In June 2018 researchers from China published their review of the scientific literature which assessed the association between vitamin E intake and risk of oesophageal cancer. 14 studies were identified … Read more
Researchers call for public awareness campaign on the importance of micronutrients
In June 2018 researchers from Italy published the results of their study to assess whether individuals had an intake of micronutrients which was in accordance with the recommended guidelines of … Read more
Higher intake of dietary micronutrients appears to reduce the risk of renal cell carcinoma
In July 2018 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess whether (a) dietary micronutrients reduced the risk of renal cell carcinoma and (b) whether there … Read more
Low vitamin D levels appear to be linked to depression and obesity
In June 2018, researchers from Germany published the results of their study to assess the association between brain-derived neurotrophic factor and vitamin D in 3,926 individuals with depressive symptoms and … Read more
Intake of Bifidobacterium longum and fructo-oligosaccharides appears to reduce the risk of colorectal cancer
In June 2018 researchers from Japan published the results of their study to assess the effect of yoghurt containing Bifidobacterium longum and fructo-oligosaccharides on risk of colorectal cancer. 27 individuals … Read more
Adding powdered brown mustard to cooked broccoli increases the release of isothiocyanates
In May 2018 researchers from the UK published the results of their study to assess whether adding an active source of myrinase to cooked brassica vegetables increased the amount of … Read more
A polyphenol-rich grape-wine extract lowers blood pressure in mildly hypertensive individuals
In April 2015 researchers from The Netherlands published the results of their study to assess the effect of two grape extracts (grape-red wine and grape alone) on blood pressure and … Read more
Fruit and vegetable consumption may have an impact on sleep duration
In April 2018 researchers from the UK and Saudi Arabia published the results of their study which assessed the association between sleep duration and fruit/vegetable consumption. They analysed self-reported data … Read more