Nutrition
Pregnant women – like the rest of us – have a choice to make. Do we wait for the hundreds of randomized controlled trials that are currently being conducted to see if vitamin D helps, or do we act now, on what we know now? Today, pregnant women – and the rest of us – [...]
Continue reading about Vitamin D Requirements in Pregnancy and Infant Viral Pneumonia
After 13 year of silence, the quasi governmental agency, the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) Food and Nutrition Board (FNB), today recommended that a three-pound premature infant take virtually the same amount of vitamin D as a 300 pound pregnant woman. While that 400 IU/day dose is close to adequate for infants, 600 IU/day in pregnant [...]
Continue reading about Food & Nutrition Board Fails Millions – Vitamin D Council
September 18, 2010 Another tragedy This is a periodic newsletter from the Vitamin D Council, a non-profit trying to end the epidemic of vitamin D deficiency. If you are not subscribed, you can do so on the Vitamin D Council’s website. Dear Dr. Cannell: On June 3, 2010, my five and a half week old [...]
Childhood obesity rates have tripled over the past 30 years, with about one in three American children currently overweight or obese, according to government figures. Now Barry Popkin and Carmen Piernas of the University of North Carolina have found in their study that snacks account for about 27 percent of the calories consumed by children, and [...]
Continue reading about Study Finds American Children Eat Nearly Constantly
A new study accepted for publication in the International Journal of Food Microbiology predicts an increase in the burden of food-borne disease. The study focussed on the European Union and to a lesser extent the United States and more global issues. Current and potential future trends in technology, consumption and trade of food that may [...]