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
Probiotics may help some babies with colic
A first review to establish whether giving babies probiotics (Lactobacillus reuteri) is an effective way to prevent and manage colic concludes there is not enough evidence to say it does, especially in formula-fed babies.
October 9, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: breastfed-babies, case, effective-way, establish-whether, exclusively-breastfed, first-review, giving, giving-babies, manage-colic, not-enough, nutritional counseling, the-case
Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation During Pregnancy Reduced Early Preterm Birth, Low Birth Weight
University of Kansas researchers have found that the infants of mothers who were given 600 milligrams of the omega-3 fatty acid DHA during pregnancy weighed more at birth and were less likely to be very low birth weight and born before 34 weeks gestation than infants of mothers who were given a placebo. This result greatly strengthens the case for using the dietary supplement during pregnancy…
February 27, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: 600-milligrams, birth-weight, case, diet, kansas, more-at-birth, nutrition, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, the-dietary, weeks-gestation
Solid Foods Before 4 Months Can Raise Obesity Risk For Bottle-Fed Babies
Bottle-fed babies who ate solid foods before the age of 4 months were six times more likely to be obese at the age of 3 years than those that started later, said US researchers who also found that the timing of solid food introduction made no difference in the case of breastfed babies…
February 8, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: ate-solid, before-the-age, case, diet, foods-before, months-were, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, six-times, solid-food, started-later, the-age, the-case, the-timing, timing
Why The Road To Health Is Paved With, Often Unrealised, Good Intentions
We regularly hear how the best of intentions do not translate into action. This is nowhere more apparent than in the case of healthy eating, where many fall through the gap between intention and action
November 18, 2010 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: behaviour-gap, case, college-cork, fall-through, healthy-eating, not-translate, nutrition, nutrition / diet, regularly-hear, research, research-centre, teagasc, teagasc-food, through-the-gap, university