Maternal Fructose Intake Impacts Female And Male Fetuses Differently

A recent study accepted for publication in Endocrinology, a publication of The Endocrine Society, reports for the first time that maternal fructose intake during pregnancy results in sex-specific changes in fetal and neonatal endocrinology. Fructose is a simple sugar found naturally in honey, fruit and some vegetables…

Pregnancy And Organic Food

Who eats organic food when they are pregnant? Is it just certain groups? What kind of organic foods are most popular

Organic food in pregnancy

Who eats organic food when they are pregnant?

Low And High Vitamin D Levels In Older Women Associated With Increased Likelihood Of Frailty

A recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM) found that lower and higher vitamin D levels were associated with an increased likelihood of frailty in older women.

Eating Patterns Vary Between Overweight Children And Normal Weight Children

Overweight children reported more frequent intake of healthy foods such as fruit, vegetables, fish, brown bread and potatoes as well as low-energy cheese and yoghurt compared with normal weight children. This comes from a recent study from researchers at Telemark University College and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health…

Fish Oil Supplements During Pregnancy Do Not Aid Infant Brain Development, Study Finds

A popular supplement among pregnant women — docosahexaenoic acid, an omega-3 fatty acid found in fish oil — has no clear benefits for an infant’s cognitive development, contradicting a view among many obstetricians and their patients, according to a recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the New York Times reports…

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