More weapons but less ammo: benefits and drawbacks of selenium supplementation for immunity
A more thorough evaluation of selenium supplementation is needed, to better understand its benefits to our immune system, and the risks.
January 11, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: immune, immune system / vaccines, its-benefits, more-thorough, oncalldietitian.com, our-immune, risks, selenium-supplementation
Higher fat variation of DASH diet lowers blood pressure, triglycerides, study shows
A higher fat DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet lowered blood pressure to the same extent as the DASH diet, but also reduced triglycerides and did not significantly raise LDL cholesterol, scientists report at the conclusion of their study.
January 11, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: blood-pressure, conclusion, dash, dietary-approaches, higher-fat, hypertension, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, scientists-report, study, the-same
Preschoolers who eat their veggies just as likely to eat junk food
Public-health experts have long expected that kids who eat more carrots and apples are less likely to eat a lot of candy and fries, but new research is calling that into question.
January 11, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, long-expected, more-carrots, nutrition / diet, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com
CHORI study finds higher fat variation of DASH diet lowers blood pressure, triglycerides
The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) dietary pattern, which is high in fruits, vegetables and low fat dairy foods, significantly lowers blood pressure as well as low-density…
January 11, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: dairy-foods, dash, diet, dietary, dietary-approaches, dietary-pattern, hypertension, low-fat, lowers-blood, pressure-as-well
