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11 May 2016 - Nutraingredients - Good nutrition has large say in kids' social behaviour, research suggests

Promoting good nutrition in early life is not only good for health but also social behaviour and development, a study has demonstrated. The findings provide a positive slant to the often-held view that poor diet negatively influences early childhood development.

11 May 2016 - CTV News - Seniors can stave off cognitive decline with seafood: study

9 May 2016 - Vitamin D Council - Current research on vitamin D and dementia and Hill’s criteria for causation

Research points to omega-3 as a nutritional intervention for childhood behavioral problems

05 May 2016 - MNT - Schizophrenia, bipolar tied to yeast infection

A current or previous infection with Candida albicans appears to be more common in some people with mental illness than people without the condition.

Vitamin D supplementation during first year of life improves muscle-mass development and reduces body fat

A healthy intake of vitamin D in the first year of life appears to set children up to have more muscle mass and less body fat as toddlers, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatric Obesity.

Antidepressants Plus Nutritional Supplements, Like Omega 3 And Vitamin D, May Treat Depression More Effectively

Do Vitamins and Supplements Make Antidepressants More Effective?

Researchers have found that taking some nutritional supplements — such as omega-3 fish oil and Vitamin D — could increase the efficacy of antidepressants among people who suffer from clinical depression.

Mother's high-fructose diet may lead to foetal metabolic disorders: Study

Digestive issues attributed to lactose intolerance may be caused by A1 beta-casein protein - clinical trial

Digestive symptoms attributed to lactose intolerance might instead be caused by A1 milk protein

Excess sugar consumption ‘similar to cocaine addiction', says study

15 April 2016 - Nutraingredients - Magnesium right on time as role in body rhythms is recognised

#Breadgate and nutritional psychiatry

The review paper by Paola Bressan & Peter Kramer titled: 'Bread and Other Edible Agents of Mental Disease' has been getting a few people a little hot under the collar recently. With it's own Twitter hashtag #breadgate it looks like the idea that certain foods might have something of a bearing on "human behaviour and mental health" has not been received particularly well.

13 April 2016 - Foodnavigator - Switching from saturated fat to vegetable oil cuts cholesterol but increases heart attack risk: Review

12 April 2016 - Nutraingredients - Mind the fibre gap: The case of the vanishing gut microbiome

Increasing dietary fibre intake may be the best way to regain the microbial biodiversity that has been impaired by the western diet, according to researchers.

“Exciting results”: Tufts/Harvard meta-analysis supports omega-3s for child brain development

04 April 2016 - Nutraingredients - Increased exposure to aluminium harmful to gut homeostasis, review warns

UK MP to lobby for folic acid fortification

EFSA vitamin D intakes are too low and 'missing data': Industry group

The EU's central science agency last week published draft recommendations for vitamin D intakes – 15 micrograms (µg) a day for adults – a level drawing some criticism for being too low. Others say supplement sales will rise.

24 March 2016 - Nutraingredients - The omega-3 pioneer