Incidence, Prevalence, and Mortality – how are death and loss of health due to a disease within a population measured? Studying health outcomes and risk factors at a population level is an important part...
Our vitamin D myth busting series continues with one of the most important-to-address myths about vitamin D – that the current recommended daily allowance (RDA) of 600 IU per day, from all sources, and...
GrassrootsHealth, in collaboration with D*action Scientist Panel Member Dr. William Grant and others, have published a paper titled Evidence that Vitamin D Supplementation Could Reduce Risk of Influenza and COVID-19 Infections and Deaths. Click...
Last year, GrassrootsHealth published a paper that assessed the EPA+DHA intake requirement to achieve an Omega-3 Index of 8% or higher, the optimal level for health, using YOUR omega-3 data. This analysis found that...
We often hear how certain nutrients are involved in hundreds or thousands of enzyme reactions… but what exactly does this mean? What is an enzyme? An enzyme is a type of protein, typically ending...
In previous blog posts about our recently published analysis using YOUR omega-3 data, we shared the following key findings: Key finding #1: neither following the American Heart Association guidelines of consuming 1-2 seafood meals...
Omega-3 fatty acids are a healthy type of fat that comes in multiple forms. Long-chain omega-3s, primarily EPA and DHA which are found in fish and shellfish, have been linked to numerous health benefits....
World Prematurity Day was first started on November 17, 2008 by the European Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants (EFCNI) at a meeting of European Parents’ Organizations. Since that time, the March of...
Dr. Robert Heaney was the Research Director for GrassrootsHealth until his passing in 2016. During his professional years, Dr. Heaney provided nearly 50 years of advancements in our understanding of bone biology, osteoporosis, and...
More than 13,000 people worldwide have participated in the GrassrootsHealth Nutrient Research Institute study! In this blog series we are taking a look at the characteristics of the GrassrootsHealth participants. Within the GrassrootsHealth cohort,...