NUTRI-FACTS
- provides up-to-date, science-based information on the health impacts, requirements and safety of vitamins, carotenoids and other micronutrients.
- translates latest research into quickly accessible and understandable information.
- helps you to find your way around the fascinating and complex world of micronutrients.
Micronutrient insufficiency: Risk groups
The conclusions drawn from numerous national nutrition surveys are that there is no prevalence of vitamin deficiencies (“as a statistical mean”) in industrialized countries. However, the nutrition experts admit that their investigations into vitamin intake in the general population revealed wide variations and that not everybody actually achieves the targeted reference values. Risk groups with comparatively poor dietary habits and inadequate micronutrient intake were identified in every age group.
A new review underpins correlation between vitamin D insufficiency and multiple sclerosis in children and adults.
Intake of a dietary supplement derived from fruits and vegetables may be associated with a reduction of moderate or severe common cold symptoms, a new German study suggests.
