Nutrient composition

Is a vitamin D fortification strategy needed?

18/05/2020

J. L. Buttriss S. A. Lanham‐New Almost one in five adults aged 19–65 years in the UK has a low serum vitamin D concentration (below 25 nmol/l) according to the National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) (Roberts et al. 2018), which puts them at increased risk of the manifestations of...

Vitamin-D and COVID-19: do deficient risk a poorer outcome

20/05/2020

Fiona Mitchell Despite difficulties in comparing data across nations, mortality from COVID-19 is clearly higher in some countries than in others. Many factors could have a role in this disparity, including differences in proportion of elderly people in a population, general health...

Extra choline may help pregnant women decrease negative effects of COVID-19 on their newborns

01/06/2020

Milzer, J. Pregnant women who take extra choline supplements may mitigate the negative impact that viral respiratory infections, including COVID-19, can have on their babies, according to a new study from researchers in the Departments of Psychiatry and Obstetrics and Gynecology at the...

Maternal choline and respiratory coronavirus effects on fetal brain development

12/06/2020

Freedman, R., Hunter, Sharon.K., Law, Amanda.K., Introduction The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) anticipate that maternal COVID-19 infection will affect fetal development like other respiratory coronaviruses (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020). COVID-19 is not usually...

Soy and wheat proteins helpful for building aging muscles, but not as potent as animal protein

07/07/2020

The Physiological Society The number of vegans in the UK has quadrupled since 2006, meaning that there are around 600,000 vegans in Great Britain. While we know plant-based diets are beneficial for the environment, we don't actually know how healthy these diets are for keeping muscles...