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Omega-3 fatty acids are essential for health and wellbeing

HSIS has responded to a study published in BMJ Medicine Journal which looked at a group of 502,461 UK participants, aged 40-69 years, and the role of fish oils around a variety of effects in relation to cardiovascular health. Read the statement from HSIS here.

A Third Of Brits Are Vitamin D Deficient According To A New Research Review – New study research review by Health & Food Supplements Information Service (HSIS) concludes that preventing deficiency can only be achieved by supplementation for all

Maintaining its status as a hot topic, vitamin D is the subject of a new research review titled Vitamin D: The challenge of bridging the gap and the rationale for supplementation, published in The Food and Nutrition Journal.[1] The new research review’s authors have shone a light on the mounting evidence pointing to the importance … Continued

Overweight and Undernourished

New report shows Brits urgently need a nutrition reset to get immune health back on track   Three-quarters of Brits recognise that immune health is compromised by bad diets, according to a new report[1] commissioned by the Health and Food Supplements Information Service (www.hsis.org), yet there are worrying signs that our diets are way off … Continued

UK Failing To Meet The Recommended Daily Requirements of Eight Key Nutrients, Potentially Wreaking Havoc On The Nation’s Health And Wellbeing

Should YOU be concerned about your nutrient intake? New data from the Health & Food Supplements Information Service (HSIS) reveals many people in the UK are lacking in eight key nutrients, with potentially harmful effects on their health. The HSIS report – BACK TO BASICS: THE NUTRIENTS YOU NEED, SERVED ON A PLATE[1] – looks … Continued

Vitamin D Supplement Needed To Make Target Levels of Vitamin D in Pregnancy

Vitamin D supplementation is the single most effective way to achieve and maintain target blood levels of vitamin D throughout pregnancy according to a study published in the Journal of Nutrition.[1] Commenting on the study data, Dr Nisa Aslam a GP from the Health & Food Supplements Information Service – www.hsis.org notes:   “This was … Continued

The Hidden Nutrition Shortfalls Putting Young Health At Risk

Soaring numbers of teens and young adults with inadequate vitamins and minerals go unrecognised with situation getting worse The diets of British teenagers and young adults have been getting steadily worse over the past 10 years, leading to a worrying risk of nutritional deficiencies and health problems. That’s the message from a new report commissioned … Continued

Major New Health Report Warns Of Nutritional Shortfalls With Plant-Based Diets

A new report[1] from the Health and Food Supplements Information Service (HSIS) reveals that the adoption of plant-based diets could result in a serious lack of vitamins, minerals and omega-3 fats in the diet, with worrying health consequences including a shortening of life expectancy. The report, Plant Based Diets: Nutritional Challenges and Future Health Worries … Continued

Health Experts Warn Of Plant-Based Nutrient Shortfalls In Major New Report

Health and Food Supplements Information Service (HSIS) Report highlights the need for supplementation when cutting down on animal foods  Many of us are adopting plant-based diets to help save the planet but this could mean a serious lack of vitamins, minerals and omega-3 fats in our diets – with worrying health consequences including a shortening … Continued

Plant-Based Diet Gaps Putting Health At Risk

NEW RESEARCH REVIEW FINDS PLANT-BASED DIETS CAN LACK KEY VITAMINS AND MINERALS WHICH ARE VITAL FOR OPTIMAL HEALTH A new research review published in the academic journal, Food Science & Nutrition,[1] and commissioned by the Health and Food Supplements Information Service (HSIS, www.hsis.org), has revealed the popular trend to adopt plant-based diets could actually be … Continued

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