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Zinc may reduce female anger and depression
8 April 2010
Daily supplements of zinc may help reduce measures of anger and depression in young women, according to a new study.
18 December 2009
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has affirmed that the omega-3 fatty acids, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), can benefit eye and cognitive development in babies.
The EFSA, keystone of European Union risk assessment regarding food and feed safety, stated that DHA has a structural and functional role in the fetal and newborn brain and retina (1). Maternal DHA intake can contribute to the early development of the eye and normal cognitive development in the fetus and the breast-fed infant.
While DHA can be synthesized in the human body from its precursor essential fatty acid ALA to a certain extent, the human fetus appears to be largely dependent on placental transfer of DHA from the mother derived either from her diet, from synthesis or from stores in adipose tissue. The Panel also noted that most DHA is provided to the breast-fed infant via breast milk in which the DHA concentration is dependent both on maternal dietary intake and maternal DHA stores, while the contribution by synthesis is low.
8 April 2010
Daily supplements of zinc may help reduce measures of anger and depression in young women, according to a new study.
25 April 2011
Long-term supplementation with calcium may modestly increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes, suggests a new study.
14 March 2016
According to a new report the voluntary additions of micronutrients to foods in Ireland have made a favorable nutritional impact on the diets of adults and have not contributed to an increased risk of adverse effects.