Smokers’ Lung Function May Be Protected By Vitamin D Intake
Boston researchers have discovered that vitamin D may protect against the effects of smoking on lung cancer function. The study, published in advance of the print version of the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.Vitamin D is linked to worse lung function and over time, in a more rapid decline in lung function…
July 23, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: critical, effects, may-protect, more-rapid, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, over-time, print, respiratory, smoking / quit smoking, smoking-on-lung, society, the-print, worse-lung
Healthier Options Now Available At Chain Restaurants With Menu Labeling
The recent Supreme Court decision on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has cleared the way for national requirements about posting nutritional information at chain restaurants. Listing calories, fat content, and sodium levels of menu items at the point of purchase has been promoted as a way to address the obesity epidemic…
July 23, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: address-the-obesity, been-promoted, cleared-the-way, fat-content, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, obesity, oncalldiets, patient-protection, point, supreme, the-point
