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Many children in Europe have insufficient iron intakes
9 February 2015
According to a new review high proportions of inadequate intakes and high prevalence rates of iron deficiency can be observed in European children.
28 October 2010
Dietary intake of the omega-3 fatty acids may be associated with a decreased prevalence of periodontitis of up to 20 percent, a new US study suggests.
The observational trial analyzed data from over 9,000 adults who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey between 1999 and 2004 (1). The researchers found a reduction of approximately 20 percent in periodontitis prevalence in people consuming the largest amounts of dietary docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). The same but smaller effect was observed for a moderate dietary intake of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA).
The researchers commented that DHA in doses recommended by the American Heart Association may be as or more potent in influencing periodontitis than treatment by mechanical cleaning and local application of antibiotics. The study indicates an anti-inflammatory potential of the fatty acids for reducing the risk of periodontitis. Treating the gum disease with essential fatty acids could have the added benefit of preventing other chronic diseases associated with inflammation. However, randomized controlled trials would be needed to confirm the potential protective effects of omega-3 fatty acids on periodontitis, they concluded.
Periodontitis is a common, chronic inflammatory disease that is characterized by gum tissue separation from the tooth, forming a periodontal pocket that can lead to bone and tooth loss.
9 February 2015
According to a new review high proportions of inadequate intakes and high prevalence rates of iron deficiency can be observed in European children.
28 September 2016
23 July 2015
Pre-eclampsia is a fairly common condition in pregnant women (affecting around three million women globally per year) resulting in highly elevated blood pressure, which threatens the lives of both the mother and the unborn child. High-dose vitamin D supplementation has been shown to be effective in preventing the onset of the condition as well as ameliorating the symptoms in patients who have already presented with the condition. A new paper provides a plausible metabolic mechanism for the beneficial effect of vitamin D.