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21 June 2016 - Nutraingredients - Loss of diverse gut bacterium may cause autistic behaviours

This study entertains the possibility that probiotic treatment can be beneficial in ‘restoring’ certain behaviours in autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions.

21 June 2016 - NutraIngredients - Omega-3s shows potential for PTSD: Study

16 June 2016 - Medscape - Higher Whole Grain Consumption Lowers Deaths, Health Risks

16 June 2016 - Food Navigator - 'The resources to tackle obesity are there. It's just the will that's lacking': Expert

14 June 2016 - Medscape - Whole Grain Intake Tied to Longer, Healthier Life

New Study Finds 43% of Products Marketed to Kids are Artificially Dyed With Links to Behavioral Problems Causing Concern

Researchers at the University of North Carolina Asheville catalogued foods, as well as tooth pastes, mouthwashes, and vitamins, in one large supermarket in that state, looking for cartoons, licensed characters, kid-oriented prizes, and other cues that the products were marketed to children.

13 June 2016 - Medscape - 90% of Stroke Burden Can Be Avoided

10 June 2016 - Food Navigator - More evidence in favour of healthy fats for weight loss

06 June 2016 - Medscape - High-Fat Mediterranean Diet Does Not Lead to Weight Gain

Following a Mediterranean diet that is not calorie restricted and is high in healthy fats from olive oil or nuts does not cause weight gain over 5 years compared with a low-fat diet, according to results from this study.

Unusual combo reduces health risk from atypical antipsychotic

Taking vitamin D ameliorates the risk of developing new-onset diabetes from atypical antipsychotics like quetiapine, a new study shows.

27 May 2016 - Nutraingredients - High-dose vitamin D may boost diversity of the gut microbiome: Study

Review: B vitamins, the brain (& deficiencies)

B vitamins play a significant role in cognitive performance and neurological functioning but deficiencies are common in too many populations, a Vitafoods Europe congress has been told.

26 May 2016 - MedicalXpress - Alternating diet between high fat, balanced may help control obesity, study finds

Artificial sweeteners cut calories but may affect glucose control in obese: Study

Artificial sweeteners may help obese individuals cut calories and lose weight but a new study has suggested that these sugar substitutes impair how glucose is utilised in the body.

Essential fatty acid may reduce head trauma effects in football players

16 May 2016 - Nutraingredients - Prenatal vitamins may reduce risk of pregnancy loss by 55%

Imprinting obesity: Mum's metabolic health may have lasting impact on baby

Omega-3 levels linked to better cognitive performance

Omega-3 (with vitamins + minerals) lowers childhood aggression in short term

Incorporating omega-3, vitamins and mineral supplements into the diets of children with extreme aggression can reduce this problem behavior in the short term, especially its more impulsive, emotional form, according to University of Pennsylvania researchers who published their findings in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.

12 May 2016 - FoodNavigator - Artificial sweeteners linked to overweight babies