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Women who get most of their daily calcium from food have healthier bones than women whose calcium comes mainly from supplemental tablets, say researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Surprisingly, this is true even though the supplement takers have higher average calcium intake.
Adequate calcium is important to prevent osteoporosis, which […]

The message about preventing vitamin D deficient rickets in children is not getting through, warn senior doctors in this week’s BMJ.
For over ten years, the UK government has recommended universal use of vitamin supplements to all breastfeeding infants to prevent rickets, write Scott Williamson and Stephen Greene from Ninewells Hospital in Dundee.
Yet, in […]

Giving mothers and children in developing countries twice the WHO recommended doses of vitamin A, as suggested by an international vitamin group, does not have a beneficial effect. The findings are reported in an Article published in this week’s edition of The Lancet.
Providing vitamin A supplementation in countries where there is a deficiency of […]

Research in mice suggests that a diet high in omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil and certain types of fish could potentially improve the prognosis of men who are genetically prone to develop prostate cancer.
“This study clearly shows that diet can tip the balance toward a good or a bad outcome,” said senior researcher […]

This week sees the UK’s biggest gathering of experts in diet and nutrition gathering and debating the hottest topics in nutrition in Belfast: Are elderly men at risk of poor health because they can’t cook? Does exam stress make students crave sugar? Is better community nutrition and improved hospital food coming to Northern Ireland? Do […]