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Low folate levels in pregnant women may be linked to hyperactive children
30 April 2010
Attention-deficit and hyperactivity problems in children may be associated with low vitamin B9 (folate) levels during pregnancy, suggests a new UK study.
05 November 2012
Vitamin D supplements could reduce blood pressure in patients diagnosed with hypertension, states a new study from Denmark.
In this randomized controlled trial, the blood pressure of 112 patients with hypertension who received either vitamin D (75 mcg/day) or a placebo for 20 weeks in winter was measured (1). The study results showed that the patients who took the vitamin D supplement showed a significant reduction of 6.8 mmHg in systolic blood pressure and a cut in diastolic blood pressure of 1.7mmHg. Of the 112 patients, 92 were found to have insufficient blood vitamin D concentrations at the start of the study.
The researchers concluded that hypertensive patients can benefit from vitamin D supplementation if they have a vitamin D insufficiency. The majority of Europeans most likely have a vitamin D deficiency; many probably also have high blood pressure. Vitamin D is not a cure for hypertension, but its blood pressure-lowering effect may be able to help patients, especially in the winter months. It is important to stress that larger studies are necessary to confirm these findings, the scientists noted.
30 April 2010
Attention-deficit and hyperactivity problems in children may be associated with low vitamin B9 (folate) levels during pregnancy, suggests a new UK study.
6 July 2011
Women at high risk of developing melanoma who take supplements of vitamin D and calcium may be at a reduced risk of developing skin cancer, suggests new US study.
15 November 2013
The term “hidden hunger” refers to a chronic lack of vitamins and minerals which is not immediately apparent and can exist for a long time before clinical signs of malnutrition become obvious.