Diets High In Beta-Carotene Have A Potential ‘Dark Side’
New research suggests that there could be health hazards associated with consuming excessive amounts of beta-carotene. This antioxidant is a naturally occurring pigment that gives color to foods such as carrots, sweet potatoes and certain greens. It also converts to vitamin A, and foods and supplements are the only sources for this essential nutrient…
May 3, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: antioxidant, diet, essential, gives-color, nutrition / diet, oncalldiets, only-sources, research-suggests, such-as-carrots
Do Omega-3 Fatty Acids Help MS? Apparently Not
About 2.5 million people worldwide suffer from multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic, incurable disease of the central nervous system. Some MS sufferers take or have tried omega-3 fatty acid supplements to control the disease, because the essential fatty acids are believed to have anti-inflammatory and neuro-protective effects in multiple sclerosis…
April 17, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: because-the-essential, control-the-disease, disease, essential, essential-fatty, multiple-sclerosis, nutrition, omega-3-fatty, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, people-worldwide, sufferers-take, the-central
Which Type Of Selenium To Be Used For Cancer Prevention Adds To Controversy
Scientists are reporting that the controversy surrounding whether selenium can fight cancer in humans might come down to which form of the essential micronutrient people take…
March 18, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: come-down, controversy, essential, humans-might, oncalldiets, selenium, the-essential, whether-selenium
