Pediatric immune systems boosted by zinc supplementation
Zinc supplements reduce diarrhoea and other infections in malnourished children, and may prevent death, according to a new study published in The Cochrane Library.
May 17, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: cochrane, infections, new-study, nutrition / diet, oncalldietitian.com, prevent-death, reduce-diarrhoea
Transgenic mice produce both omega-3, omega-6 fatty acids on carbohydrate diet
A transgenic mouse has been developed that synthesizes both the omega-3 and omega-6 essential fatty acids within its tissues on a diet of carbohydrates or saturated fats. Significant evidence suggest that the ratio of dietary omega-6 to omega-3 has important implications for human health, further increasing interest in the development of foods rich in omega-3s.
May 17, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: bohydrates-or-saturated, both-the-omega, development, fatty-acids, foods-rich, increasing, omega, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, ratio, the-development, transgenic-mouse
