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Increased folic acid intakes during pregnancy may benefit children’s heart health
9 March 2015
According to a new review from China maternal folic acid supplementation seems to reduce the risk of congenital heart defects in the offspring.
26 October 2012
Calcium plus vitamin D supplementation is associated with a decreased risk of vertebral fractures, says a new US study.
The study is a 12 year follow up (1) of a randomized controlled trial (‘Women’s Health Initiative’), which assessed whether the consumption of 1,000 mg of calcium plus 400 IU of vitamin D per day or a placebo for 7 years reduces the risk of hip fracture. The participants included more than 36,000 women aged 50 to 79 (2). While after 7 years a modest but non-significant decrease in hip, vertebral, and total fracture risk was seen in the supplement group, during the additional 5 years the annual rate of clinical vertebral fractures decreased by 13% compared to the placebo group. Among women who reported taking at least 80% of the study drug, there was a significant decrease of 23% in the occurrence of hip fracture.
9 March 2015
According to a new review from China maternal folic acid supplementation seems to reduce the risk of congenital heart defects in the offspring.
18 July 2014
According to a new review from Iran significant increases in blood vitamin D concentrations are achieved with daily supplement doses of at least 800 IU for a minimum of 6 to 12 months.
23 April 2014
According to a new Australian review a daily iron supplementation significantly improves maximal and submaximal exercise performance in women of reproductive age.