Scientists comment on a government announcement that wheat flour must be fortified with folic acid from the end of 2026. … read more
A study published in PLOS Medicine looks at nutrient status in pregnant women. Dr Duane Mellor, Registered Dietitian and Senior Lecturer, … read more
A study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring looks at vitamin D supplementation and dementia. … read more
A study published in Annals of Internal Medicine looks at vitamin D and risk for type 2 diabetes in people … read more
This Roundup accompanied an SMC Briefing, in which a panel of experts made the case for a higher level of … read more
In June 2019, the UK Government issued a public consultation on the proposal to introduce mandatory fortification of non-wholemeal flour … read more
A research team led by scientists at the John Innes Centre in Norwich have genetically edited tomatoes to produce vitamin … read more
A study published in Nature Plants looks at biofortified tomatoes, providing a new route to vitamin D sufficiency. This Roundup … read more
A study published in Angewandte Chemie suggests that some vitamins, steroids and antivirals could bind to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, … read more
Leading health bodies, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Public Health England (PHE) and Scientific Advisory Committee on … read more
The findings, presented at the International AIDS Society conference (and currently not available as a study), report that, after treatment … read more
Three reviews, from Public Health England (PHE), National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), and the Royal Society respectively, … read more
A study of Pakistani women, published in the journal PLOS ONE, reports that vitamin D deficiency may be associated with … read more
Research published in JAMA Psychiatry demonstrates maternal prenatal vitamin intake during the first month of pregnancy may reduce autism recurrence … read more
Two studies published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) demonstrate that supplementation with n-3 fatty acids and vitamin D did not result in lower incidences of invasive cancer or cardiovascular events when compared with placebos. read more
Research published in the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology suggests that vitamin D supplementation does not prevent fractures or falls. read more
A new study, published in Journal of Endocrinology, examines vitamin D consumption during pregnancy and breast feeding and potential development … read more
A new study, published in Journal of Epidemiology, examines vitamin D consumption during pregnancy and breast feeding and potential development of autism-like behaviour. read more
New research, published in Gut, investigates the possibility that calcium supplements, taken with or without vitamin D, may increase the risk of small growths in the large bowel – called polyps. read more
Researchers argue that setting an upper level of intake for folate has no scientific basis, in a new study, published in Public Health Reviews. read more
