.

Digestive Enzymes

Nutrition Hotline: Digestive Enzyme Development When on Veggie Diet; Do Soybeans Contain Phytates?; Does Increase Animal Protein Intake Lead to More Bone Fractures? (Sept 2000)

Diverticulosis

Nutrition Hotline: Diverticulosis and Vegan Diet (Aug 2011)

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Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)

Nutrition Hotline: Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) (Jan 2000)

Don't Have Time to Cook

Nutrition Hotline: What should vegetarians do if they don't cook or don't have time to do so?

Eating Disorders

Nutrition Hotline: Conduct your own nutritional analyses, learn if vegetarians are more prone to eating disorders, and put dental health worries to rest.

Eating Too Fast

Nutrition Hotline: Eating too Fast; Hungry Children (Feb 2003)

Evidence-Based

Nutrition Hotline: What Does Evidence-Based Mean? (Feb 2021)

Expired Sell-by Dates on Food Packages

Nutrition Hotline: Is it Safe to Consume Foods with Expired Sell-by Dates? (Aug 2010)

Fasting

Nutrition Hotline: Fasting and Coffee and Iron Absorption (July 2001)

Eye Health

Eating a Variety of Colorful Fruits and Vegetables May Protect Against a Leading Cause of Blindness (Feb 2007)

Nutrition and the Eye (Nov 1993)

Fat

Nutrition Hotline: Is It Possible to Eat Too Little Fat? (May 1995)

Nutrition Hotline: The Latest on Saturated Fat (May 2022)

Fiber

Nutrition Hotline: Fiber in Whole Wheat Pasta and Labeling Confusion Concerning Protein in Lentils (Feb 2007)

Flaxseeds

Nutrition Hotline: Omega-3 benefits from flaxseeds when cooked; Vegan versions of Ensure; Vegetarian diets impact on puberty and menstruation (May 2007)

Nutrition Hotline: The Nutritional Value of Flaxseeds (May 2009)

Folate

Increasing Folate Can Help Lead to Fantastic Health (Sept 2000)

Food Allergies

Nutrition Hotline: Food Allergies (Jan 98)

Food Composition Data

Nutrition Hotline: Reliable Food Composition Data (Sept 94)

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Food Label Disclaimers

Nutrition Hotline: Food Label Disclaimers (May 2014)

Food Pyramids

Nutrition Hotline: USDA's Food Pyramid and Vegetarian Diets (May 1993)

Food Safety

Nutrition Hotline: Food Safety (May 98)

Nutrition Hotline: Food Safety at a Potluck Meal (Feb 2013)

Fruit and Vegetables

Reducing Sodium in Food Products; Need to Eat Fruit and Vegetables (Nov 2010)

Gallbladder Removal and Veggie Diets

Nutrition Hotline: What Does it Mean as Far as Diet/Nutrition if the Gallbladder is Removed? (Aug 2019)

Garlic

Nutrition Hotline: Is there any truth to those claims that garlic is good for your health? (Nov 2006)

Gluten-Free Flours

How Do Gluten-Free Flours Compare Nutritionally to Whole Wheat Flours?; Iron Fortified Foods (Feb 2009)

Gout

Nutrition Hotline: Gout and Diet (May 2010)

Hearing and Diet

Can You Hear Me Now? (August 2024)

Heart Health

American Heart Association Calls for Eating Fish Twice Per Week - What's a Vegetarian To Do? (Sept 2001)

Nutrition Hotline: Does adding fish and fish oils to your diet contribute to heart health? (Feb 2005)

Herbal Supplements

Nutrition Hotline: Should I Use Herbal Supplements and Which Ones? (Nov 2009)

Herpes

Nutrition Hotline: Number of Children That Are Vegetarian; Calcium in Greens; Lysine and Arginine and Herpes (Aug 2009)

Hip Fracture

Nutrition Hotline: Vegan Diets and Risk of Hip Fracture (May 2024)

History of Nutrition Research

Nutrition Hotline: 35 Years of Nutrition Research (Aug 2017)

History of Vegetarian Food and Nutrition

25 Years of Vegetarian Food and Nutrition (Aug 2007)

Nutrition Hotline: 30th Anniversary (Aug 2012)

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Hypoglycemia

Nutrition Hotline: Hypoglycemia and Vegetarian Diets (July 95)

Indian Breads with No Dairy Products

Nutrition Hotline: Nutritional Benefits of Chia Seeds; Is Gaining Weight on a Vegan Diet Normal?; Indian Breads with No Dairy Products (May 2011)

Iodine

Am I Getting Enough Iodine? (August 2024)

Iodized Salt

Nutrition Hotline: Stability of Iodine in Iodized Salt and Lack of Sleep and Weight Gain (Aug 2013)

Irritable bowel syndrome

Nutrition Hotline: Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Vegan Diets (February 2020)

Iron

Latin American Vegan Foods High in Iron (Feb 2023)

Soyfoods as a Source of Iron in Diets Devoid of Meat (September 1993)

Iron Absorption

Nutrition Hotline: Does Drinking Tea Interfere with Iron Absorption? (Aug 2018)

Nutrition Hotline: Fasting and Coffee and Iron Absorption (July 2001)

Nutrition Hotline: Vitamin C and Iron Absorption and How to Make Southern Cuisine More Healthful (Nov 2012)

Juice

Nutrition Hotline: Proper Handling of Tofu; How Long is Juice Fresh? (May 2000)

Iron Fortified Foods

How Do Gluten-Free Flours Compare Nutritionally to Whole Wheat Flours?; Iron Fortified Food (Feb 2009)

Iron Overload

Nutrition Hotline: Advice on foods to eat when have iron overload (Nov 1999)

Kidney Disease

Nutrition Hotline: Vegetarianism and kidney disease (Nov 94)

Eating a Vegetarian Diet While Living with Kidney Disease: Joan Brookhyser, RD, CD, CSR, helps you achieve good nutrition while you maintain your renal health. (May 2004)

Kidney Stones

Nutrition Hotline: What are kidney stones, and what can I do to minimize my risk? (Aug 2006)

Labeling Products

Nutrition Hotline: Soy Formula and Labeling Issues Effecting Vegetarians (Sept 1993)

Low Income Families

Nutrition Hotline: What is the government doing to help low-income vegetarian families? (Nov 2005)

Updates to USDA's Thrifty Food Plan (Feb 2022)

SNAP Vegan Menus

Low-Cost Vegan Menus Based on USDA Snap Budget (May 2020)

Low-Sodium Menu

10 Ways to Reduce Sodium in Your Diet (Aug 2022)

Nutrition Hotline: Looking for low-sodium foods and What causes vitamin B12 deficiency? (Sept 1999)

One-Week Low-Sodium Vegan Menu: Dietetic intern Mark Rifkin considers the advantages of low-sodium diets and designs a meal plan to keep salt intake down. (Nov 2005)

Making Southern Cuisine More Healthful

Nutrition Hotline: Vitamin C and Iron Absorption and How to Make Southern Cuisine More Healthful (Nov 2012)

Sourdough Bread Nutritional Advantages

Nutrition Hotline: Does Sourdough Bread Have Nutritional Advantages (Nov 2021)

Magnesium

Thinking About Magnesium (August 2024)

McDougall Diet

McDougalling in Manzanita (May 95)

Meal Plans for Dining Out

A Sample Vegan Meal Plan if You Are Eating at Restaurant Chains (Aug 2009)

Meal Replacement Shakes

Nutrition Hotline: Vegan High-Calorie Meal Replacement Shakes (Aug 2015)

Meals You Can Prepare at Home

Nutrition Hotline: How can convenience foods help create home-cooked meals? (Nov 2007)

Meat-Like Plant Based Burgers

How do the Newer Meat-like, Plant-based Burgers Compare Nutritionally (Aug 2020)

Meat versus Grains

Nutrition Hotline: Does Tofu Need to Be Steamed for Infants; Blood Thinners and Vitamin K Containing Foods; and Calories and Nutrients in Meat versus Grains (Nov 2011)

Menopause

Nutrition Hotline: The relationship between soy products and menopause, and feeding vegan snacks to a class of preschoolers (Jan 2001)

Nutrition Hotline: Dietary Advice for Hot Flashes (May 2013)

Multi-Vitamins

Do I Need to Take a Multi-Vitamin and Mineral in Order to be Healthy? (Feb 2016)

Multivitamin Supplements

Nutrition Hotline: Should I be taking a Daily Multivitamin Supplement? (Aug 2016)

Menstruation

Nutrition Hotline: Do Vegetarians Menstruate Later?; Why does the Calcium Content of Foods Vary? (July 2000)

Nutrition Hotline: Omega-3 benefits from flaxseeds when cooked; Vegan versions of Ensure; Vegetarian diets impact on puberty and menstruation (May 2007)

Menus

Nutrition Hotline: Planning Menus (Nov 1993)

Nutrition Career

Nutrition Hotline: Vegetarian Nutrition as a Career Choice (Mar 95)

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Nutritional Analyses

Nutrition Hotline: Conduct your own nutritional analyses, learn if vegetarians are more prone to eating disorders, and put dental health worries to rest. (Feb 2004)

Oil-Free Diet

Nutrition Hotline: What About an Oil-free Diet? (Nov 2023)

Olestra

Nutrition Hotline: About Olestra (May 97)

Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Nutrition Hotline: Put Fish Facts in Perspective (July 1993)

Nutrition Hotline: Can the omega-3 fatty acids in fortified foods be vegetarian? (Aug 2005)

Questions and Answers About Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Vegans (Feb 2007)

Nutrition Hotline: Omega-3 benefits from flaxseeds when cooked; Vegan versions of Ensure; Vegetarian diets impact on puberty and menstruation (May 2007)

Organic Produce

Nutrition Hotline: How to Identify Organic Produce (Nov 2014)

Oxalate in Seitan

What is the Amount of Oxalate in Seitan? (Aug 2015)

Osteoporosis

Preventing Osteoporosis: Building Strong Bones Over a Lifetime: Reed Mangels, PhD, RD, discusses this condition and ways for vegans to keep their skeletons in top shape. (May 2005)

Parkinson's Disease

Nutrition Hotline: How Much Cholesterol Do I Need?; Parkinson's Disease and Veggie Diets (May 2001)

Pea Milk

Nutrition Hotline: Nutritional Value of Pea Milk Versus Other Milks (Nov 2018)

Plant Sterols

Nutrition Hotline: Plant Sterols (Feb 2008)

Plant-Based

What Does Plant-Based Actually Mean? (Nov 2018)

Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids

Mutant Vegetarians: Sensational Headlines and Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Requirements (Feb 2017)

Pregnancy

Prenatal Supplements for Vegans (Feb 2024)

Vegan Pregnancy (Jan 97)

Nutrition Hotline:Choline Supplements During Pregnancy (Aug 2014)

Nutrition Hotline: Pregnant and Anemia (Aug 2020)

Pre-Schoolers

Nutrition Hotline: The relationship between soy products and menopause, and feeding vegan snacks to a class of preschoolers (Jan 2001)

Probiotics

Nutrition Hotline: Should I be Eating Probiotics? Does Frying Chips that Contain Probiotics Kill the Probiotics? (May 2018)

Produce Offers Health Benefits

Produce Prescriptions Offer Health Benefits (August 2024)

Protein

Nutrition Hotline: How much protein does an older adult need? (May 2012)

Nutrition Hotline: Fiber in Whole Wheat Pasta and Labeling Confusion Concerning Protein in Lentils (Feb 2007)

Nutrition Hotline: Gluten-Free Diets and Protein (May 2016)

Nutrition Hotline: Older People and Protein (Feb 2018)

Raw Foods Diets

Raw Foods Diets: A Review of the Literature: Suzanne Havala Hobbs discusses the current scientific literature on living foods

Regulating hyperhomocysteinemia through veggie diet

Regulating hyperhomocysteinemia through veggie diet (Nov 2002)

Recommended Dietary Allowances

Should the Recommended Dietary Allowances be Revised? (Nov 1993)

Renal Disease

Menu Selection for Vegan Renal Patients (Nov 2009)

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School Nutrition

Getting Vegan Food into Elementary Schools (Aug 2018)

VRG Testifies at the USDA's Hearing on School Nutrition (Mar 94)

Seeds

Nutrition Hotline: Are flaxseeds and other seeds good to eat? (Feb 2019)

Senior Citizens

Nutrition Hotline: Older People and Protein (Feb 2018)

Protein for Older Adults (May 2023)

Skin Health

Nutrition Hotline: Diet and Skin Health (Aug 2023)

Sodium

Reducing Sodium in Food Products; Need to Eat Fruits and Vegetables (Nov 2010)

SNAP Vegan Menus

Low-Cost Vegan Menus Based on USDA Snap Budget (May 2020)

Soy-Free, Nut-Free Vegan Meal Plan

A Soy-Free, Nut-Free Vegan Meal Plan (Feb 2011)

Soy Products

Soyfoods as a Source of Iron in Diets Devoid of Meat (Sept 1993)

Nutrition Hotline: Digestive Enzyme Development When on Veggie Diet; Do Soybeans Contain Phytates?; Does Increase Animal Protein Intake Lead to More Bone Fractures? (Sept 2000)

Nutrition Hotline: Soy Formula and Labeling Issues Effecting Vegetarians (Sept 1993)

Nutrition Hotline: Does it matter if beans are cooked or canned? And what's the story with soy? (Nov 2003)

Does Tofu Need to Be Steamed for Infants; Blood Thinners and Vitamin K Containing Foods; and Calories and Nutrients in Meat versus Grains (Nov 2011)

Nutrition Hotline: Fortification of Soy Milk (Sept 95)

Nutrition Hotline: How can I cut down on my spending when I buy soymilk? Is the calcium in fruit juices vegan? What can vegans do to lower their cholesterol? (Feb 2006)

Nutrition Hotline: Proper Handling of Tofu; How Long is Juice Fresh? (May 2000)

Nutrition Hotline: The relationship between soy products and menopause, and feeding vegan snacks to a class of preschoolers (Jan 2001)

Nutrition Hotline: Soy and Allergies; Soy and Breast Cancer Risk (Nov 2008)

Nutrition Hotline: Soy to be Added to WIC? (Mar 97)

Nutrition Hotline: What is tempeh, where can you buy it, and what do you do with it? (May 2006)

Nutrition Hotline: What kind of calcium is best absorbed from soymilk? Is carrageenan dangerous? Do African-American vegetarians live longer than their meat-eating counterparts? (Aug 2004)

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Sugar

Nutrition Hotline: Soyfoods and Young Children; How to Gain Weight on Vegan Diet; Sugar in Foods (Feb 2011)

Nutrition Hotline: What Does it Mean to Eat Less Sugar? (May 2017)

Nutrition Hotline: Confessions of a Sugar Junkie (March 2011)

Texturized Vegetable Protein (TVP)

Nutrition Hotline: Processing of texturized vegetable protein (Nov 95)

Trans Fats

Nutrition Hotline: Why trans fats are bad, where they can hide, and how you can avoid them. (Nov 2003)

Travel Health Tips

Nutrition Hotline: Healthy Travel Tips (March 2000)

Vegan Food for People on Feeding Tubes

Vegan Food for People on Feeding Tubes (Feb 2016)

Vegan Food in a Hospital

Nutrition Hotline: How to Get Vegan Food in a Hospital (Nov 2020)

Vegan Milks

Higher-Protein Plant Milks (May 2024)

Vegan Processed Foods

Vegan Processed Food - Embrace or Shun Them? (Feb 2022)

Vegan Protein/Calorie Supplement

Nutrition Hotline: Omega-3 benefits from flaxseeds when cooked; Vegan versions of Ensure; Vegetarian diets impact on puberty and menstruation (May 2007)

VRG Nutrition Interns Develop Protein/Calorie Supplement (May 2009)

Vegan and Vegetarian Diets

Nutrition Hotline: A comparison of vegan and vegetarian diets based on several published studies (Feb 2002)

Nutrition Hotline: Despite reports to the contrary, vegetarians are healthy: a review of the literature (Aug 2002)

Nutrition Hotline: Can I Be a Vegetarian Without Liking Vegetables?; Are Potatoes with Greenish Skin Okay? (Feb 2010)

Vitamin A

How Vegans Obtain Enough Vitamin A to Meet Daily Requirements (Aug 2015)

The Age of Information is also the Age of Misinformation — Claims Regarding Vegetarianism and Vitamin A (Aug 2015)

Nutrition Hotline: Vitamin A Toxicity Question (May 2020)

Vitamin B-12

Nutrition Hotline: Vitamin D and Vitamin B-12 (Sept 98)

Nutrition Hotline: Looking for low-sodium foods and What causes vitamin B12 deficiency? (Sept 1999)

Injectable Vitamin B12 (May 2014)

Which Nutritional Yeast Delivers the Vitamin B12 You Need? (Aug 2020)

Nutrition Hotline: Do Vegans Have to Take Vitamin B12 Supplements? (Nov 2015)

Vitamin C

Nutrition Hotline: Vitamin C and Iron Absorption and How to Make Southern Cuisine More Healthful (Nov 2012)

Nutrition Hotline: Vitamin C in Freshly Squeezed Juices (Nov. 2013)

Nutrition Hotline: Looking for low-sodium foods and What causes vitamin B12 deficiency? (Sept 1999)

Vitamin D

FAQs About Vitamin D (May 2009)

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Nutrition Hotline: Vitamin D and Vitamin B-12 (Sept 98)

Vitamin E

Nutrition Hotline: About beta-carotene and Vitamin E (Jan 95)

Nutrition Hotline: Vitamin E and Weight Gain Needed (Jul 94)

Vitamin K

Nutrition Hotline: Does Tofu Need to Be Steamed for Infants; Blood Thinners and Vitamin K Containing Foods; and Calories and Nutrients in Meat versus Grains (Nov 2011)

Weight Gain

Nutrition Hotline: Vitamin E and Weight Gain Needed (Jul 94)

Nutrition Hotline: Gaining Weight on a Vegetarian Diet (May 2002)

Nutrition Hotline: Soyfoods and Young Children; How to Gain Weight on Vegan Diet; Sugar in Foods (Feb 2011)

Nutrition Hotline: Nutritional Benefits of Chia Seeds; Is Gaining Weight on a Vegan Diet Normal?; Indian Breads with No Dairy Products (May 2011)

Nutrition Hotline: Stability of Iodine in Iodized Salt and Lack of Sleep and Weight Gain (Aug 2013)

Weight Loss

Nutrition Hotline: Are low-carbohydrate diets a good way to lose weight? (May 2004)

Nutrition Hotline: Weight Loss (May 2008)

WIC (Women, Infants, and Children Program)

Nutrition Hotline: Soy to be Added to WIC? (Mar 97)

Nutrition Hotline: WIC Program and Farmers' Markets (May 2015)

Zinc

Thinking About Zinc (Aug 2023)

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