Category Archives: Pregnancy

How Does Vitamin D Relate To Fertility?

Infertility affects 15 to 25 % of couples of reproductive age in Western countries. Infertility is therefore one of the leading causes of disease in Western nations. Because of the high rates of infertility, couples are increasingly turning to fertility … Continue reading

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More On Vitamin D Deficiency: Poor Pregnancy Outcomes

Vitamin D is an important nutrient that can also be synthesised in the skin through exposure to ultraviolet light. Actually a steroid hormone and not a vitamin, vitamin D has recently been shown to have a much wider role in … Continue reading

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More Benefits for Anti-Inflammatory Diets

Inflammation is associated with the development and progression of a number of diseases. In particular, inflammation is associated with Western lifestyle diseases including obesity, metabolic syndrome, arthritis, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Mechanistically inflammation can contribute to disease … Continue reading

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Are Fish Oil Supplements Beneficial During Pregnancy?

Many aspects of nutrition are described as controversial. In scientific parlance, this means that evidence is divided and could be used to support a number of different and opposing conclusions regarding a particular aspect of nutritional science. Such controversy is … Continue reading

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Multivitamins During Pregnancy

The developing foetus is particularly susceptible to growth retardation because of poor nutrition. During pregnancy the foetus relies on its nutrients from mother by delivery from the blood supply of the umbilical cord. The nutritional status of the mother is … Continue reading

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Carbohydrate Quality Determines Micronutrient Intake?

Carbohydrate, protein and fat are macronutrients that provide the energy required for daily function in human nutrition. However, this energy cannot be released and expended effectively without the presence of additional factors in the diet. These factors, micronutrients, which include … Continue reading

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Does Cardiovascular Disease Originate in the Womb?

It is becoming increasingly evidenced that what we eat as a child plays a significant role in the diseases that we develop in later life. In particular the seeds of Western lifestyle disease such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and type … Continue reading

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Vitamin E In Reproduction

The requirement for vitamin E by animals for successful pregnancy is well established. Vitamin E deficiency has been shown to cause foetal resorption in rats and other animals. In fact, the route word for the name of the vitamin E … Continue reading

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More Evidence of Iron and Folic Acid Deficiencies

Is Iron Really the Most Common Nutritional Deficiency in the World? Iron is said to be the most common nutritional deficiency in the World today. This is not surprising in developing countries as the access to red meat is low, … Continue reading

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Poor Pregnancy Outcomes with Low Vitamin Intakes: This Time Vitamin B6

It has been shown that vitamin and mineral requirements increase during pregnancy. The reason for this is the obvious one, in that the growing foetus has a large requirements for essential nutrients and these can only be derived from the … Continue reading

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