Nutrition: Childrenâs Supplements May Skew Research
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Nutritional supplements are generally not taken into account when health researchers try to get a snapshot of the nationâs nutritional habits, a new study finds.
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Probiotics, the potentially beneficial bacteria and yeasts available as diet supplements, may not be as helpful as widely believed.
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The failure to stick to policies on vitamin D supplements is putting children at risk of rickets, experts warn.
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Vitamin supplements may increase the chances of dying from cancer, a science review finds. And the studies, which compared the health of people who regularly took antioxidant pills with those who took dummy
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A new study published in the December issue of the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine suggests that iron deficiency may contribute to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children.
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FRIDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) -- A new study could be great news for children with &quot;lazy eye.&quot;
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Women who take multivitamins  before and during pregnancy apparently reduce the chances that  their offspring will develop certain types of childhood tumors,  researchers report.
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By Hollie W. Best. Dietary supplements are neither food nor drugs. They are products that contain &quot;dietary ingredients&quot; meant to supplement the diet, not substitute for healthful foods.
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NEW YORK  - Older men and women who take nutritional supplements are more likely to get adequate amounts of several vitamins and minerals than their peers who don't use supplements, a new study shows.
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NEW YORK  - Many children with chronic  medical conditions such as cancer and cystic fibrosis may be  taking dietary supplements that are not part of their  prescribed treatment, a new survey shows.
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Food marketed to children is being criticized as high in fat and sugar.
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Manufacturers cut sugar and add vitamins in products to appeal to parents worried about childhood obesity and unhealthy eating habits.
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Breast-fed children are  significantly more likely to do well in measures of  stereoscopic vision than are those who received formula during  infancy, according to UK researchers.
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Breast-fed children are more intelligent than their bottle-fed counterparts, but this has nothing to do with the content of the milk they receive, a study published in the British Medical Journal said.
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A new study suggests that older children tend to have higher IQs than their younger siblings. Now scientists just have to figure out why.
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In a Sept. 10 story about whether healthy children should be given a stimulant in a research experiment, The Associated Press reported erroneously that 10 mg of dextroamphetamine was equivalent to the caffeine in five cups of coffee.
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Cocktails of food additives in children's diets may be responsible for hyperactive behaviour, say researchers.