What Is Vitamin A? What Does Vitamin A Do?

Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin, also known as retinol because it produces pigments in the eye’s retina. The eye needs a specific metabolite – retinal – a light-absorbing substance that is crucial for scotopic vision (low-light vision)

Gardening linked to increased vegetable consumption in older adults

A study of older adults has revealed some interesting nutritional benefits to gardening. Researchers compared fruit and vegetable consumption of older gardeners and non-gardeners, and investigated differences in fruit and vegetable consumption of long-term gardeners compared with newer gardeners. The results suggested that offering gardening “intervention” programs for older adults could be an effective way to improve vegetable and fruit consumption in the population.

Government Of Canada Delivers More Transparency On Food Safety Enforcement

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will now publish information about its compliance and enforcement activities being taken to protect the safety of the Canadian food, animal and plant supply. “Food safety is a top priority of the Government of Canada and we are listening to Canadians,” said Minister Ritz…

Think Before You Drink

Americans may like their drinks “sickeningly sweet” but a new labeling initiative may discourage us from pouring on the unnecessary calories, said Jessica Bartfield, MD, medical weight-loss specialist at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital. As of February, the front labels of packaged beverages now include the total number of calories in containers of 20 ounces or less…

Magnesium Deficiency; Not Always A Nutritional Problem

Researchers and scientists of the Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, in cooperation with the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, and colleagues from the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and the Czech Republic have succeeded in identifying a genetic cause of magnesium deficiency. The study from Dr…