Vitamins & Minerals Research Interest Section, ASN

Sharing V&M news and high impact publications from American Society for Nutrition journals and others.

[Vitamins & Minerals Research Interest Section, ASN @ASN_VM_RIS]

October’s issue of @AJCNutrition concludes an excellent 3-piece discourse on benefits and risks of implementing micronutrient powder (MNP) supplement programs to combat anemia and iron deficiency in LMICs. Read the two Perspective articles and one Commentary linked below. 1/

[IZiNCG @IZiNCG_]

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New WHO guideline: Fortification of wheat flour with zinc may be used as a public health strategy to improve serum/plasma zinc status of populations (conditional recommendation, low certainty of evidence)

[American Society for Nutrition Journals @jnutritionorg]

Because most pregnant and lactating women do not meet iodine requirements, the scientists behind this #JNutr study assessed the iodine status of mother-infant pairs in Canada https://t.co/zDK2Y848PS

[IZiNCG @IZiNCG_]

Where to next? Should #MNPs be recommended as an intervention to improve #zinc status despite the lack of impact on diarrhea and the very modest improvement in linear growth? @icddr_b @JHUGlobalHealth @MNForum

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[American Society for Nutrition Journals @jnutritionorg]

Do you enjoy running? In #JNutr, researchers examined the effect of prolonged running on hepcidin and dietary iron absorption https://t.co/1KInEjNH2R

[Katie Brown, EdD, RDN @KatieBrownRDN]

Attending #Nutrition2022? Stop in to hear @chriscifelli10 with @NtlDairyCouncil present research findings showing that following Dietary Guidelines for Americans dietary patterns is associated with improvements in health. #NutritionLiveOnline https://t.co/v2jQM9Ntpx

[Katie Brown, EdD, RDN @KatieBrownRDN]

Iodine is essential for cognitive development. Join Yue Qin, BS via @LifeAtPurdue and learn about the link between dairy foods and iodine status in the U.S. #NutritionLiveOnline #NUTRITION2022 https://t.co/pTFmbys5eB

[Vitamins & Minerals Research Interest Section, ASN @ASN_VM_RIS]

@nutritionorg The Vitamins & Minerals GEM Forum!

[Vitamins & Minerals Research Interest Section, ASN @ASN_VM_RIS]

#Nutrition2022 live online events begin tomorrow and run through Thursday! See the attached flyer for all Vitamins & Minerals RIS events and other micronutrient talks, including the GEM Forum on Thursday from 6:00-7:30pm EDT! Enjoy the week! #NutritionLiveOnline @nutritionorg

[American Society for Nutrition Journals @jnutritionorg]

The Biomarkers of Nutrition for Development (BOND) project featured in #JNutr provides evidence-based information on various nutritional biomarkers. Check out this BOND iron review https://t.co/zkrtRhjsCo

[ColaLife @colalife]

Proud to announce that our work on co-packaged ORS/Zinc in Zambia has just been published in BMJ Innovations: https://t.co/ruEmeoV8S5
Coverage went from <1% to 45% in 12 months. That’s a lot of lives saved.
#orszcopack #ors #zinc #Innovation #healthinnovation #socialinnovation

[IZiNCG @IZiNCG_]

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Hot off the press guest blog on the Exchangeable Zinc Pool (EZP) sub-study of the Zinc in Powders Trial! #ZiPT #zinc @CUAnschutz @icddr_b @IGHSatUCSF @JHUGlobalHealth @gatesfoundation

[IZiNCG @IZiNCG_]

Our publication in JNutr was selected as Editor’s Choice and a summary is available on @jnutritionorg
https://t.co/rznMxY72S1
#zinc #MNP #Bangladesh @icddr_b @gatesfoundation @UCSF @UCDavis_IGN @CUAnschutz @JHUGlobalHealth

[IZiNCG @IZiNCG_]

The findings from our Zinc in Powders Trial with @icddr_b are now published. Read a summary and discussion here https://t.co/S4fp5MLXRd

[American Society for Nutrition Journals @jnutritionorg]

Using pigs as a model, researchers examined the relationship between redox status, energy metabolism, and inflammation in nutritional muscle dystrophy induced by dietary selenium deficiency https://t.co/n7TY94Zy8r

[American Society for Nutrition Journals @jnutritionorg]

In this #JNutr study, @yrdgnome and colleagues hypothesize that provision of iron-biofortified beans would result in improvements in measures of iron status, brain dynamics, and behavior https://t.co/vivHvcvOFV

[American Society for Nutrition @nutritionorg]

Congrats to the 14 individuals who will be inducted into the 2022 Class of Fellows! To be inducted as a Fellow of the Society is the highest honor ASN bestows.

Join us to celebrate their distinguished careers at #NUTRITION2022 #NutritionLiveOnline https://t.co/KNKBTWwQcJ

[American Society for Nutrition @nutritionorg]

Iron deficiency during pregnancy can be treated with an oral ferritin-core analog #JNutr @jnutritionorg https://t.co/hBwvsnHym5

[American Society for Nutrition Journals @jnutritionorg]

This #JNutr study discovered that better vitamin A status during infancy may have a positive influence on health during infancy and later in life by encouraging the formation of a healthy microbiome https://t.co/okJZqUNhFS

[American Society for Nutrition @nutritionorg]

Ascorbic acid enhances iron bioavailability from fortified infant cereals containing whole grain and pulses #JNutr @jnutritionorg @ETH_en https://t.co/BMnq6TWACh

[American Society for Nutrition Journals @jnutritionorg]

This #JNutr study took almost 20 years to complete in over 10,000 patients! Authors assessed the association between 3 diet quality indices and risk of all-cause mortality, CVD mortality, and nonfatal CVD events https://t.co/ZEqeK1khqr