Millions of people with metabolic syndrome may need more vitamin E
New research has shown that people with metabolic syndrome need significantly more vitamin E – which could be a serious public health concern, in light of the millions of people who have this…
January 19, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: health-concern, metabolic-syndrome, more-vitamin, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldiets, serious-public, the-millions
Obesity now more prevalent worldwide than underweight
In the last 40 years, the average human has gained the equivalent of 1.5 kg per decade, although low weight remains a major public health concern in poorer regions.
April 1, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: gained-the-equivalent, health-concern, major-public, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, the-average, the-last
Arsenic, mercury and selenium in asian carp not a health concern to most
Researchers at the Prairie Research Institute’s Illinois Natural History Survey have found that overall, concentrations of arsenic, selenium, and mercury in bighead and silver carp from the lower Illinois River do not appear to be a health concern for a majority of human consumers. The full results of the study have been published in the journal Chemosphere.
January 30, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: from-the-lower, full-results, health-concern, history, history-survey, illinois, institute, journal, nutrition / diet, oncalldiets, prairie, silver-carp, the-journal, the-study
68% of 14-15 year old girls in UK iodine deficient – health risk for them and their future offspring
Nearly 7 in every 10 girls in the UK aged 14 to 15 years have an iodine deficiency. Proper iodine levels are vital for the healthy development of a fetus. Dr Mark P J Vanderpump, from the Royal Free Hamsptead NHS Trust, London, UK, explained in the journal the Lancet that this is a serious public health concern, not just for the girls, but also their future babies…
June 1, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: from-the-royal, future, girls, hamsptead, health-concern, iodine-levels, journal, lancet, london, oncalldietitian.com, royal, royal-free, the-journal, their-future, vanderpump