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1MD Nutrition Marks Fourth Year of Giving Tuesday Partnership With Vitamin Angels

by Shari Barbanel | November 17, 2025

1MD Nutrition (Irvine, CA) will offer up to 50 percent discounts and be donating 5 percent of all sales site wide on Giving Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025 to address women and children malnutrition in underserved communities worldwide.† The fifth year that 1MD has earmarked Giving Tuesday to raise money for this cause, the brand is ...

B12 Vitamins Increase the Presence of the Micronutrient in Mothers’ Breast Milk

by Shari Barbanel | December 4, 2023

Babies and children need vitamins, including vitamin B12, to help their brains and bodies develop and grow. Babies get B12 from their mothers and can have low levels of B12 if their mothers had low vitamin levels during pregnancy and breastfeeding. The vitamin B12 levels of infants strongly depend on maternal levels. Adequacy of vitamin ...

Study Reveals Important Associations Between Gut Microbiome and Eczema in Infancy

by Shari Barbanel | September 6, 2023

A new study has revealed important associations between the gut microbiome and eczema in infancy and has established the basis for the potential prevention and treatment of eczema via modulation of the gut microbiota. The study was published in mSystems, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology. “The problem of eczema is increasing, and our ...

Chemicals From Hair and Beauty Products Impact Hormones, Especially During Pregnancy

by Shari Barbanel | December 22, 2021

Use of certain personal care products during pregnancy may impact maternal hormone levels, according to a new Rutgers (New Jersey) study. Personal care and beauty products contain several ingredients that often include a wide range of endocrine-disrupting chemicals like phthalates, parabens, phenols, parabens and toxic metals. These chemicals interact with hormone systems, influencing synthesis, regulation, ...

Link Between Neonatal Vitamin D Deficiency and Schizophrenia Confirmed

by Shari Barbanel | December 10, 2018

Newborns with vitamin D deficiency have an increased risk of schizophrenia later in life, a team of Australian and Danish researchers has reported. The discovery could help prevent some cases of the disease by treating vitamin D deficiency during the earliest stages of life. The study, led by Professor John McGrath from The University of ...

A Mediterranean Diet in Pregnancy Associated With Lower Risk of Accelerated Growth

by Shari Barbanel | December 6, 2018

The Mediterranean diet is characterized by a high content of fruits, vegetables, olive oil, legumes and nuts. This healthy diet pattern has been associated with lower obesity and cardiometabolic risk in adults, but few studies have focused on children. This study, published in the Journal of Pediatrics, aimed at evaluating the association between adherence to a ...

Researchers Link Dietary Supplement DHA to Higher Fat-free Body Mass in Children

by Shari Barbanel | March 26, 2018

University of Kansas researchers have reported that pregnant women who consumed a supplement of DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), a nutrient added to U.S. infant formulas since 2002, tend to have children with higher fat-free body mass at 5 years old. The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease relates to effects of maternal and early life programming ...

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