Kids who eat a Mediterranean diet ‘15% less likely to be obese’
New research reveals that children who adhere to a Mediterranean diet are less likely to be overweight or obese, compared with kids with low adherence to the diet.
June 20, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, low-adherence, mediterranean, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, overweight-or-obese, research-reveals
Some older women taking calcium and vitamin D supplements may need to reduce the dose
Calcium and vitamin D are commonly recommended for older women, but the usual supplements may send calcium excretion and blood levels too high for some women, shows a new study published online in…
June 20, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: calcium-excretion, commonly-recommended, diet, levels-too, may-send, new-study, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, published-online, seniors / aging, some-women, usual, usual-supplements
Researchers find no link between soy food and endometrial cancer risk
Researchers have found no evidence of a protective association between soy food and endometrial cancer risk, says a new study published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
June 20, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: between-soy, bjog, international, new-study, nutritional counseling, obstetrics, protective-association
Early interventions among Head Start preschool families improve sleep behaviors for kids, parents
Taking part in an educational sleep program resulted in a 30-minute average increase in sleep duration at a one-month follow-up for preschoolers, according to a new study from the University of…
June 20, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: 30-minute-average, diet, from-the-university, new-study, nutrition, nutritional counseling, one-month-follow-up, sleep-duration, sleep-program, university
