Neighbourhoods with more takeaways amplify social inequalities in unhealthy eating and obesity
People who live or work near to a greater number of takeaway outlets are more likely to eat more takeaway food and to be overweight, but new research indicates that neighbourhoods that are…
May 11, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, eat-more, greater-number, live-or-work, nutrition, nutritional counseling, research-indicates, takeaway-food, takeaway-outlets, work-near
Toxic arsenic exposure discovered in Cornish private water supplies
It is widely appreciated that toxic arsenic in well water is a devastating environmental health issue overseas in developing countries such as Bangladesh.
May 11, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: developing-countries, health-issue, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, such-as-bangladesh, well-water, widely-appreciated
Do probiotics have an effect on healthy adults? It’s too early to tell
There is little evidence to support any consistent effect of probiotics on the gut microbiota of healthy individuals, according to a systematic review published in the open access journal Genome…
May 11, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: access-journal, consistent-effect, diet, healthy-individuals, little-evidence, nutrition, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, open, systematic-review, the-gut, the-open
Good nutrition positively affects social development, Penn research shows
Proper nutrition during childhood can positively affect a child’s social behaviors and development.
May 11, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, nutrition, nutrition / diet, nutrition-during, oncalldiets, positively-affect, social-behaviors
Junk food, high-fat diet may harm kidneys as much as type 2 diabetes
It is well established that type 2 diabetes – if untreated – can lead to kidney damage. Now, new research shows that an unhealthy diet may do just as much harm.
May 11, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: new-research, nutrition, nutrition / diet, unhealthy-diet, well-established
