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Millions Of People Heading Into Winter With A Lack Of Immunity Nutrients

New study shows sizeable gap for vitamin D, iron and selenium – all essential for normal immunity That’s the key finding of a new scientific review entitled: British Dietary Habits and Declining Nutrient Intakes[1] - from the Health and Food Supplements Information Service – www.hsis.org - which also found that most women lacked folate (also called folic acid) which protects developing infants against spina bifida, a neural tube defect. Nutritionist and co-author of the new research review, Dr Pamela Mason,…

A Third Of Brits Are Vitamin D Deficient According To A New Research Review - New study research review by Health & Food Supplements Information Service (HSIS) concludes that preventing deficiency can only be achieved by supplementation for all

Maintaining its status as a hot topic, vitamin D is the subject of a new research review titled Vitamin D: The challenge of bridging the gap and the rationale for supplementation, published in The Food and Nutrition Journal.[1] The new research review’s authors have shone a light on the mounting evidence pointing to the importance of the sunshine nutrient for our health and wellbeing. They HSIS authors also found worrying gaps in the UK’s vitamin D levels, pointing to research…

Overweight and Undernourished

New report shows Brits urgently need a nutrition reset to get immune health back on track   Three-quarters of Brits recognise that immune health is compromised by bad diets, according to a new report[1] commissioned by the Health and Food Supplements Information Service (www.hsis.org), yet there are worrying signs that our diets are way off track, putting immune health under strain as autumn gets underway. The report – IMMUNE HEALTH: MICRONUTRIENTS UNDER THE MICROSCOPE – brings together a new poll…

UK Failing To Meet The Recommended Daily Requirements of Eight Key Nutrients, Potentially Wreaking Havoc On The Nation's Health And Wellbeing

Should YOU be concerned about your nutrient intake? New data from the Health & Food Supplements Information Service (HSIS) reveals many people in the UK are lacking in eight key nutrients, with potentially harmful effects on their health. The HSIS report - BACK TO BASICS: THE NUTRIENTS YOU NEED, SERVED ON A PLATE[1] - looks at the challenges of meeting recommended nutritional intakes through diet alone. For instance, the HSIS report notes, for an adult female to meet the recommended…

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What is an NRV and why is it important?

NRV is an abbreviation of ‘Nutrient Reference Value’. NRV’s are set for 13 vitamins and 14 minerals for the purposes of food labelling and are EU guidance levels on the daily amount of vitamin or mineral that the average healthy person needs to prevent...

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