Zinc supplementation was shown to increase cellular immune responses, especially in boys and children younger than 3.5 years old, according to a study conducted on young children in Indonesia.
An analysis of nationally representative long term survey data has found that high vitamin A, E, and D intake may be linked to fewer respiratory complaints in adults.
While not everyone is thrilled cold weather season is upon us, it could be welcome news for those who want to shed a few pounds. Growing research finds that being cold may be an effective form of exercise.
According to researchers from Brown University, people whose diets included higher levels of vitamin A had a 17% reduction in getting skin cancer (Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma).
Persona, a personalized nutrition subscription company, partnered with nonprofit Vitamin Angels last year. To date, the partnership has provided more than 300,000 malnourished children with vitamin A, the company announced.
A study presented at the Nutrition 2018 conference in Boston suggests that adequate vitamin A levels may support infant growth—and that one Midwestern city may have a vitamin A ‘public health problem.’
From a list of about a dozen shortfall nutrients, US government health agencies recognize only a handful as a public health concern. Some researchers and trade groups argue that this shouldn’t be the case.
Consumption of high amounts of beta-carotene could pose a health risk to people by blocking the action of vitamin A rather than enhancing it, according to new research.
Initial interest in AIDP’s new clean-label, gelatin-free enVantec micro-encapsulation technology has been in vitamin D3 tablets, but the real potential lies in beverages, says the firm.
DSM is handing its developing world vitamin A-based anti-blindness project, Sight and Life, to Vitamin Angels, the charity that has connected ingredient suppliers with more than 24m children, especially those who are vitamin A deficient.
Omega-3 giant Ocean Nutrition Canada has donated five million doses of vitamin A to Vitamin Angels, and the company continues its longstanding relationship with the charitable organization.
Supplementation with vitamin A or beta carotene while pregnant may not reduce the risk of maternal or infant death in malnourished areas, according to new research.
Contract research organization KGK Synergize has announced a new initiative to donate a portion of every contract signed to Vitamin Angels, while Build Nutrition will work towards providing the means to distribute a bottle of vitamins to a pregnant woman.
‘Life changing’ may be two small words, but achieving this is no small feat. Mike Stones explores how Vitamin Angels is making a huge difference for the children who need it most.
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) researchers are working on two isolating genes in corn that could deliver higher beta-carotene levels – a precursor to vitamin A – and in the process help ease eye problems in the developing world.
As the world population increases, so does the shadow of malnutrition. Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is the leading cause of preventable blindness in children, yet continues to cause blindness in up to 500,000 children each year. Vitamin Angels is making...
French dairy giant Danone’s US subsidiary, Dannon, has been told to alter advertising for a yogurt product by the voluntary advertising watchdog, the National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus (NAD).
A market survey of vitamin A supplements has found only six out of ten independently tested products met their label claims, with one cod liver supplement containing twice its stated vitamin A load.
Dutch ingredients supplier DSM has jacked up the price of
vitamin A by 10 per cent in response to "sharp" energy,
raw materials and transportation cost increases.
Researchers have identified the genetic markers in corn that are
associated with high levels of vitamin A, providing a simple and
cost-effective way to cultivate maize rich in the nutrient.
Cognis Nutrition & Health has announced the first price
increase in three years for its Betatene natural mixed carotenoids,
as the company offsets escalating production costs.
A 250 gram serving of "Golden" Potatoes, engineered to produce high
quantities of of the pro-vitamin A beta-carotene, could provide
half the recommended daily intake of vitamin A, suggests new
research.
Women expecting twins or their second child inside two years are at
an increased risk of vitamin A deficiency and could benefit from
beta-carotene supplementation, says a study based in Germany.
Progress in biofortification of staple crops in the world's
developing countries offers more than just a glimmer of hope in
finding a solution to vitamin A deficiency, but funding must
continue to come from the developed world...
Maize, bred to contain high concentrations of the pro-vitamin A
carotenoid, beta-carotene, did increase the vitamin A status in
gerbils, and could be used to tackle vitamin A deficiency, says a
new study.
A team of researchers from Mexico have reported a process to
produce the carotenoid beta-cryptoxanthin at high yields and purity
for use in dietary supplements.
A new technique that allows researchers to track carotenoids
consumed in plant foods through the body's bloodstream confirms the
role of plant beta-carotene in raising vitamin A levels.
A fast, simple and environmentally friendly method of measuring
precisely the beta-carotene and other carotenoid levels in pumpkin
could help food makers achieve a better understanding of an
important nutritional ingredient.
The UK's Food Standards Agency said yesterday that people at risk
of osteoporosis should avoid taking supplements containing vitamin
A, including fish liver oils.
Problems with the way the body processes vitamin A may contribute
to the development of breast cancer, show preliminary findings on
the vitamin pathway.
China's massive drive to reduce the damage done by vitamin and
mineral deficiency, particularly to children, is paying rich
dividends for its economy, say children's charity UNICEF and the
Chinese Ministry of Health.
The nonprofit organisation Vitamin Angel Alliance, is launching a
new campaign this fall with the ambitious goal of eliminating
vitamin A deficiency-related blindness in children by 2020.
