V&M RIS encourages the development of research to better understand and promote the use of vitamins & minerals in health promotion and disease prevention.
06/03/2019
Last posting before the much awaited cutting edge science meeting in Baltimore. See you all there!!!
Monthly high-dose vitamin D supplementation does not increase kidney stone risk or serum calcium: results from a randomized controlled trial ABSTRACTBackground. A growing number of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are investigating the potential health benefits of high-dose vitamin D supplementat
05/16/2019
Interesting article about vitamin D and dental health in children:
Associations of Maternal and Neonatal Vitamin D with Dental Development in Childhood AbstractBackground. Vitamin D influences the formation and mineralization of teeth.Objective. To investigate the association of maternal and neonatal vitamin
05/03/2019
Hot of the press: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31049587
Congratulations to Dr. Bailey!!!
Trends in Mean Nutrient Intakes of US Infants, Toddlers, and Young Children from 3 Feeding Infants and Toddlers Studies (FITS). - PubMed - NCBI J Nutr. 2019 May 2. pii: nxz054. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxz054. [Epub ahead of print]
04/19/2019
For those who have not had a chance to read the new Sodium and Potassium DRIs, here's a link to a freely available full 500-page version as well as a 14-page summary:
Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium Download a PDF of "Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium" by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for free.
03/21/2019
Recently published interesting article on toxic effects of iron overload:
Iron Oversupplementation Causes Hippocampal Iron Overloading and Impairs Social Novelty Recognition in Nursing Piglets ABSTRACTBackground. Iron oversupplementation in healthy term infants may adversely affect growth and cognitive development.Objective. We hypothesized that ear
02/14/2019
An article of interest to most vitamins and minerals experts: https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/109/2/251/5307115
02/09/2019
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/109/1/139/5280782
Association of usual 24-h sodium excretion with measures of adiposity among adults in the United States: NHANES, 2014 ABSTRACTBackground. Both excessive sodium intake and obesity are risk factors for hypertension and cardiovascular disease. The association between sodium intak
01/19/2019
Magnesium status and supplementation influence vitamin D status and metabolism: results from a randomized trial
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/108/6/1249/5239886
Congratulations to the winners of ASN Vitamins & Minerals RIS 2018 Emerging Leaders in Nutrition Poster Competition:
-Alejandra Wiedman, University of British Columbia
-Emanuela Pannia, University of Toronto
-Morgan Strong, Oklahoma State University
06/09/2018
Mind the Gap! ASN V&M RIS business meeting at
05/29/2018
A dynamic model for predicting growth in zinc-deficient stunted infants given supplemental zinc:
dynamic model for predicting growth in zinc-deficient stunted infants given supplemental zinc | The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition | Oxford Academic ABSTRACTBackground. Zinc deficiency limits infant growth and increases susceptibility to infections, which further compromises growth. Zinc supplementation imp
Anemia of Inflammation during Human Pregnancy Does Not Affect Newborn Iron Endowment
https://academic.oup.com/jn/article/148/3/427/4930804?searchresult=1