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Adequate vitamin D supply may be linked to better athlete performance
30 July 2014
A new study from Greece reports that high blood vitamin D concentrations seem to increase the exercise performance of professional soccer players.
08 September 2015
A new study from Denmark reports that resveratrol seems to increase bone formation and/or mineralization in obese men.
The randomized controlled trial measured changes in bone mineral density (BMD), bone geometry and bone turnover markers (bone alkaline phosphatase) in 66 middle-aged obese men who received a daily 1.000 mg resveratrol, 150 mg resveratrol or placebo for 16 weeks (1). The study results showed that participants who received the high resveratrol dose had a greater increased activity of bone-forming cells and lumbar spine bone mineral density, than participants taking the lower dose or placebo.
The researchers commented that obesity is associated with low-grade inflammation, which may harmfully affect bone health. As resveratrol possesses anti-inflammatory properties, it may have bone protective effects. Future studies of longer duration comprising populations at risk of osteoporosis are needed to confirm these results, the scientists said. Resveratrol is a powerful polyphenol that can be found as compound in grapes and red wine. It has been suggested that resveratrol may also support heart health, blood sugar management and energy endurance enhancement.
30 July 2014
A new study from Greece reports that high blood vitamin D concentrations seem to increase the exercise performance of professional soccer players.
20 December 2018
NUTRI-FACTS spoke with Peter Van Dael, Ph.D., senior vice president of nutrition science and advocacy at DSM Nutritional Products, to gain insight about what the future holds for nutrition research in 2019.
28 September 2009
“A study published recently, which followed 161,808 women from the Women's Health Initiative over eight years, claimed to provide ‘convincing evidence that multivitamin use has little or no influence on the risk of common cancers, cardiovascular disease, or total mortality in postmenopausal women.’ This message was immediately sent around the world by the news media, leading people everywhere to believe that taking a daily multivitamin does no good and is a waste of money. Is it, really? Actually, nothing could be further from the truth.”