In December 2019 researchers from Australia, Canada and New Zealand published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess whether ante-natal magnesium sulphate supplementation is associated with unintended adverse … Read more
Supplementing the diet with a combination of multiple immune-supporting nutrients, including vitamins A, E, B6 and B12, folate, iron, copper and selenium but especially vitamins C and D and zinc, may improve immune function and reduce the risk of infection
In January 2020 researchers from the USA and Switzerland published their review on nutrients and the immune system. It has been established that multiple nutrients, including vitamins A, D, C, … Read more
Specific dietary factors and dietary patterns alter the gut microbiota profile, which is an essential factor in the development and progression of obesity
In December 2019 researchers from South Korea published their review on the effect of diet on the gut microbiota and how it is associated with obesity. Obesity is described as … Read more
A 200-250ml glass of tomato juice either meets or exceeds the recommended daily intake of lycopene, 20% of the recommended daily intake of vitamin A, 12-15% of potassium and copper, and about 5% of magnesium, iron, manganese and phosphorus
In February 2018 researchers from the Russian Federation published the nutritional profile of tomato juice. Tomato juice is a significant source of antioxidants – carotenoids and vitamin E, as well … Read more
A glass of grapefruit juice contains, on average, about 10% of the daily requirement of potassium, 6% of magnesium and about 100% of vitamin C
In September 2018 researchers from the Russian Federation published the nutritional profile of grapefruit juice. Grapefruit juice is one of the relatively low-calorie fruit juices – 100 ml of grapefruit … Read more
Potassium, magnesium, iron, manganese, as well as flavonoids and hydroxycinnamic acids are the most important micronutrients and biologically active substances found in grape juice
In December 2018 researchers from the Russian Federation published the results of their analysis to assess the nutrient profile of grape juice. Grape juice is not highly acidic and contains … Read more
An adequate milk consumption at various stages of life helps in the prevention/control of various chronic medical conditions
In May 2019 researchers from Spain published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the impact of dairy intake on health and all-cause mortality, and on the prevention … Read more
Nutrients in foods and/or supplements should be considered when following low carbohydrate diets
In April 2019 researchers from the UK published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess nutrient intake of low carbohydrate diets. A total of 10 studies were involved … Read more
Magnesium supplementation may increase the risk of rheumatoid arthritis and bipolar disorder whilst decreasing the risk of osteoporosis, and copper intake may increase the risk of both Alzheimer’s disease and bipolar disorder
In February 2019 researchers from China published the results of their analyses to assess the effect of various minerals (calcium, magnesium, iron, copper, and zinc) and risk of osteoporosis, gout, … Read more
Magnesium supplementation appears to be effective for mild-to-moderate depression in adults
In June 2017 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess whether over-the-counter magnesium supplementation improved symptoms of depression. 112 individuals (average age 52 years; 38% … Read more
Greater adherence to the DASH dietary pattern appears to be associated with a substantially reduced risk of coronary artery disease and stroke
In March 2019 researchers from Singapore, the UK and the USA published the results of their study to assess the association of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) dietary … Read more
A higher dietary magnesium intake appears to reduce the risk of frailty in men, but not in women
In November 2017 researchers from the UK and Australia published the results of their study to assess whether higher dietary magnesium intake is associated with a lower risk of frailty. … Read more
Rocket
Rocket, also referred to arugula, Eruca (sativa), rucola, rucoli, rugula, colewort, and roquette.
Rich source of vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K and folate, and a moderate source of calcium, … Read more
Garden cress
Garden cress, also referred to as mustard and cress, garden pepper cress, pepperwort, pepper grass, poor man’s pepper, chandrashoor, asario, and habbat al hamra.
Rich source of vitamin A, vitamin … Read more
Chard
Chard, also referred to as Swiss chard, silver beet, perpetual spinach, beet spinach, sea kale beet and leaf beet.
Rich source of vitamin A, vitamin C and vitamin K and … Read more
A low dietary intake of magnesium appears to be associated with a higher risk of depression and anxiety
In August 2018 researchers from Canada and Iran published the results of their study to assess the effect of a dietary intake of magnesium on various psychiatric disorders. A total … Read more