Could low vitamin D in pregnancy mean a risk of MS in offspring?
Multiple sclerosis has been linked with low vitamin D intake; a new study adds evidence that low vitamin D during pregnancy could raise the risk of MS in later life.
March 7, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: adds-evidence, been-linked, during-pregnancy, multiple-sclerosis, new-study, nutrition, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, raise-the-risk, risk, the-risk
Could yogurt help lower high blood pressure?
A study finds women who ate at least five yogurt portions per week had a lower risk of developing high blood pressure; the link was strongest for those on a healthy diet.
March 7, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: blood-pressure, developing-high, least-five, lower-risk, nutrition / diet, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, per-week, study-finds, the-link, yogurt-portions
Dysfunction of cellular powerplant shakes B-vitamin metabolism and causes genetic damage
Mitochondria are the cellular powerplant, but their functions in conjunction with B-vitamins are only starting to be revealed.
March 7, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: cellular, cellular-powerplant, functions, genetics, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets
High-GI diet linked to increased lung cancer risk
A diet with a high glycemic index – a measure of how the carbohydrates in foods will affect blood glucose levels – may increase the risk of lung cancer, new research suggests.
March 7, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: affect-blood, carbohydrates, glucose-levels, increase-the-risk, may-increase, new-research, nutrition, nutrition / diet, oncalldietitian.com, risk, the-risk
Avoiding peanut after building tolerance is safe for children
Children who were at risk of peanut allergy but who built up tolerance over 5 years can safely stop eating peanut for a year without losing tolerance.
March 7, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: allergy, eating-peanut, nutrition, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, peanut-allergy, safely-stop, tolerance-over
