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269 districts started distributing fortified rice under public distributio
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Fortification is the process of adding micronutrients (Iron, Folic Acid, Vitamin B12) to normal rice. This process is done in the rice mills at the time of milling of rice.
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Researchers unravel the complexity of vitamin B12 diseases
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers unravel the genetic complexity of two rare inherited vitamin B12 conditions identifying them as hybrid syndromes that are both a vitamin B12 disorder and a disease of ribosomes, the protein-building machinery of the cell.
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Study finds excess folic acid during pregnancy effects brain development o
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
High levels of folic acid during pregnancy were found to harm embryo brain development in pregnant mice. According to the researchers, the findings indicate that more research into the best recommended dosage for pregnant women is required.
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Fermenta Biotech Limited Commissions Fortified Rice Kernel Manufacturing F
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 26 (ANI/NewsVoir): Fermenta Biotech Limited ('Fermenta') has commissioned a new facility to manufacture Fortified Rice Kernel ('FRK') located in Pennepalli, Tirupati district in Andhra Pradesh. With this milestone, Fermenta has entered the rice fortific
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Advanced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease may benefit from the use of B v
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 7 (ANI): Scientists have found that elevated blood levels of an amino acid called homocysteine correlate strongly with the severity of an advanced form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. They also found vitamin B12 and folic acid could be used to prevent and/or del
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Fortifying tea with folate, vitamin B12 may help counter health issues in
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 25 (ANI): Fortifying tea with folate and vitamin B12 may help counter the high levels of anaemia and neural tube defects associated with these widespread nutritional deficiencies in Indian women, a new study suggested.
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Vitamin B3 protects skin cells from the effects of UV exposure, new resear
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 1 (ANI): Increasing the consumption of vitamin B3 will protect skin from some of the effects of ultraviolet (UV) exposure, potentially reducing the incidence of non-melanoma skin cancers, recent research shows.
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Study finds vitamin B12 can be produced during dough fermentation
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], August 5 (ANI): While vitamin B12 is mainly found in food of animal origin, to help the vegans and ones who consume meat products in a less amount, researchers have found that the grain-based materials fermented with Propionibacterium freudenreichii have enough vitamin B1
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Role of Vitamin B in children with diabetes
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 29 (ANI): Vitamin B supplements may protect kidney function in children and adolescents with type-1 diabetes, suggests a study.
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CWG: India's boxing team doctor reprimanded for breaching needle policy
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Gold Coast [Australia], April 3 (ANI): Following the recovery of used syringe near the room of a seasoned boxer, the Commonwealth Games Federation's (CGF) Federation Court on Tuesday issued a written reprimand to team doctor for Indian boxing team Amol Patil for not disposing the needles as
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Air pollution causes weak bones, fractures
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 10 (ANI): If you are living in areas of high pollution, you are more likely to have bone fractures from osteoporosis, according to a study.
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Vitamin B can protect your heart from air pollution
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 13 (ANI): You may want to take a diet rich in B vitamins as a recent study has suggested that it can help keep you from succumbing to air-pollution-induced heart problems.
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