Vitamin C and E supplements may hinder athletes’ training
With the 2014 Winter Olympics just around the corner, hundreds of athletes are in training for one of the most important competitions of their lives.
February 3, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: corner, diet, from-vitamin, lives, may-hinder, new-research, the-2014, the-corner, the-most, winter
National Birth Defects Prevention Month underscores need for higher choline intake
Recent research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (AJCN) found that during pregnancy, and particularly during the third trimester, large amounts of choline may be needed to support fetal development. Conclusions of the research revealed that current recommendations may be too low.
February 3, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: ajcn, choline-may, clinical, clinical-nutrition, current-recommendations, during-the-third, large-amounts, on call diets, oncalldiets, pregnancy / obstetrics, research-published, support-fetal
What are the health benefits of kale?
Kale is a very nutritious vegetable and there are a number of health benefits associated with its consumption.The vegetable belongs to the Brassica family, along with broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower.Kale comes in two different forms: kale (which has smooth leaves) and curly kale (which has crinkly leaves).
February 3, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: brassica, crinkly-leaves, diet, green, health-benefits, smooth-leaves, two-different, typically-either, vegetable-belongs, very-nutritious
