Routine antibiotics should be reconsidered for malnourished children
A new study suggests that the current recommendation to treat severely malnourished children with routine antibiotics does not increase the likelihood of nutritional recovery in uncomplicated cases.
February 4, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: current, diet, does-not, increase-the-likelihood, likelihood, new-study, on call diets, routine-antibiotics, severely-malnourished, the-current
Weight-loss surgery outcomes affected by vitamin D status, study suggests
Johns Hopkins researchers suggest low vitamin D levels may increase the likelihood of prolonged hospital stays and postoperative infection for bariatric surgery patients.
December 27, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: bariatric-surgery, hopkins, increase-the-likelihood, johns-hopkins, levels-may, likelihood, nutrition, on call diets, oncalldiets, prolonged-hospital, suggest-low
Study shows how sales influence shoppers’ food purchases
The obesity epidemic has drawn attention to food marketing practices that may increase the likelihood of caloric overconsumption and weight gain.
September 4, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: caloric-overconsumption, food-marketing, increase-the-likelihood, likelihood, may-increase, nutrition, obesity-epidemic, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, the-likelihood
Obesity, nutrition keys to avoiding metabolic syndrome
Data reinforce the positive influence of lifestyle factors in mitigating risks that potentially increase the likelihood of heart disease and other health problems. Findings based on 1,059 people underscore the importance of obesity prevention and nutrition, specifically eating more fruits and vegetables, in addressing metabolic syndrome, a common precursor to cardiovascular disease.
November 19, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: 059-people, diet, eating-more, health, heart-disease, increase-the-likelihood, lifestyle-factors, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, positive, positive-influence, potentially-increase, reinforce-the-positive
Optimal Nutrition, Physical Activity Recommended After Cancer Diagnosis
New guidelines from the American Cancer Society say for many cancers, maintaining a healthy weight, getting adequate physical activity, and eating a healthy diet can reduce the chance of recurrence and increase the likelihood of disease-free survival after a diagnosis…
April 29, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: chance, healthy-diet, healthy-weight, increase-the-likelihood, likelihood, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, physical-activity, reduce-the-chance, society, the-chance