Could multivitamin use in pregnancy protect children from autism?
A new study published in The BMJ suggests that children born to mothers who use multivitamins during pregnancy may be at lower risk of autism.
October 5, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: autism, bmj, children-born, diet, during-pregnancy, lower-risk, new-study, nutrition, oncalldietitian.com, use-multivitamins
Beware of parasites in raw/undercooked fish, warn doctors
An unseen hazard of eating raw or undercooked fish/seafood is on the rise in Western countries, where dishes, such as sushi, are becoming increasingly popular, warn doctors in BMJ Case Reports.
May 12, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: bmj, diet, eating-raw, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldiets, rise, the-rise, unseen-hazard, warn-doctors, western
Should the food industry fund health research
In The BMJ, leading experts debate whether the food industry should fund health research, and if so, under what circumstances.
April 20, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: bmj, debate-whether, food, fund-health, industry-should, leading-experts, nutrition / diet, oncalldietitian.com, the-food, whether-the-food
Food should be labelled with "activity equivalent" calorie information
Food should be labelled with the equivalent exercise to expend its calories to help people change their behaviour, argues an expert in The BMJ.
April 6, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: behaviour, bmj, equivalent, expend-its, help-people, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, the-equivalent
Over half of America’s calories come from ‘ultra-processed’ foods
New research, published this week in The BMJ, finds that ‘ultra-processed’ foods contribute to 90% of the total added sugar in American diets.
March 10, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: bmj, diet, foods-contribute, nutrition / diet, oncalldiets, the-total, total, week
Severe iron deficiency associated with head lice in young woman
A young patient with severe iron deficiency may have developed the condition from chronic and heavy lice infestation, according to an article published in BMJ Case Reports.
November 6, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: article-published, bmj, dermatology, developed-the-condition, heavy-lice, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, young-patient
Agricultural policy reforms may raise sugar intake, harm public health
In a new report published in The BMJ, experts warn recent changes to agricultural policy in Europe may lead to a rise in sugar consumption, posing harm for public health.
October 28, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: bmj, europe, experts-warn, may-lead, new-report, nutrition, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, posing-harm, recent-changes, sugar-consumption
Could a sugar tax help combat obesity?
Following the BMA’s call for a 20% sugar tax to subsidise the cost of fruit and vegetables, experts in The BMJ this week debate whether a sugar tax could help combat obesity.
July 29, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: bma, bmj, cost, debate-whether, following-the-bma, nutrition, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldiets, subsidise-the-cost, sugar-tax, week
Make calorie labels compulsory on all alcoholic drinks, says public health expert
Calorie counts should be mandatory on all alcoholic drinks as a matter of urgency, argues a leading public health doctor in The BMJ this week.
April 29, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: all-alcoholic, bmj, counts-should, diet, health-doctor, leading-public, nutrition / diet, oncalldiets, week
Is reduced salt intake linked to the fall in deaths from cardiovascular disease?
In England, deaths from cardiovascular disease have plummeted, as has the average daily salt intake. A study in BMJ Open makes the case that the two events are linked.
April 15, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: average, bmj, case, makes-the-case, nutritional counseling, on call diets, the-two