16th August 2014
Women with a vitamin D deficiency were nearly half as likely to conceive through in vitro fertilization (IVF) as women who had sufficient levels of the vitamin, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Long known for its role in bone health,...
Categories: Hormonal Health, Children's Health
Read more...15th August 2014
There’s now overwhelming evidence that a child’s future health is influenced by more than just their parents’ genetic material and that children born of unhealthy parents will already be pre-programmed for greater risk of poor health, according to University of Adelaide researchers.
In a feature paper called...
Categories: Children's Health
Read more...5th June 2014
A new study involving Simon Fraser University researchers has found that prenatal exposure to flame retardants can be significantly linked to lower IQs and greater hyperactivity in five-year old children
Researchers have found that prenatal exposure to flame retardants or polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) ...
Categories: Children's Health
Read more...3rd June 2014
Need something for the children at school pick up? These will make them happy and satisfy them till supper
2 tablespoons of flax seeds Categories: Sport & Exercise, Children's Health, Recipes
2 tablespoons of pumpkin seeds
2 tablespoons of sesame seeds
2 tablespoons of sunflower seeds
3 handfuls of goji berries
1 handful of pitted dates
4 tablespoons of cacao powder
30th May 2014
A new study, published in the Journal of Nutrition, has for the first time confirmed that women who eat a poor diet before they become pregnant are around 50% more likely to have a preterm birth than those on a healthy diet.
Researchers investigated the dietary patterns of more than 300 South Australian women to...
Categories: Nutritional News, Children's Health
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