Iron deficiency in children
Young children formula consumption and iron deficiency at 24 months in the general population: A national-level study Iron deficiency (ID) is considered the most frequent micronutrient deficiency in industrialized countries where strategies for its primary prevention vary widely and are insufficiently evaluated. We aimed to study the effectiveness of the iron status of a national […]
A Growing-Up Milk Increases Vitamin D and Iron Status
Compared with Cow Milk, a Growing-Up Milk Increases Vitamin D and Iron Status in Healthy Children at 2 Years of Age: The Growing-Up Milk–Lite (GUMLi) Randomized Controlled Trial Iron deficiency (ID) and vitamin D deficiency (VDD) are significant pediatric health issues in New Zealand and Australia and remain prevalent micronutrient deficiencies in young children globally. […]
Atopic dermatitis in children
Randomized trial of vitamin D supplementation for winter-related atopic dermatitis in children Epidemiologic and preclinical data, and a small randomized trial in Boston, suggest that vitamin D supplementation may improve winter-related atopic dermatitis (AD). To determine the effect of vitamin D supplementation on winter-related AD. We performed a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of Mongolian children […]
The Role of Vitamins and Minerals in Hair Loss
The Role of Vitamins and Minerals in Hair Loss: A Review People commonly inquire about vitamin and mineral supplementation and diet as a means to prevent or manage dermatological diseases and, in particular, hair loss. Answering these queries is frequently challenging, given the enormous and conflicting evidence that exists on this subject. There are several […]
Plasma Zinc Levels in Males
Plasma Zinc Levels in Males with Androgenetic Alopecia as Possible Predictors of the Subsequent Conservative Therapy’s Effectiveness Androgenic alopecia (AGA) is the most common type of progressive hair loss in men. The search for reliable predictors of the conservative treatment’s effectiveness is an urgent problem today. Forty-eight patients with AGA, stages I–IV by the Norwood–Hamilton […]
Efficacy of an Oral Supplement in Women
A Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study Evaluating the Efficacy of an Oral Supplement in Women with Self-perceived Thinning Hair To assess the ability of an oral supplement to increase hair growth in women with thinning hair. Design: A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study. The setting was One United States clinical site. Participants were Healthy women aged 21 to […]
Dietary supplements in dermatology
Dietary supplements in dermatology: A review of the evidence for zinc, biotin, vitamin D, nicotinamide, and Polypodium Dietary supplements are commonly recommended by dermatologists in the treatment of skin, hair, and nail disorders. This review of oral over-the-counter supplement use in dermatology summarizes the current evidence for the use of zinc, biotin, vitamin D, nicotinamide, […]
Biotin for Hair Loss
A Review of the Use of Biotin for Hair Loss Biotin has gained commercial popularity for its claimed benefits on healthy hair and nail growth. Despite its reputation, there is limited research to support the utility of biotin in healthy individuals. To systematically review the literature on biotin efficacy in hair and nail growth. We […]
Folate and children’s brain performance
Children’s brain and poorer cognitive performance linked with low-folate status in mothers’ early pregnancy Newly results about the association between prenatal folate status and children’s brain anatomy have been presented in a research published in the British Journal of Nutrition in early 2016 (Ars et al 2016 – Prenatal folate, homocysteine, and vitamin B12 levels […]
Quatrefolic
A recently new published study (Mazza et al., Nutraceutical approaches to homocysteine-lowering in hypertensive subjects at low cardiovascular risk: a multicenter, randomized clinical trial. J Biol Regul Homeost Agents. 2016) has investigated the efficacy of Quatrefolic® (400 mcg of Quatrefolic® plus B6, and B12 BID) in lowering homocysteine serum levels (HCys) versus a conventional vitamin supplementation (folic […]