Eating beans, peas, chickpeas or lentils may help lose weight and keep it off
Eating one serving a day of beans, peas, chickpeas or lentils could contribute to modest weight loss, a new study suggests. Eating about 3/4 cup (130 grams) each day of these foods known as pulses led to a weight loss of 0.34 kilograms (just over half a pound), in a systematic review and meta-analysis of all available clinical trials on the effects of eating pulses.
March 30, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: 130-grams, clinical-trials, diet, each-day, effects, known-as-pulses, nutritional counseling, systematic-review, the-effects, these-foods
Couples’ caffeine intake before pregnancy may affect miscarriage risk
Couples who consume more than two caffeinated drinks daily in the weeks leading up to conception may be at greater risk of miscarriage than those who drink less caffeine.
March 30, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: conception-may, diet, greater-risk, nutrition, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, pregnancy / obstetrics, the-weeks, two-caffeinated, weeks
Food insecurity and hospital visits — is there a link?
More than half of patients with high hospitalization rates (at least 3 inpatient visits in a 12-month period) used food pantries or other community food resources, and 40% were worried that they…
March 30, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: 12-month-period, food-resources, high-hospitalization, inpatient-visits, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, used-food
