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...start popping those vitamin pills just yet. It's still not clear whether homocysteine actually causes bone loss (although there are hints that it may prevent key building blocks of bone from bonding together). And that means that doctors don't know for sure whether lowering your homocysteine level can actually reduce your chances of getting a hip fracture. They also don't yet know how much folic acid and vitamin B are needed to protect bone...
Meanwhile, you have other options for keeping your bones strong. Exercising with weights and making sure you have enough calcium and vitamin D in your diet are good ways to start. Estrogen, which used to be prescribed to postmenopausal women in part to prevent osteoporosis, is no longer recommended because it carries too high a risk of breast cancer. And there are other drug treatments available that are safe and effective...
...should Dartboard’s “relationship” with that golden, ambrosia-like elixir of caffeine, taurine, guarana and vitamin B (see—it’s good for you) come under so much scrutiny? Have eight servings of Diet Coke a day or spend half of your income on Starbucks—if you did, you certainly wouldn’t be the only one here—and no one blinks an eye. But should you choose to get half that number of hits a day from a sleek blue and silver can, prepare...
...science is unavailing, there is always marketing. The U.S. Potato Board and Idaho Potato Commission, alarmed at a 5% drop in potato consumption, have launched separate ad campaigns playing up the vitamin C and potassium in spuds and the energy value of carbs for active people. Orange-juice manufacturers are bitter over a similar decline in consumption that they attribute to Agatston's South Beach diet, which holds that o.j. carries an excessive sugar load. "Obesity? Diabetes? These are not a by-product of people drinking too much orange juice," says Eric Boomhower of the Florida department of citrus...
...sink any lower, on May 17 the WB will launch a show that takes a diabolical spin on American Idol. Created by Mike Fleiss (The Bachelor), Superstar USA duplicates Idol's format, down to the three-judge panel--this one includes rapper Tone-Loc, has-been pop star Vitamin C and snappish TV producer Chris Briggs--but judges kick the able singers off while promoting the earnestly talentless, off-key William Hung types. None of the contestants are clued in to the hoax until the end. "What's extraordinary is to see people who are convinced that they're going...