Does niacin give a clean urine test?
Does niacin give a clean urine test? If so what kind of dose should be taken?
Don't know what kind of clean urine test to which you are referring? If you mean a clean drug test, no vitamin or mineral supplement or food can create a clean urine test. Only going drug-free after a period...
Should a man who eats red meat and supplements with a multivitamin take one that doesn’t contain iron?
Given an active male who eats a well-balanced diet, including red meat, green, leafy vegetables, and whole grains, and, who additionally supplements his diet with a multi-vitamin, should he choose a multi which does not contain iron?
I'm suggesting that he is getting plenty of iron in his normal diet. I think I read that...
My daughter who is 14 is an ovo-lacto vegetarian and developed cracks in the corners of her mouth.
My daughter who is 14, is an ovo-lacto vegetarian. I support this and between the two of us, we try to make sure she receives the nutrients she needs. She has been eating this way for about 4 months.
Recently she has developed cracks in the corners of her mouth. My older daughter had the...
Who is the RDA designed for?
Who is the RDA's designed for? If a small adult ate enough to get all the nutrients in the RDA, he would be fat. If a very large adult ate exactly his RDA, he might be malnourished.
The Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) were established to cover the nutritional needs of all normal, healthy people living...
Where can I find a dietitian who works with kidney disease or high potassium blood levels?
Where can I find a dietitian who works with kidney disease or high potassium blood levels?
The Renal Dietitians dietetic practice group of the American Dietetic Association specializes in working with patients with kidney disease and elevated blood potassium levels. You can find a dietitian at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Include your zip...
My mother is on a blood thinning medicine called “Coumadin”. Is there a diet that can help her?
Thank you for having a site where questions may be answered. My mother is on a blood-thinning medicine called "Coumadin". She had heard there is a diet that can help her while on this medication. Foods that might be low in iron perhaps?
The doctor never told her anything about controlling her diet in that...
I don’t really know if I am getting enough of the RDA from what I eat.
I am familiar with the Recommended Dietary Allowance, but I don't really know if I am getting enough from what I eat. Is there any way to find out if I am actually taking in the RDA?
One way to know if you are getting the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for all the nutrients you...
I take 4 antioxidants and sometimes about selenium. What do you think?
I take four antioxidants (beta-carotene, vitamin E, vitamin C and selenium). I wonder sometimes about the selenium. I have broken my organic selenium tablets in half and take a half a day, which is about 30 micrograms. What do you think?
After hearing researchers report on various cancers (gastrointestinal and skin), I found the evidence...
I fractured some bones. Other than a balanced diet and 3 glasses of milk a day should I be taking anything else?
Hi, I have just fractured my radius and my patella other than a balanced diet and 3 glasses of milk a day should I be taking anything else? I am a 32-year-old male in good health.
So sorry to hear about your broken forearm and kneecap. I imagine your arm and affected leg are both...
Could you give me some more information on vitamin A?
I am a young student presently in the 9th grade. Your site is awesome! I am doing a project in biology class and I chose to do it on vitamin A. Your site was the only one that had some vital information on vitamin A. I was hoping that you could somehow give me...
