Seaweed could potentially help fight food allergies
Seaweed has long been a staple food in many Asian countries and has recently caught on as a snack food in America as a healthful alternative to chips.
June 2, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: allergy, america, asian, healthful-alternative, oncalldietitian.com, snack-food, staple-food
Cures and curcumin — turmeric offers potential therapy for oral cancers
Curry ingredient slows HPV virus in oral cancer cellsTurmeric – the familiar yellow spice common in Indian and Asian cooking – may play a therapeutic role in oral cancers associated with human…
April 28, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: asian, familiar, hpv, indian, ingredient-slows, may-play, nutrition, on call diets, oncalldiets, the-familiar, yellow-spice
Traditional Asian diet lowered insulin resistance in Asian Americans
Why are Asian Americans at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes than Caucasian Americans, and prone to develop the disease at lower body weights?
September 22, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: asian, caucasian, develop-the-disease, developing-type, diabetes, disease, higher-risk, lower-body, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, risk
Scientists hope new soy flour will reduce dementia risk
Scientists in Loughborough and Indonesia have developed a new soy-based flour product they hope will improve memory in older age and reduce the risk of dementia. The flour originates from tempe – a fermented soy-based product similar to tofu used widely in Asian cooking…
October 18, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: asian, diet, flour-originates, indonesia, new-soy-based, nutritional counseling, product-similar, reduce-the-risk, the-risk, tofu-used
High Levels Of Lead Detected In Rice Imported From Certain Countries
Rice imported from certain countries contains high levels of lead that could pose health risks, particularly for infants and children, who are especially sensitive to lead’s effects, and adults of Asian heritage who consume large amounts of rice, scientists said…
April 12, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: asian, certain-countries, consume-large, contains-high, diet, especially-sensitive, health-risks, nutritional counseling
Prostate Cancer Progression May Be Prevented By A High Fiber Diet
A high-fiber diet may have the clinical potential to control the progression of prostate cancer in patients diagnosed in early stages of the disease. The rate of prostate cancer occurrence in Asian cultures is similar to the rate in Western cultures, but in the West, prostate cancer tends to progress, whereas in Asian cultures it does not…
January 11, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: asian, clinical, disease, high-fiber-diet, nutrition, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, patients-diagnosed, progression, rate, the-clinical, the-rate, west, western
Caffeine Alters Estrogen Levels
Researchers at the National Institute of Health, along with other institutions, have released a study online in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, stating that Asian women have higher estrogen levels when drinking 200 milligrams or more of caffeine a day. This is about 2 cups of coffee…
January 28, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: asian, estrogen, health, higher-estrogen, institutions, milligrams-or-more, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com