Tree nut allergy: Avoiding all tree nuts ‘may not be necessary’
New study suggests many people who test positive for tree nut allergies in blood and skin prick tests can consume most tree nuts without any reactions.
March 27, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: consume-most, diet, food intolerance, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, skin-prick, study-suggests, tree-nut, tree-nuts
What is cholesterol ratio and why is it important?
In this article, learn about the difference between “good” and “bad” cholesterol. How do they affect the body?
March 26, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: affect-the-body, article, body, cholesterol, difference, manage-high, nutrition, oncalldiets, the-body, the-difference
Diet tips to improve insulin resistance
In this article, learn about how to reduce insulin insensitivity and the risk of type 2 diabetes. Which foods should you eat? Which foods should you avoid?
March 25, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: article, diabetes, diet, foods-should, nutrition, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, reduce-insulin, risk
How do alcohol and caffeine affect A-fib?
Learn how caffeine and alcohol may affect the heart and if they are triggers for A-fib. Is it safe to consume alcohol and caffeine with A-fib?
March 25, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: affect-the-heart, consume-alcohol, heart, how-caffeine, may-affect, nutritional counseling, on call diets, the-heart
How to use basal insulin: Benefits, types, and dosage
In this article, learn all about basal insulin injections, which help regulate blood sugar levels in people diagnosed with diabetes.
March 24, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: article, diabetes, insulin-injections, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldiets, people-diagnosed, regulate-blood, sugar-levels
Oral allergy syndrome: Foods, symptoms, and treatments
In this article, learn about the causes of allergic reactions that affect the mouth, lips, tongue, and throat, as well as how to manage the condition.
March 23, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: affect-the-mouth, allergic-reactions, allergy, article, condition, manage-the-condition, mouth, nutrition, the-causes, the-mouth, well-as-how
Food insecurity in early childhood linked to young children’s skills in kindergarten
In the United States, estimates show that a substantial number of children under age 5 live in households that are food insecure.
March 22, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: children-under, diet, estimates-show, oncalldietitian.com, united, united-states
Alzheimer’s linked to unsaturated fatty acids in the brain
New research finds a correlation between the levels of six unsaturated fatty acids and the development of Alzheimer’s disease in older adults.
March 22, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: alzheimer, alzheimer's / dementia, between-the-levels, development, fatty-acids, levels, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, research-finds, six-unsaturated
Dementia not prevented with vitamin E, selenium, study finds
New clinical trial and cohort study investigate the preventive effects of vitamin E and selenium on elderly men with no symptoms of dementia.
March 20, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: alzheimer's / dementia, clinical-trial, diet, elderly-men, nutrition, on call diets, oncalldiets, preventive, study-investigate, the-preventive
Women, particularly minorities, do not meet nutrition guidelines shortly before pregnancy
Black, Hispanic and less-educated women consume a less nutritious diet than their well-educated, white counterparts in the weeks leading up to their first pregnancy, according to the only…
March 20, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: less-nutritious, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, pregnancy / obstetrics, the-weeks, their-first, their-well-educated, weeks, women-consume