The Premature Human Microbiome Is Influenced by Joint Effects of Pregnancy, Sociocultural and Environmental Factors
The diversity of microorganisms which particularly colonize the human intestine significantly influences how well an organism can process micronutrients from food and... Read More
Growing Risk of Global Zinc Deficit Due to Excessive Carbon Dioxide Concentration in the Air
Continuing CO2 emissions not only change the world’s climate, but also threaten food security in the long term: due to the rising... Read More
Declining Iron and Zinc Content in Crops Due to Increasing Carbon Dioxide Concentrations in the Air
An estimated two billion people suffer from a deficiency of iron and zinc. How and if these micronutrient deficiencies can be compensated... Read More
About the Adaption of Future Food Production and Selection to Human Digestion Mechanisms
A group of researchers led by Jeffry I. Gordon of Washington University suggests that concepts for future nutrition must include greater knowledge... Read More
Niacin Supplementation during Pregnancy for the Prevention of Congenital Malformations under Scientific Assessment
Worldwide more than 2 % of newborn children are born with birth defects. Malformations are among the leading causes of death in Sub-Saharan... Read More
No Fruit Juice for Babies
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children should not drink fruit juices in their first year of life (1). Fruit juices... Read More
Long Breastfeeding Can Protect (Improves Conditions of) Mothers From (With) Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
According to a Californian study, healthy mothers who breastfeed their children for more than 15 months were less likely to suffer from... Read More
Anemia in Association with Nutritional DeficiencyMalnutrition in Children in Uganda
Anemia, the lack of red blood cells or the red blood pigment hemoglobin, is one of the most common causes of death... Read More
Nutritional Changes and Sports Have a Beneficial Effect on Pregnancy
Highly overweight women of childbearing age, including almost every second woman worldwide, often put on weight disproportionately during pregnancy and endanger themselves... Read More
Primary Prevention of Growth Delays Retardations in Unborn Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
About one in five babies, which are born too small, dies in the first months of life. In addition, infants who have... Read More