News tagged with vitamin c deficiency
Vitamin C deficiency impairs early brain development
(PhysOrg.com) -- Faculty of Life Sciences at University of Copenhagen shows that vitamin C deficiency may impair the mental development of new-born babies.
Sep 02, 2009 |
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Students coax yeast cells to add vitamins to bread
Any way you slice it, bread that contains critical nutrients could help combat severe malnutrition in impoverished regions. That is the goal of a group of Johns Hopkins University undergraduate students who ...
Oct 25, 2011 |
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Inadequate diet can lead to anemia in postmenopausal women
A new study published in the April 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association indicates that inadequate nutrition is linked to a greater risk of anemia in postmenopausal women.
Mar 25, 2011 |
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Skin color: Handy tool for teaching evolution
Variations in skin color provide one of the best examples of evolution by natural selection acting on the human body and should be used to teach evolution in schools, according to a Penn State anthropologist.
Feb 20, 2011 |
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Multiple approaches necessary to tackle world's food problems
Researchers need to use all available resources in an integrated approach to put agriculture on a path to solve the world's food problems while reducing pollution, according to a Penn State biologist. Changes in national ...
Feb 18, 2011 |
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Shunning the sun may be harmful to your health
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, with more than a million new cases diagnosed each year. But efforts to prevent it might be creating a health crisis of another sort.
Dec 21, 2010 |
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Report: A bit more vitamin D is good, not too much
(AP) -- Got milk? You may need a couple cups more than today's food labels say to get enough vitamin D for strong bones. But don't go overboard: Long-awaited new dietary guidelines say there's no proof that megadoses prevent ...
Nov 30, 2010 |
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Everyone should boost intake of vitamin D, IOM says
(PhysOrg.com) -- The nation's top scientific advisory panel today recommended that adults modestly increase their intake of vitamin D, known as the "sunshine vitamin," from a daily dose of 200 international ...
Nov 30, 2010 |
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Vitamin D supplements do not increase bone density in healthy children
Giving vitamin D supplements to healthy children with normal vitamin D levels does not improve bone density at the hip, lumbar spine, forearm or in the body as a whole, according to a new Cochrane Systematic Review.
Oct 06, 2010 |
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Vitamin C rapidly improves emotional state of acutely hospitalized patients, researchers say
Treatment with vitamin C rapidly improves the emotional state of acutely hospitalized patients, according to a study carried out by researchers at Montreal's Jewish General Hospital (JGH) and the affiliated Lady Davis Institute ...
Sep 23, 2010 |
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Veterinarian says natural foods not always best for pets
While natural food is a rising trend among humans, pet owners should be careful before feeding similar types of food to their pets, according to a Kansas State University veterinarian.
Sep 17, 2010 |
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