Work to improve children’s health should start before mother becomes pregnant

Researchers from the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, believe the key to making future generations healthier could lie before the mother becomes…

Muscle strength in children linked to vitamin D levels in pregnancy

A UK study of pregnant women that followed their babies into early childhood finds kids were likely to have stronger muscles if their mothers had higher levels of vitamin D during pregnancy.The study, from the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (MRC LEU) at the University of Southampton, is published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.

Nutritional Supplements And The Current State Of Scientific Research

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the dietary supplement industry’s leading trade association, has released its comprehensive report, The Benefits of Nutritional Supplements (4th Edition)…

Link Between A Child’s Body Fat And Vitamin D Insufficiency In The Mother

Children are more likely to have more body fat during childhood if their mother has low levels of Vitamin D during pregnancy, according to scientists at the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (MRC LEU), University of Southampton…

USDA Secretary Vilsack And HHS Secretary Sebelius Launch First Joint National Multimedia Campaign To Help Families Prevent Food Poisoning

The Ad Council is joining the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, in partnership with the U.S.

E. Coli Emergency Talks By European Union Agriculture Ministers, Germany Criticized

Agriculture ministers from all EU (European Union) countries are holding an “extraordinary session of the Council of the European Union”, in other words, emergency talks in Luxembourg today. So far, 23 people have died from E.

Study Linking Diet Soda And Stroke Risk Is Seriously Flawed

The Calorie Control Council stated today that research findings presented during a poster session at the International Stroke Conference claiming an association between diet soft drink consumption and increased risk of stroke and heart attack are critically flawed.

Food Safety Standards Need To Incorporate More Sound Science, Analysis

A new National Research Council report finds no scientific basis that more stringent testing of meat purchased through the government’s ground beef purchase program and distributed to various federal food and nutrition programs — including the National School Lunch Program — would lead to safer meat. The U.S…

Reaction Of CRN To Institute Of Medicine DRI Recommendations For Vitamin D

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the dietary supplement industry’s leading trade association, called the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) newly-released report on the Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) levels for vitamin D “a modest step in the right direction that fell short of truly capturing the extensive and positive research that has cons…

Carl Edwards taking active role in President's Council on Fitness …

Edwards, of Columbia, Mo., was selected to the President’s Council on Fitness , Sports and Nutrition , which is trying to help solve the burgeoning health and fitness problem afflicting all ages in the United States, and especially the …