Innovative Model Created for NASA to Predict Vitamin Levels in Spaceflight Food
Mathematical tool from UMass Amherst researchers will ensure proper nutrition for astronauts on long missions
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Chewing Gum May Be Effective for Delivering Vitamins
New study results validate the concept of gum as an effective delivery system for at least some vitamins
Most Popular Vitamin and Mineral Supplements Provide No Health Benefit
The most common vitamin and mineral supplements have no consistent benefit for the prevention of cardiovascular disease, heart attack, stroke, or premature death, according to a new study
Preventing Vitamin A Deficiency in Africa with Sweet Potato-Enriched Bread
Scientists evaluate starch digestibility, nutrient availability
Want to Remember Your Dreams? Try Taking Vitamin B6
Recent study results show that taking vitamin B6 improved people's ability to recall dreams compared to a placebo
Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Greater Risk of Diabetes
For a recent study, researchers identified the minimum healthy level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in blood plasma to be 30 nanograms per milliliter
Pregnant Women Deficient in Vitamin D May Give Birth to Obese Children
Taking vitamin D supplements during pregnancy may help to stem childhood obesity
Can Vitamins and Dietary Supplements Benefit Patients with Mitochondrial Disease?
CHOP researchers co-author expert review of nutritional interventions
After Cooking, Biofortified Corn and Eggs Retain Vital Nutrient Needed to Prevent Blindness
Vitamin A deficiency is a common problem in Africa and Southeast Asia, causing an estimated 250,000 to 500,000 children to become permanently blind each year
Vitamin E Genes Identified in Maize May Help Biofortify Crops
Scienists combined different types of genetic association analyses to identify 14 genes across the genome that were involved in the synthesis of vitamin E