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Low Vitamin D Levels Raise Anaemia Risk in Children

Low levels of vitamin D appear to increase a child’s risk of anaemia, according to new research published in the Journal of Pediatrics, the first to extensively explore the link between the two conditions in children.

Anaemia, which occurs when the body doesn’t have enough oxygen-carrying red blood cells, is...

Categories: Nutritional News, Children's Health

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Mediterranean Diet is Good for the Mind

Over recent years many pieces of research have identified a link between adherence to a Mediterranean diet and a lower risk of age-related disease such as dementia. Until now there has been no systematic review of such research, where a number of studies regarding a Mediterranean diet and cognitive function are...

Categories: Nutritional News, Healthy Aging

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Re-emergence of Moderate Iodine Deficiency in Developed Countries

Iodine is essential for producing the hormones made by the thyroid gland, which have a direct effect on fetal brain development. Although the potentially harmful effects of severe iodine deficiency on brain development are well-established, until now very few studies have examined the effect of mild or moderate...

Categories: Nutritional News, Hormonal Health, Children's Health

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Excess Vitamin E Intake Found Not To Be A Health Concern

Concerns have been expressed about possible health risks from high intake of vitamin E, however a new review, published in the Journal of Lipid Research, finds that it is almost impossible to take a harmful amount since biological mechanisms exist to routinely eliminate excess levels of the vitamin.

Vitamin E is...

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Beetroot Juice May Help Lower Blood Pressure

According to a small study in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension, a cup of beetroot juice a day may help reduce your blood pressure by about 10 mm Hg.

The study involved eight women and seven men who had a systolic blood pressure between 140 to 159 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg), did not have...

Categories: Nutritional News, Healthy Aging, Metabolic Health

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