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New Study: The Effect of Infant Formula Supplemented with ARA and DHA on Fatty Acid Levels of Infants with Different FADS Genotypes

In News · May 1, 2019

In a newly published study, the effects of diet and FADS polymorphisms on the long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (LCPUFA) status of formula fed and breastfed infants were evaluated (1). Infants in this assessment were participants from the COGNIS study, which was conducted in Spain. FADS polymorphisms had a significant impact on DHA and ARA status in some formula fed infants.

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Investigating the Latest Science on the Impact of Nutrition on Infant Health and Development

In News · April 30, 2019

Nutrition experts and health care practitioners at the 20th Journées Interactives de Réalités Pédiatriques (JIRP) in Versailles, France, a leading pediatric conference that reports on research and scientific developments in infant and child health, discussed the importance of dietary fats, including the long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (ARA). Learn more.

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Food, Planet, Health: Changing our Diet for Human Health and the Health of Our Planet

In News · January 29, 2019

Keeping pace with the growing population of the planet can be challenging, especially when it comes to feeding the world. To feed everyone a healthy diet, our food production systems need to become more sustainable. A recent report titled “Healthy Diets From Sustainable Food Systems,” published by the EAT-Lancet commission outlines several strategies that we can use to feed the world sustainably.

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Increased levels of the protective macular pigment in the fovea of the eye are shown to be positively associated with increased blood serum of lutein, zeaxanthin and DHA in a new human study (1)

In News · December 19, 2016

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New study shows UK adolescents require a vitamin D intake of between 10 to 30 µg per day to maintain adequate tissue levels and avoid deficiency

In News · December 12, 2016

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New study shows higher maternal nicotinamide levels (vitamin B3) are associated with low levels of atopic eczema in their offspring at 12 months of age

In News · November 28, 2016

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Disturbing EPA and DHA deficiency in small children in three different geographical locations in South Africa

In News · November 14, 2016

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Folate – The missing piece in the obesity puzzle?

In News · October 31, 2016

Obesity rates have nearly doubled since the early 80s and much has been speculated about the possible reasons for this rapid increase.

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Good Nutrition: Perspectives for the 21st Century

In News · October 20, 2016

Good Nutrition: Perspectives for the 21st Century is a new book to provide the latest perspectives on the nutrition challenges that are now common to all societies worldwide.

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Prenatal DHA supplementation improves attention of children at 5 years of age

In News · October 6, 2016

In a new study, a group of low to middle income mothers (n=1,094) in Cuernavaca, Mexico who were supplemented with 400 mg of algal DHA omega-3 during the last half of pregnancy had children with higher scores on a test of cognitive function that measured sustained attention.