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Features
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Vitamin A: New Research Finds Bones Benefit From Less Retinol
By Linda Antinoro, J.D., R.D.
Part 1 of a six-part series on key vitamins.
Vitamin A hasn’t been in the forefront of nutrition concerns in recent years. Vitamins C and E and folic acid have garnered more attention. But vitamin A is back in the news, and it’s not all good.
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Don’t Take Your Drinking Water For Granted, Experts Caution
By Diane Welland M.S., R.D.
Every day more than 240 million Americans turn on their taps to drink, bathe and cook. For healthy adults, the water that comes out of the faucets is generally safe, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t take steps to make it even safer. All it takes to sicken hundreds of thousands of people is a single outbreak, like the 1993 Cryptosporidium incident in Milwaukee.
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The “New” Organic: Not Always the Best Nutrition Bet
By Densie Webb, Ph.D., R.D.
In 2001, long-awaited standards for organic foods were unveiled amid much fanfare. Later that same year, EN envisioned a twisted nutrition reality that could include organic products that might actually be bad for you (picture organic Twinkies). So, how are we doing? EN takes a look at organic foods today.
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