Probiotics: Benefits for immunity may depend on sex
New research in piglets suggests that the immune systems of males and females respond differently to pre- and probiotics as early as in infancy.
December 9, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: females-respond, immune, immune-systems, nutrition, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, piglets-suggests
New pediatric nutrition screening tool
Pediatric inpatients with poor nutrition are at greater risk for problems with their immune systems, physical and cognitive development, and clinical outcomes.
August 8, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: cognitive-development, greater-risk, immune, immune-systems, nutrition / diet, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, poor-nutrition
Researchers Study The Danger Of Toxoplasma Parasites
About one-third of the human population is infected with a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii, but most of them don’t know it.
January 6, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: human, immune-systems, infected-during, most-people, mothers-become, oncalldietitian.com, parasite-called, the-human, though-toxoplasma, toxoplasma