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CAN OMEGA-3 SUPPLEMENTS IMPROVE CHILDREN’S MOOD, BEHAVIOUR, ATTENTION and SLEEP? NEW RESEARCH STUDY - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Swansea University researchers – in collaboration with FAB Research - are exploring the influence that omega-3 supplements can have on children’s behaviour, mood, and mental wellbeing, as part of a pioneering study with implications for health and education.

Risks of Strict Vegetarian Diets During Pregnancy - Systematic Review

A systematic review and meta-analysis - involving eight studies and more than 72,000 participants from different developed countries - found strict vegetarian diets during pregnancy linked with higher risks for some pregnancy outcomes than omnivorous diets

Weekend reading: Gluten free!

This important book is a rousing call for action—medical, dietary, social, and political–to protect people with coeliac disease from the gluten proteins that make them sick.

Dietary Supplement Shown to Reduce Aggression by Up to 28%

There is now sufficient evidence to begin to implement omega-3 supplementation to reduce aggression in children and adults - irrespective of whether the setting is the community, the clinic, or the criminal justice system.

US bans controversial red food dye, decades after scientists raised alarm

"The body of evidence from human studies indicates that synthetic food dyes are associated with adverse neurobehavioral outcomes in children, and that children vary in their sensitivity to synthetic food dyes...."

What we eat affects our health—and can alter how our genes function

"We found a direct link between eating fibre and modulation of gene function that has anti-cancer effects, and we think this is likely a global mechanism because the short-chain fatty acids that result from fibre digestion can travel all over the body...."

Vitamin deficiency may be why you’re so tired

In short, there are things you can do about your fatigue. Smart choices help optimise mood, energy levels and overall health, and reduce the surges of sluggishness you feel throughout the day.

Divisive study finds link between fluoride and childhood IQ loss

This systematic review and meta-analysis found inverse associations and a dose-response association between fluoride measurements in urine and drinking water and children's IQ across the large multi-country epidemiological literature.

Doctors worry that iodine deficiency—a dietary problem from the past—is coming back

Researchers have increasingly been reporting low levels of iodine in pregnant women and other people, raising concerns about an impact on their newborns. And there is also a very small, but growing, number of reports of iodine deficiency in kids.

Vegan men 'frail' and more likely to die young, new analysis of British data suggests - with unhealthy plant-based foods to blame

Eating a diet heavy in unhealthy plant-based foods could increase your risk of heading to an early grave.

How Blood Sugar Impacts Your Brain Health

Sugar, a key source of brain energy, is also linked to mood, dementia, and more.

The first lawsuit against ultra-processed foods

The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee may not think there is much to ultra-processed foods (UPF), but companies making them have just been served with a lawsuit.

Inflammatory dietary habits linked to 84% higher risk of dementia

Chronic inflammation, driven by diets high in pro-inflammatory components such as saturated fats and processed carbohydrates, may exacerbate brain inflammation and promote amyloid-beta plaque formation, a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease.

Processed plant-based meat alternatives linked to depression risk in vegetarians

Researchers found that vegetarians who consumed processed plant-based meat alternatives (PBMAs) had a 42% increased risk of depression compared to vegetarians who refrained from PBMAs.

Healthy pregnancy diet boosts kids' emotional regulation - Clinical trial

All soon-to-be-parents want to give their baby the healthiest start possible, but new Brock University-led research shows that eating well and being physically active during pregnancy also benefits children years after birth.

Can your diet help reduce brain iron and cognitive decline?

"This study is an example of how we can encourage healthier lifestyle choices to help combat some risk factors that can affect brain health...."

A healthy diet may ease chronic pain, study suggests

"It's common knowledge that eating well is good for your health and well-being. But knowing that simple changes to your diet could offset chronic pain, could be life changing...."

How Inflammation Affects Your Mental Health

Understanding how inflammation affects our mental state and how it is in turn influenced by factors like diet, medications and more, we gain important insights into the pathophysiology of psychiatric conditions and pave the way for innovative treatments.

How mother’s diet affects baby’s health: What insights from different cultures can tell us

Prenatal nutrition plays an important role in shaping the future health of an infant.