Soft-drink tax worth its weight in lost kilos
A tax on sweetened soft drinks could be an effective weapon in the war against obesity, generating weight losses of up to 3.64 kilograms as individuals reduce their consumption.
June 18, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: against-obesity, consumption, diet, effective-weapon, generating-weight, kilograms-as-individuals, sweetened-soft, the-war
Vitamin A derivative potentially treats type 2 diabetes and prevents its cardiovascular complications
At a time when obesity, type 2 diabetes, and their complications are a veritable epidemic worldwide, researchers at the University of Montreal and CHUM Research Centre (CRCHUM) recently…
June 18, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: chum, complications, diabetes, diet, montreal, oncalldietitian.com, research, research-centre, university, veritable-epidemic
Popular artificial sweetener not so sweet
One of the active ingredients in a popular artificial sweetener could have the potential to limit the impact of therapeutic drugs, reduce the number and balance of beneficial bacteria in the gut…
June 18, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: active, beneficial-bacteria, impact, limit-the-impact, number, nutrition, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, popular-artificial, potential, reduce-the-number, the-active
Study links vitamin D deficiency to ‘all-cause mortality and cancer prognosis’
A new study finds a link between low vitamin D levels and all-cause mortality – including CVD and cancer. Researchers say the deficiency may even be linked to cancer prognosis.
June 18, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: cvd, deficiency, deficiency-may, link-between, low-vitamin, new-study, nutrition, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets
