What to know about not having a half-moon on the nails
People typically have a half-moon shape on their nails. This appearance may be less visible in the case of people with malnourishment, anemia, or vitiligo.
June 24, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: appearance-may, case, less-visible, nails, oncalldietitian.com, the-case, the-half-moon, the-nails
Bipolar disorder: A good diet may boost treatment
Can diet impact the effectiveness of treatment for bipolar disorder, particularly in the case of depressive episodes? A new study addresses this question.
October 9, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: bipolar, bipolar-disorder, case, depressive-episodes, diet-impact, effectiveness, impact-the-effectiveness, new-study, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, question, the-case, the-effectiveness
Are food allergies overdiagnosed?
Statistics indicate that food allergies are on the rise, but is this really the case? Or are they just being overdiagnosed?
May 18, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: allergy, case, diet, food-allergies, really-the-case, rise, the-case, the-rise
Investigating the link between probiotics and the health of female astronauts
Two Western University researchers are making the case for the use of probiotics for female astronauts to avoid serious health complications on long space missions.
March 25, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: avoid-serious, case, female-astronauts, health-complications, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, plications-on-long, the-case, urology / nephrology, western, western-university
Can natural remedies jeopardize cardiovascular health?
Chinese physicians report on the case of a woman who presented with aconitine-induced cardiovascular symptoms.
November 19, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: case, nutrition, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, physicians-report, the-case
Is cheese good for you?
When it comes to cheese, you will either hear that it is good for you, or that it can harm your health.
September 9, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: case, either-hear, examines-the-case, health, hear, mnt, nutrition / diet, on call diets
CDC warn of edible marijuana dangers following death of 19-year-old student
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention examines the case of a student who fell to his death following the consumption of recreational edible marijuana.
July 27, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: case, centers, consumption, death, disease, disease-control, examines-the-case, from-the-centers, his-death, new-report, nutrition, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, prevention
Should America go vegan to ward off obesity and save the environment?
Separate reports from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee make the case for Americans to adopt a plant-based diet.
February 27, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: advisory, advisory-committee, case, dietary, dietary-guidelines, from-the-physicians, make-the-case, nutrition / diet, oncalldietitian.com, physicians, responsible
The value of vitamin, mineral supplements: the debate is far from over
Researchers from the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University and three other institutions have taken issue with recent claims that “the case is closed” on whether or not a…
June 4, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: case, institute, institute-at-oregon, linus, nutrition / diet, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, oregon, oregon-state, other-institutions, recent-claims, the-case, university, whether-or-not
Asthma: vitamin D supplements ‘do not improve symptoms or treatment’
Past research has indicated that vitamin D supplements improve treatment and reduce symptoms for patients with asthma, but a new study suggests this may not be the case.
May 19, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: case, improve-treatment, may-not, new-study, nutrition, nutritional counseling, on call diets, respiratory / asthma