In April 2019 researchers from the USA published their review on whether endurance exercise is safe. The researchers stated that endurance exercise produces acute but not chronic increases in blood … Read more
Micronutrient fortification of dairy products and cereal food only appears to have marginal health effects in children and adolescents
In January 2019 researchers from Switzerland published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess whether fortified dairy products and cereal food had a positive impact on the health … Read more
Fortification of wheat flour with folic acid may reduce the risk of neural tube defects and although fortifying both wheat or maize flour with folic acid may increase folate levels, evidence is limited that this has any effect on haemoglobin levels or anaemia
In July 2019 researchers from the USA published the results of their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the assess the health benefits and safety of folic acid … Read more
Individuals with iron deficiency anaemia frequently have low levels of zinc
In January 2019 researchers from Egypt published the results of their study to assess whether zinc deficiency is associated with iron deficiency anaemia. A total of 30 individuals with iron … Read more
Iron
Iron is a mineral which helps to make haemoglobin (the oxygen-carrying chemical in the body’s red blood cells) and myoglobin (a protein in muscle cells). It is also essential for activating … Read more