Food products that indicate zero grams of trans fat per serving may still contain some trans fatty acids if the product contains partially hydrogenated oil. If a food has less than a half a gram of trans fat per serving, labeling regulations require that the product indicate zero grams on the label. Generally this is not a concern because a typical adult would need to consume more than five servings a day of these types of food to exceed the American Heart Association’s recommendation to consume less than one percent of dietary calories in the form of trans fats.

Adequate vitamin D status has been linked with a variety of aspects of positive health. However, there is a lack of good evidence that vitamin D is related to brain function and health in older people. The bottom line on vitamin D is probably like most everything else – get enough, but not too much and not too little.

Consumer Related Article:
Vitamin D Blog: No Link to Brain Vessel Disease
http://www.medpagetoday.com/PrimaryCare/DietNutrition/46010

Coffee is a complex mixture of natural compounds, only one of which is caffeine. New research indicates that some of these compounds appear to benefit the health of the retina in the eye. Consequently, reasonable consumption of coffee may help to prevent conditions like macular degeneration that commonly occur with aging.

Here’s a recommended article about if coffee protect our eyesight:
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/276519.php

May 12, 2014
Ear infections are a common problem in young children. Before prescribing antibiotics, doctors generally recommend watchful waiting to see if the infection will clear on its own. Parents often want to use alternative therapies during this waiting period. However, since infections often clear up on their own, it is easy to give credit to an alternative therapy when it actually had nothing to do with resolution of the problem.

Consumer Related Article:
Ear infection treatment: Do alternative therapies work?
Research Related Article:
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2013 Jun;77(6):926-31.

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Here’s a recommended article from GotNutrients.net about quinoa, a grain-like food that has become increasingly popular in the U.S. during the past five years or so.
5 Things to Know About Quinoa

Here’s a recommended article from GotNutrients.net about Olestra and the removal of toxins from the body.
Chips with olestra cause body toxins to dip, study finds

Here’s a recommended article from GotNutrients.net about the impact of cutting saturated fats from your diet.

Low saturated fat diets don’t curb heart disease risk or help you live longer

Here’s a recommended article from GotNutrients.net about getting milk even when having an intolerance condition.

Even lactose intolerant can drink milk