Ape ancestors’ teeth provide glimpse into their diets and environments
Newly analyzed tooth samples from the great apes of the Miocene indicate that the same dietary specialization that allowed the apes to move from Africa to Eurasia may have led to their extinction…
May 21, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: africa, allowed-the-apes, analyzed-tooth, apes, biology / biochemistry, diet, dietary-specialization, extinction, from-the-great, miocene, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldiets, the-great, the-same
Olive oil, greens explain Mediterranean diet’s beneficial effect on blood pressure
New mouse study suggests eating unsaturated fats with nitrite-rich vegetables – found in the Mediterranean diet – triggers a mechanism that protects against high blood pressure.
May 21, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: high-blood, mediterranean, mouse-study, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, suggests-eating
Metabolic syndrome disorders, diet may boost prostate cancer risk
Three new studies featuring the impact of dietary and lifestyle factors on prostate cancer were presented during the 109th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA).
May 21, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: 109th, annual, annual-scientific, association, aua, diet, during-the-109th, factors-on-prostate, featuring-the-impact, impact, lifestyle-factors, meeting, new-studies
Adverse vascular effects of air pollution may be ameliorated by olive oil supplements
Taking olive oil supplements may counteract some of the adverse cardiovascular effects of exposure to air pollution, according to a new study presented at the 2014 American Thoracic Society…
May 21, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: adverse, air-pollution, diet, new-study, nutritional counseling, olive-oil, oncalldiets, the-2014, the-adverse
