FROM VITAMIN D TO OMEGA-3

How much is too much vitamin D? What is the biggest business barrier to sustainable change? And why are omega-3 fatty acids getting a shout-out?

Read on to find out...

Above-recommended vitamin D doses may benefit heart health

• Taking higher-than-recommended doses of vitamin D may reduce the risk of atrial fibrillation in older adults, according to Finnish researchers. People who were given 40 μg/day of #vitaminD3?had a 27% lower risk of #atrialfibrillation compared with placebo, while those who were given 80 μg/day had a 32% lower risk, the American Heart Journal study found.

Cost of sustainable change is a barrier for businesses

• More than half of respondents to a global survey assessing how prepared the supplement sector is with regards to environmental #sustainability say the issue is of high relevance to their company – but almost as many cited the associated #costs as a barrier to them doing more. We spoke to IADSA about what the results show and where efforts should focus next.

Let's hear it for omega-3s

• A diet rich in?#omega3 fatty acids?may help to prevent age-related hearing loss, say Canadian researchers. Docosahexaenoic acid (#DHA) was particularly associated with a lower risk of?#hearingloss: individuals with the highest DHA intakes were 8 to 20% less likely to report hearing problems, according to a study presented this week at the annual meeting of the?American Society for Nutrition.

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