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25 May 2016 - FoodNavigator - Artificial sweeteners cut calories but may affect glucose control in obese: Study

Artificial sweeteners may help obese individuals cut calories and lose weight but a new study has suggested that these sugar substitutes impair how glucose is utilised in the body.

20 May 2016 - NOLA - Essential fatty acid may reduce head trauma effects in football players

16 May 2016 - Nutraingredients - Prenatal vitamins may reduce risk of pregnancy loss by 55%

16 May 2016 - Food Navigator - Imprinting obesity: Mum's metabolic health may have lasting impact on baby

16 May 2016 - Nutraingredients - Omega-3 levels linked to better cognitive performance

13 May 2016 - MedicalXpress - Omega-3 (with vitamins + minerals) lowers childhood aggression in short term

12 May 2016 - FoodNavigator - Artificial sweeteners linked to overweight babies

11 May 2016 - Nutraingredients - Good nutrition has large say in kids' social behaviour, research suggests

Promoting good nutrition in early life is not only good for health but also social behaviour and development, a study has demonstrated. The findings provide a positive slant to the often-held view that poor diet negatively influences early childhood development.

11 May 2016 - CTV News - Seniors can stave off cognitive decline with seafood: study

9 May 2016 - Vitamin D Council - Current research on vitamin D and dementia and Hill’s criteria for causation

08 May 2016 - Medical Xpress - Research points to omega-3 as a nutritional intervention for childhood behavioral problems

05 May 2016 - MNT - Schizophrenia, bipolar tied to yeast infection

A current or previous infection with Candida albicans appears to be more common in some people with mental illness than people without the condition.

02 May 2016 - Science Daily - Supplement given during first year of life critical for muscle-mass development

26 April 2016 - Medical Daily - Antidepressants Plus Nutritional Supplements, Like Omega 3 And Vitamin D, May Treat Depression More Effectively

26 April 2016 - Scientific American - Do Vitamins and Supplements Make Antidepressants More Effective?

Researchers have found that taking some nutritional supplements — such as omega-3 fish oil and Vitamin D — could increase the efficacy of antidepressants among people who suffer from clinical depression.

21 April 2016 - Food Navigator - Mother's high-fructose diet may lead to foetal metabolic disorders: Study

20 April 2016 - FoodNavigator USA - Digestive issues attributed to lactose intolerance may be caused by A1 beta-casein protein, suggests study

Digestive symptoms attributed to lactose intolerance might instead be caused by A1 milk protein

18 April 2016 - Food Navigator - Excess sugar consumption ‘similar to cocaine addiction', says study

15 April 2016 - Nutraingredients - Magnesium right on time as role in body rhythms is recognised

14 April 2016 - Questioning Answers - #Breadgate and nutritional psychiatry

The review paper by Paola Bressan & Peter Kramer titled: 'Bread and Other Edible Agents of Mental Disease' has been getting a few people a little hot under the collar recently. With it's own Twitter hashtag #breadgate it looks like the idea that certain foods might have something of a bearing on "human behaviour and mental health" has not been received particularly well.