Top 10 evidence based supplements for anxiety
Previous research has shown that some natural supplements — including vitamins, omega-3 fatty acids, and herbal remedies such as valerian and chamomile — can help relieve the symptoms of anxiety. We explore the evidence for these supplements here.
July 22, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: anxiety / stress, diet, evidence, explore-the-evidence, including-vitamins, omega-3-fatty, relieve-the-symptoms, some-natural, such-as-valerian, symptoms
Heart disease biomarker linked to paleo diet
People who follow the paleo diet have twice the amount of a key blood biomarker linked closely to heart disease, the world’s first major study examining the impact of the diet on gut bacteria has found.
July 22, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, diet-on-gut, examining-the-impact, heart-disease, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, study-examining, world
How an omega-6 fatty acid may keep heart disease at bay
New research in mouse cells sheds light on some mechanisms that help explain how dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid, an omega-6, prevents atherosclerosis.
July 20, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, explain-how, light-on-some, mouse-cells, nutrition, sheds-light, some-mechanisms
‘Simply seeing green spaces’ may help reduce cravings
Access to a view of greenery from the comfort of your home reduces the frequency and intensity of cravings for alcohol, unhealthful food, and tobacco.
July 16, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: comfort, frequency, from-the-comfort, nutrition, nutrition / diet, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, reduces-the-frequency, the-comfort, your-home
How diet quality affects the colon’s microbiome
New research has now examined the bacterial composition of the colonic mucosa of individuals who follow low and high quality diets.
July 16, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: bacterial, colonic, examined-the-bacterial, high-quality, now-examined, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, the-bacterial, the-colonic
What is bile acid malabsorption?
Bile acid malabsorption is a condition in which the body does not reabsorb enough bile acid, leading to diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms. Learn more here.
July 15, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: acid-malabsorption, body, body-does, diet, enough-bile, gastrointestinal, not-reabsorb, other-gastrointestinal
Are crickets and other creepy crawlies the new superfood?
Researchers now show that crickets and other insects pack a very high antioxidant content, which could make them top contenders as super-nutritious foods.
July 15, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: contenders-as-super, diet, insects, insects-pack, now-show, nutrition, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, on call diets, top-contenders, very-high
An inflammatory diet correlates with colorectal cancer risk
This new study correlates a proinflamatory diet with the risk of developing colorectal cancer among the Spanish population.
July 15, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: developing-colorectal, diet, new-study, risk, the-risk
Meet the six-legged superfoods: Grasshoppers top insect antioxidant-rich list
A new study has measured antioxidant levels in commercially available edible insects. Among the findings: crickets pack 75 percent the antioxidant power of fresh orange juice, and silkworm fat twice that of olive oil.
July 15, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: among-the-findings, antioxidant, available-edible, crickets-pack, fat-twice, findings, fresh-orange, new-study
Why even slim people may benefit from calorie restriction
New research reveals the cardiometabolic benefits that a small reduction in calorie intake can have on people who are not overweight or obese.
July 15, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: calorie-intake, cardiometabolic, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, overweight-or-obese, research-reveals, small-reduction, the-cardiometabolic