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CRN Shares Insights for National Birth Defects Awareness Month
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) is sharing scientific and economic data demonstrating the value of choline supplementation for early childhood development among the proactive measures women can take to support the development of a healthy baby. January is National Birth Defects Awareness Month as recognized by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The ...
Lorena Carboni, Scientific Communications Specialist, Gnosis by Lesaffre
With a master’s degree in pharmaceutical chemistry and technology, Lorena Carboni specializes in natural ingredients’ scientific and clinical aspects, focusing on the one-carbon metabolites, including folate (5-MTHF), S-adenosylmethionine and glutathione, at Gnosis by Lesaffre. Over her 20-plus years in the nutraceutical and pharmaceutical industries, she proactively collaborates with universities and academic panels of experts on ...
CRN Applauds Support of Dietary Supplement Use in 2020–2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) applauds the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for supporting dietary supplement use in the recently released “2020–2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.” The Dietary Guidelines recognize supplements help to meet nutrient needs not obtainable from food intake alone and identify ...
High Lead Levels During Pregnancy Linked to Child Obesity
Children born to women who have high blood levels of lead are more likely be overweight or obese, compared to those whose mothers have low levels of lead in their blood, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Health Resources and Services Administration. The study was conducted by Xiaobin ...
Daily Folic Acid Supplementation Remains Important for Prevention of Birth Defects
Despite the mandatory addition of folic acid to enriched grain products in the United States, many women still do not consume adequate amounts of this important vitamin, according to an editorial written by Laura E. Mitchell, PhD, professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences at The University of Texas Health Science ...
FDA Approves Folic Acid to be Added to Masa Flour
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided to allow manufacturers to fortify their corn masa foods with folic acid. “Folic acid is a synthetic form of folate, a B vitamin that helps prevent severe defects of the brain and spinal cord when consumed by women before and early [on] in pregnancy,” an NPR article reported. Pregnancy women ...
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