Sustainable diet: Everything you need to know
Although there is no consensus on which diet is the most sustainable, there are many steps a person can take to reduce their environmental impact. Learn more here.
December 14, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: consensus-on-which, diet, environmental, nutrition / diet, on call diets, oncalldiets, the-most
Oysters harbor, transmit human norovirus: Avoid raw ones
Oysters not only transmit human norovirus; they also serve as a major reservoir for these pathogens, according to research published August 28 in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, a journal of…
August 31, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: applied, environmental, major-reservoir, oncalldietitian.com, research-published, transmit-human
Scientists study factors influencing intestinal microbes
Study results from Texas A&M University and University of North Carolina School of Medicine scientists on the effect of diet complexity and estrogen hormone receptors on intestinal microbiota has been published in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology…
November 12, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: applied, effect, environmental, hormone-receptors, intestinal-microbiota, journal, medicine, north, north-carolina, receptors-on-intestinal, school, the-effect, the-journal, university
Farm Bill Reform Could Help Stem The Rise In Superbugs
According to an Environmental Working Group analysis of recently released government tests, the amount of meat tainted with antibiotic-resistant bacteria is on the rise. The last test results from a federal report published last year found that 81 percent of raw ground turkey, 55 percent of raw ground beef, and 39 percent of raw chicken parts were infected with antibiotic-resistant microbes…
April 17, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: environmental, federal-report, group, meat-tainted, parts-were, published-last, raw-chicken, raw-ground, recently-released, rise, working-group
Consumers Would Benefit From More Guidance About Fish Consumption Choices
In a first-of-its kind summary of fish consumption choices, a team of researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital has determined that consumers are not getting all the information they need to make informed decisions about fish consumption. Their research is published in Environmental Health Perspectives…
June 5, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: brigham, diet, environmental, kind-summary, make-informed, nutrition / diet, the-information, women
Dioxins Do Not Pose Significant Health Risk.. Generally, Says EPA
Although dioxins, even in small amounts, are dangerous to health, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emphasized that, overall, dioxin exposure does not currently pose an important health risk. Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds are substances resulting from a range of industrial processes and the burning of household waste – they are seen as highly toxic compounds…
February 20, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: currently-pose, environmental, important-health, industrial-processes, nutrition, nutrition / diet, oncalldiets, small-amounts, substances-resulting
Some Children’s Cereals Have More Sugar Than Twinkies And Cookies
Parents wishing to give their kids a good start to the day have good reason to be concerned about the amount of sugar in children’s breakfast cereals, says the Environmental Working Group (EWG), in its recent review of 84 popular brands sold in the United States…
December 7, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: environmental, ewg, good-start, its-recent, on call diets, oncalldiets, the-day, united
Taking A Close Look At The Eco-Balance Of Coffee Capsules
Capsule systems for making coffee are convenient and practical and therefore very popular. In terms of their environmental friendliness, however, a large question mark hangs over them…
May 11, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: environmental, large-question, making-coffee, mark-hangs, nutrition, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, their-environmental
Regular Breakfast Helps Reduce Lead Poisoning In Children
It is known that fasting increases lead absorption in adults and consequently regular meals and snacks are recommended for children to prevent lead poisoning. New research published in BioMed Central’s open access journal Environmental Health demonstrates that having a regular breakfast is associated with lower blood lead levels in children…
April 1, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: central, environmental, fasting-increases, lead-absorption, lead-levels, lower-blood, on call diets, open-access, prevent-lead, regular-breakfast, regular-meals, research-published
Update On Ongoing Radiation Monitoring By Environmental Protection Agency
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it has increased national surveillance of drinking water, milk, rainfall, and other potential exposure routes.
March 30, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: agency, carried-out-under, dairy-products, diet, environmental, epa, epas, food, nutrition, potential, safety