Attacks By Viral Infections During The Winter May Be Averted By Vitamin D Supplements
Vitamin D may be known as the sunshine vitamin, but a new research report appearing in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology shows that it is more than that. According to the report, insufficient levels of vitamin D are related to a deficiency in our innate immune defenses that protect us from infections, neoplasias or autoimmune diseases…
May 2, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, immune-defenses, innate, journal, leukocyte, leukocyte-biology, neoplasias-or-autoimmune, new-research, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, our-innate, report, sunshine, the-report, the-sunshine
‘Food Insecurity’ May Lead Mothers To Engage In Feeding Practices Associated With Childhood Weight Gain
While eating too much food can cause obesity, the fear of not having enough food may lead to the same result, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Boston.
May 1, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: enough-food, families-often, food-insecurity, may-lead, much-food, not-having, on call diets, the-fear
Fast-Food Ad Familiarity Linked To Obesity
There is a long-held concern that youths who eat a lot of fast food are at risk for becoming overweight. New research to be presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Boston shows that greater familiarity with fast-food restaurant advertising on television is associated with obesity in young people…
May 1, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: boston, dvertising-on-television, nutrition, on call diets, pas, pediatric, pediatric-academic, restaurant-advertising, societies
