Iodine content of prenatal multivitamins
 Iodine deficiency in mothers can adversely affect fetuses and breast-fed infants, because it’s essential for normal thyroid function and development...
Arsenic poisoning from an herbal kelp supplement
It’s only one patient (not the one in the photo), but it might reflect a bigger problem. Here’s what happened.
Functional foods, nutraceuticals, and your local food store
Since Hippocrates advised “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food,” we have defined medicines and foods based...
Summarizing seafood recommendations during pregnancy
The National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition has summarized the recommendations from official groups, worldwide. Their website should be essential...
What should be the FDA’s role in regulating functional foods?
A public hearing is scheduled for December 5th to debate what role, if any, the agency should play in defining...