Diet may influence gut bacteria more than genes, say scientists
A new study shows that diet has a stronger effect on shaping gut microbe mix than genes, with past diets playing as strong a role as present diet.
December 22, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diets-playing, effect-on-shaping, microbe-mix, new-study, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, playing-as-strong, role-as-present, shaping-gut, stronger-effect
Older relatives at risk of malnutrition – how to spot the signs as families gather this Christmas
As families gather over the festive season and feast over Christmas dinner, healthcare company Abbott warns of the need to be vigilant about poor eating and malnutrition in our older relatives.
December 22, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: christmas, diet, families-gather, festive-season, nutrition / diet, older, our-older, over-the-festive, poor-eating
What are the health benefits of potassium?
Find out about the potential health benefits of potassium including bone and muscle maintenance, maintaining blood pressure and lowering risk of death from ischemic heart disease.
December 22, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: blood-pressure, diet, health-benefits, ischemic-heart, muscle-maintenance, nutrition / diet, on call diets, potassium-including, the-potential
Sugary drinks duty will save countless teeth, charity says
A 20p per litre duty on sugary drinks would help to eradicate tooth decay and save the NHS millions of pounds in wasted resources.
December 22, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: 20p-per, diet, duty-on-sugary, eradicate-tooth, litre-duty, nhs, nutrition, oncalldiets, save-the-nhs, sugary-drinks
