Bringing chefs into school kitchens proves effective in randomized trial for healthy eating
A new study published in JAMA Pediatrics finds that chef-led school meals are effective at making healthy eating palatable for kids.
March 24, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: chef-led-school, eating-palatable, effective-at-making, jama, making-healthy, new-study, nutrition / diet, oncalldiets, pediatrics
Could saccharin be used to treat aggressive cancers?
Researchers believe that the common artificial sweetener saccharin could be used to develop new anticancer drugs to target aggressive cancers.
March 23, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: artificial-sweetener, common, develop-new, nutrition, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, target-aggressive, the-common
New research investigates potential probiotic benefits of a pear-enriched diet
In vitro study also looks at role of pears in management of type 2 diabetes and hypertensionA new in vitro (test tube) study, “Dietary functional benefits of Bartlett and Starkrimson pears for…
March 23, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: bartlett, diabetes, functional-benefits, looks-at-role, nutrition, starkrimson, test-tube, vitro-study
Excessive vitamin intake in pregnant rats impacts food choices in offspring
A research group at the Department of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine has been using a rat model to see how maternal intake of above-requirement vitamins (A, D…
March 22, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: department, faculty, medicine, nutritional, pregnancy / obstetrics, rat-model, research-group, see-how, university
Low vitamin D levels and depression linked in young women, new OSU study shows
A new study from Oregon State University suggests there is a relationship between low levels of vitamin D and depression in otherwise healthy young women.
March 21, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: between-low, depression, diet, new-study, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, oregon, oregon-state, otherwise-healthy, university
How green tea could help improve MRIs
Green tea’s popularity has grown quickly in recent years. Its fans can drink it, enjoy its flavor in their ice cream and slather it on their skin with lotions infused with it.
March 21, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, enjoy-its, mri / pet / ultrasound, oncalldietitian.com, skin, their-ice, their-skin
Protecting against memory loss with olives
It has long been proven that people who follow a Mediterranean diet and keep physically and mentally active are less likely to suffer from dementia.
March 20, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: been-proven, diet, mediterranean, nutrition, nutrition / diet, oncalldiets
Vitamin D may help prevent and treat diseases associated with aging, Loyola study finds
Vitamin D may play a vital role in the prevention and treatment of diseases associated with aging, according to researchers at Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing (MNSON).
March 20, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: chicago, esearchers-at-loyola, loyola-university, mnson, niehoff, niehoff-school, seniors / aging, the-prevention, vital-role
Vitamin D ‘ineffective as treatment for hypertension’
Researchers report that vitamin D supplementation does not work as an antihypertensive agent and cannot be recommended to control high blood pressure.
March 19, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: control-high, does-not, hypertension, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets
Better breakfast, better grades
University of Iowa research shows free breakfasts improve performance of schools with more students from low income familiesA new study from the University of Iowa reinforces the connection…
March 19, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: connection, diet, free-breakfasts, from-low, from-the-university, improve-performance, new-study, nutrition / diet, oncalldiets, research-shows, university
