No Link Found Between Calcium Intake And Coronary Artery Calcification
Researchers at the Institute for Aging Research (IFAR) at Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School (HMS), have published a study that shows no evidence of a link between calcium intake and coronary artery calcification, reassuring adults who take calcium supplements for bone health that the supplements do not appear to result in the development of calcification of blood vessels…
November 9, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: aging-research, development, diet, harvard, harvard-medical, hebrew-senior, institute, link-between, nutrition, oncalldietitian.com, school, supplements, the-development, the-supplements
Multivitamins Reduce Cancer Risk In Some Men
Middle-aged and older men who regularly take multivitamins were found to have an 8% lower risk of developing cancer, compared to other men of the same age who took no multivitamins, researchers from Harvard Medical school wrote in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association).
October 17, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: association, diet, harvard, harvard-medical, jama, lower-risk, men's health, nutritional counseling, on call diets, randomized-trial, regularly-take, school-wrote
Sugary Drinks Linked To Genetic Risk Of Obesity
People who regularly consume sugary drinks are genetically more susceptible to becoming obese or overweight, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health reported in NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine), September 21, 2012 issue. The authors wrote that their study provides further evidence proving that genetic and environmental factors act together in driving up the risk of obesity…
September 22, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: becoming-obese, consume-sugary, england-journal, evidence, factors-act, harvard, harvard-school, medicine, nutritional counseling, public-health, study, study-provides, the-risk
Strawberries And Blueberries Halt Cognitive Decline In Elderly
Elderly individuals who eat plenty of strawberries and blueberries are less likely to experience cognitive decline, compared to those who rarely or never eat berries, researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School reported in Annals of Neurology…
April 26, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: brigham, elderly-individuals, harvard, harvard-medical, hospital, never-eat, nutrition, rarely-or-never, school, women
First Study To Examine Soda And Stroke Risk
Researchers from Cleveland Clinic’s Wellness Institute and Harvard University have found that greater consumption of sugar-sweetened and low-calorie sodas is associated with a higher risk of stroke. Conversely, consumption of caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee was associated with a lower risk…
April 24, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: cleveland-clinic, diet, harvard, harvard-university, higher-risk, nutritional counseling, risk, stroke, wellness, wellness-institute
Hunger, Food Insecurity Linked To Reduced Use Of Condoms For Women In Brazil
In this week’s PLoS Medicine, Alexander Tsai of Harvard University, Cambridge, USA and colleagues show that in sexually active women in Brazil severe food insecurity with hunger was positively associated with symptoms potentially indicative of sexually transmitted infection and with reduced odds of condom use…
April 12, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: alexander, alexander-tsai, brazil, cambridge, harvard, on call diets, oncalldiets, potentially-indicative, sexually-active, usa, week
Link Between Red Meat Consumption And Increased Risk Of Total, Cardiovascular, And Cancer Mortality
A new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers has found that red meat consumption is associated with an increased risk of total, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality.
March 13, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: harvard, harvard-school, lower-risk, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, other-healthy, protein-sources, public
Type Of Fat Matters: Dispelling The Low-Fat-Is-Healthy Myth; And The Muffin Makeover
Dozens of studies, many from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers, have shown that low-fat diets are no better for health than moderate- or high-fat diets – and for many people, may be worse…
January 13, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, harvard, harvard-school, high-fat-diets, hsph, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, public, public-health
Moderate Alcohol Intake Linked To Lower Female Diabetes Risk
Females in middle age who drink alcohol moderately and consume large amounts of refined carbohydrates have a 30% lower chance of developing diabetes type 2, compared to women with similar dietary habits who don’t drink, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health wrote in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition…
November 25, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: clinical, developing-diabetes, from-the-harvard, harvard, harvard-school, large-amounts, lower-chance, middle-age, oncalldietitian.com, public-health, refined-carbohydrates
Coffee Lowers Depression Risk In Older Females
The more coffee an older woman drinks the lower her risk of depression is, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health reported in Archives of Internal Medicine. The researchers stressed that theirs was an observational study, and can only suggest the possibility of coffee’s protective effect, rather that prove that it reduces depression risk…
September 26, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: archives, harvard, harvard-school, internal, lower, more-coffee, nutritional counseling, older-woman, public, public-health, risk