Vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy benefits winter babies
First randomized, placebo-controlled trial on the effect of vitamin D supplementation on bone health of newborns finds babies born in winter benefit from maternal supplementation.
March 2, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: babies-born, bone-health, effect, ementation-on-bone, from-maternal, nutrition, pregnancy / obstetrics, the-effect
Drugs that treat osteoporosis also can cause small risk of thigh bone fractures
Osteoporosis drugs have significantly reduced the risk of bone fractures for millions of people, but also have been linked to unusual fractures of the femur (thigh bone).
March 1, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: bones / orthopedics, diet, femur, nutritional counseling, on call diets, reduced-the-risk, risk, the-femur, unusual-fractures
Sleep deprivation increases hunger in similar way to marijuana
Researchers find lack of sleep increases blood levels of an endocannabinoid called 2-AG to increase appetite, similar to the way in which marijuana use boosts hunger levels.
March 1, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: blood-levels, diet, find-lack, increase-appetite, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, sleep-increases, use-boosts
