Vitamins

Benefits from food fortification, yet global nutrient gaps persist

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Fortifying staple foods can dramatically reduce global nutrient deficiencies at minimal cost, but gaps persist, and the risk of excess intake underscores the need for smarter, more balanced nutrition strategies.  Study: Impact of large-scale food fortification programmes on micronutrient inadequacies and their implementation costs: a modelling analysis. Image credit: udra11/Shutterstock.com Expanded guideline-based food fortification programs … Read more

Vitamin users urged to stop making huge ‘mistake’ when taking supplements

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Vitamin users have been urged to stop making a huge “mistake” when taking supplements. Rojina Shams Nateri, pharmacist at Roseway Labs, said there’s vital information they need to know Katie-Ann Gupwell Acting Content Editor 09:08, 01 Mar 2026 Vitamin users have been urged to stop making the “error” (stock image)(Image: Guido Mieth via Getty Images) … Read more

Colorful japonica rice varieties show unique health-promoting lipids

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Rice feeds more than half of the world’s population, yet we still only partly understand the nutrients it contains. More than 85% of the rice we eat is composed of starch, though it also contains some protein (around 10%), small amounts of fat (roughly 2%), a few vitamins, and trace elements. Because fats, or lipids, … Read more

Vitamin B3 shows promise for treating rare genetic disorder

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Scientists at Gladstone Institutes have flipped the traditional approach to finding potential treatments for deadly diseases. Instead of starting with a disease and hunting for a cure, they began with vitamins and systematically identified genetic diseases that could benefit from high-dose supplements. Using this framework, the team discovered that vitamin B3 supplementation, when tested in … Read more

Doctor urges people against money wasting mistake that ‘rarely’ boosts health

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A GP has urged people to stop making a common mistake when it comes to their health and wallet Abigail Nicholson Content Editor 05:00, 22 Feb 2026 People are making a common mistake when it comes to their health(Image: Kseniya Ovchinnikova via Getty Images) A medical professional has shared a frequent error that individuals commit … Read more

Eating more plant-based foods may lower breast cancer risk, major international study indicates

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Large international cohort data suggest plant-forward eating patterns and certain micronutrients may be linked to lower breast cancer risk and improved survival, highlighting diet as a potentially modifiable factor worth further investigation. Study: Plant-based dietary patterns, micronutrient status and breast cancer outcomes: a joint analysis of UK Biobank and Chinese longitudinal healthy longevity survey. Image … Read more

Bioavailability and healthy aging drive innovations in vitality vitamins

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“Vitality” in vitamins is being redefined from a focus on energy to longevity, cognition, and cellular health. Nutrition industry experts highlight opportunities in synergistic ingredient combinations, enhanced bioavailability, and delivery innovations as consumers increasingly seek multilayered support for healthy aging.  Innova Market Insights data indicate that 86% of global consumers pay attention to vitamins, with … Read more

Can dietary supplements support nutrition security as climate change disrupts food systems?

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As climate stressors disrupt food systems and nutrient quality worldwide, researchers examine whether dietary supplements could support resilience and nutrition security or whether their role remains unproven amid major evidence and policy gaps. Perspective: The Role of Dietary Supplements in Environmental Challenges. Image Credit: Artem Stepanov / Shutterstock In a recent scholarly perspective piece published … Read more

Why you might be low in vitamin D even in sunny Singapore

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Why are many Singapore residents deficient in vitamin D? Will vitamin E boost your skincare routine? Why are newborn babies in Singapore given an injection of vitamin K? In this second of a two-part series, we find out about these essential nutrients. What you need to know about vitamins D, E and K 1. Vitamin D … Read more

Vitamin D Supplementation Protects Telomeres in VITAL

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This transcript has been edited for clarity.  This is Dr JoAnn Manson, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. I’d like to talk with you about a recent report in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition that suggests vitamin D supplementation has a promising role in protecting telomeres and slowing … Read more