In March 2020 researchers from Italy, USA and Serbia published their review on the interactions between the skin, microbiome, gut microbiota and psoriasis. The researchers stated that psoriasis is alternatively … Read more
A vitamin or mineral deficiency or a severe reduction in carbohydrate intake may contribute to hair loss
In March 2019 researchers from Saudi Arabia and the USA published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the role of vitamins and minerals in hair loss. A … Read more
Adults genetically at risk of developing hypertension who take vitamin B2 (riboflavin) supplementation may reduce their systolic blood pressure by up to 13 mmHg, which could be clinically important seeing that a 10 mmHg reduction in systolic blood pressure is estimated to decrease the risk of stroke by 40%
In April 2020 researchers from the UK published their review to assess the association between nutrition and risk of hypertension. Hypertension contributes to over 9 million deaths per annum, mainly … Read more
Vitamin D deficiency is common in patients with asthma and congestive obstructive pulmonary disease and low vitamin D levels may either be a cause or a consequence of these conditions
In March 2020 researchers from the UK, USA, Canada and Belgium published the results of their study to assess whether vitamin D metabolism is altered in asthma or congestive obstructive … Read more
Pregnant women who skip breakfast may have lower circulating levels of eicosapentaenoic acid, docosahexaenoic acid, beta-carotene, nitrogen and potassium
In January 2019 researchers from Japan published the results of their study to assess whether skipping breakfast during pregnancy was associated with decreases in dietary intake and the level of … 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