Sugar alters brain chemistry after only 12 days
New research in pigs examines how sugar intake affects the brain’s reward circuits and finds that changes are noticeable after just 12 days.
January 18, 2020 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: affects-the-brain, brain, diet, how-sugar, intake-affects, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, pigs-examines, reward-circuits, the-brain
Best supplements for lowering blood pressure
Some people take dietary supplements to help reduce high blood pressure. Do these supplements work, and are they safe?
January 16, 2020 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: blood / hematology, diet, dietary-supplements, help-reduce, high-blood, nutrition, on call diets, people-take, research, these-supplements
Walnuts may be good for the gut and help promote heart health
Researchers found that eating walnuts daily as part of a healthy diet was associated with increases in certain bacteria that can help promote health. Additionally, those changes in gut bacteria were associated with improvements in some risk factors for heart disease.
January 16, 2020 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: certain-bacteria, daily-as-part, diet, eating-walnuts, gut-bacteria, healthy-diet, help-promote, oncalldiets, some-risk
Full liquid diet: Everything you need to know
A doctor may recommend a full liquid diet for a short time for people with certain medical conditions. Learn more about what to eat and avoid on the full liquid diet here.
January 16, 2020 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, doctor-may, full-liquid, liquid-diet, short-time, the-full
How can we reduce our exposure to potentially harmful aluminum?
A new study from Germany suggests that many people have an overly high intake of aluminum compounds.
January 15, 2020 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: advise-on-how, authors-advise, diet, minimize-possible, new-study, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, on call diets, overly-high
What to know about free-range eggs
In general, hens that can roam freely inside and outside of their houses produce free-range eggs. Learn more about the classification of free-range eggs here.
January 7, 2020 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: classification, diet, free-range-eggs, freely-inside, houses, nutrition / diet, on call diets, oncalldiets, produce-free-range, the-classification, their-houses
Processed foods highly correlated with obesity epidemic in the US
A review article highlights the correlation between highly processed foods and increased prevalence of obesity in the United States.
January 6, 2020 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: correlation, diet, highly-processed, nutrition, on call diets, processed-foods, review-article, united
Specialists warn about risks of cannabis edibles
As cannabis edibles become legal in more countries, specialists caution potential users and their physicians about the associated risks.
January 6, 2020 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: become-legal, caution-potential, diet, more-countries, nutrition, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, physicians, their-physicians
A guide to 16:8 intermittent fasting
The 16:8 intermittent fasting diet involves consuming all food for the day during an 8-hour window and then fasting for the remaining 16 hours. Learn more here.
January 3, 2020 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, fasting-diet, involves-consuming, nutrition / diet, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, the-remaining, window
Vegan fast food: 33 plant-based options
With interest in veganism on the rise, there are now more plant-based food options available in fast food restaurants than ever before. Learn about 33 of them here.
January 2, 2020 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, fast-food, food-options, now-more, on call diets, rise, the-rise, vegan / vegetarian
