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12 April 2017 - NutraIngredients - Avocado’s nutrient arsenal a mighty weapon against metabolic syndrome

The nutritional composition of the avocado is potent enough to positively affect the metabolic changes seen in type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.


11 April 2017 - The Conversation - The key to eating five fruit and veg a day might just be to make them more tasty

We are deluged with advice and guidance about what we should eat and in what volumes, but still adults and children alike struggle to introduce enough fruit and vegetables into their diet.


Dad's diet influences brain agility of kids: Mice study

Fathers who excessively consume nutrients found in energy drinks may affect the memory function of their offspring, a mice study has suggested.



B vitamin deficiencies linked to poor infant development issues

Correcting children`s vitamin B12 and B1 status early may be one measure to secure a healthy development for children.


High burden of iodine deficiency found in Israel's first national survey

62 percent of school-age children and 85 percent of pregnant women in Israel have low iodine intakes, according to the country's first national iodine survey.




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Link between Vitamin D treatment and autism prevention

Human studies have already linked low Vitamin D levels in pregnancy with an increased likelihood of autism and related conditions in children. Animal studies now show that Vitamin D supplementation is protective.



15 March 2017 - BBC - Obesity crisis: Is this the food that is making us all fat?

Vegetable oil, specifically soy bean oil and palm oil, are two of the eight ingredients, alongside wheat, rice, maize, sugar, barley and potato, that are now estimated to provide a staggering 85% of the world's calories.


14 March 2017 - BBC News - B vitamins may have 'protective effect' against air pollution

B vitamin supplementation may offer significant protection against the damaging effects of air pollution on health.




Could probiotic ease depression? Mouse study suggests so…

Lactobacillus, a probiotic bacteria found in live-culture yogurt and sauerkraut, could reverse depressive symptoms, according to a new mouse study that researchers think could hold true in humans.






8 March 2017 - Nutraingredients - Low omega-3 intakes a ‘concern’ for pregnant women: US data

Pregnant women in the US should be encouraged to consume more omega-3s, with a new analysis showing that intakes of EPA and DHA are falling short of recommendations.