nutritional supplements
Fish oil and choline: essential nutrients with the potential to impact pregnancy outcomes
Pregnancy places high nutritional demands on the mother, and numerous studies have shown the long-term health impacts of prenatal undernutrition. By Associate Professor Treasure McGuire PhD, clinical pharmacist, pharmacologist, educator …
Is there something fishy about fish oil?
Are fish oil supplements as healthy as we think? And is eating fish better? In this article from The Conversation, Evangeline Mantzioris, program director of Nutrition and Food Sciences and Accredited …
Pharmacists key to guiding athletes’ supplement use
Tennis star, Simona Halep’s doping ban highlights the need for vigilance when supporting athletes looking for nutritional supplements, pharmacist says With more than 90% of athletes reportedly taking nutritional supplements, …
Maternal iodine and selenium adequacy: still an issue for women of childbearing age
This second article in the Bayer Continuing Medical Education Series explores the role of maternal iodine and selenium adequacy, how deficiencies in these micronutrients may impact the future health of …
Considerations for maternal B vitamin adequacy: preconception and beyond
This first article in the Bayer Continuing Medical Education Series explores maternal B vitamin adequacy, focusing on the role of folic acid and vitamins B6 and B12 in one-carbon metabolism …
The first 1000 days of life
Lucinda Hancock, CEO of Nutrition Australia Vic, SA and Tas, speaks about the lifelong benefits of good nutrition from conception to the age of 2 years. This video is proudly …
Pregnancy health literacy pilot program
Lucinda Hancock CEO of Nutrition Australia Vic, SA and Tas shares the results from a pilot program run with 25 Pharmacies and 39 GP Clinics for a pregnancy nutrition counselling …
Pregnancy Nutrition Counselling tool
Lucinda Hancock CEO of Nutrition Australia Vic, SA and Tas explains how to help expecting mothers understand more about getting the right nutrition during pregnancy. This video is proudly brought …