Asthma-free? Maybe Mom experienced a sunny second trimester
The best way to reduce a child’s chances of developing asthma might be making sure Mom had enough vitamin D during the second trimester, a new study from the University of Kansas shows.
March 31, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: best-way, developing-asthma, diet, during-the-second, from-the-university, kansas, making-sure, new-study, oncalldiets, respiratory / asthma, second-trimester, university
Milk could be good for your brain
New research at KU Medical Center finds a possible correlation between milk consumption and brain healthNew research conducted at the University of Kansas Medical Center has found a correlation…
March 26, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: between-milk, kansas, kansas-medical, medical, medical-center, neurology / neuroscience, nutrition, oncalldietitian.com, possible-correlation, research-conducted, university
Beetroot beneficial for athletes and heart failure patients, research finds
Football teams are claiming it improves their athletic performance, and according to new research from Kansas State University, it also benefits heart failure patients.
October 27, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: athletic, athletic-performance, claiming-it-improves, heart-failure, kansas, kansas-state, nutrition, nutrition / diet, university
Link between DHA-enriched formula in infancy and positive cognitive outcomes in childhood
University of Kansas scientists have found that infants who were fed formula enriched with long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) from birth to 12 months scored significantly better than a control group on several measures of intelligence conducted between the ages of three to six years…
August 14, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: ages, between-the-ages, conducted-between, control-group, diet, fatty-acids, formula-enriched, from-birth, group-on-several, kansas, months-scored, nutrition, several-measures, the-ages
Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation During Pregnancy Reduced Early Preterm Birth, Low Birth Weight
University of Kansas researchers have found that the infants of mothers who were given 600 milligrams of the omega-3 fatty acid DHA during pregnancy weighed more at birth and were less likely to be very low birth weight and born before 34 weeks gestation than infants of mothers who were given a placebo. This result greatly strengthens the case for using the dietary supplement during pregnancy…
February 27, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: 600-milligrams, birth-weight, case, diet, kansas, more-at-birth, nutrition, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, the-dietary, weeks-gestation
Enriched Formula Benefits Developing Brain And Heart
University of Kansas scientists have found new evidence that infant formulas fortified with long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) are good for developing brains and hearts…
September 20, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: fatty-acids, heart-disease, infant-formulas, kansas, long-chain, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com
Differing Consumer Views On Cloned Products
Not all consumers share the same attitudes toward animal cloning, but the latest research from Sean Fox, Kansas State University professor of agricultural economics, shows that Americans may be more accepting of consuming cloned animal products than Europeans. Much of Fox’s research focuses on consumer attitudes toward food safety…
June 22, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: all-consumers, animal-products, consuming-cloned, diet, focuses-on-consumer, kansas, latest-research, more-accepting, oncalldiets, research-focuses, same-attitudes, toward-food
Good News For Meat Lovers, Most Ready-to-Eat Meat Products Contain Very Few Cancerous Compounds
If given the choice between eating a hot dog or enjoying some rotisserie chicken, consider the hot dog. That’s because hot dogs, as well as pepperoni and deli meats, are relatively free of carcinogenic compounds, according to Kansas State University research…
March 23, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: because-hot, choice, consider-the-hot, deli-meats, enjoying-some, given-the-choice, kansas, kansas-state, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, rotisserie-chicken, university
Nutrition Professor Loses 27 Pounds On Junk Food Diet In 10 Weeks
Imagine a diet of Twinkies, Doritos chips, and other foods high in sugar and saturated fats, and losing lots of weight on it. That is exactly what Mark Haub, a professor in human nutrition from Kansas State University did – and he lost 27 pounds in ten weeks. On top of that, his blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels improved considerably…
November 9, 2010 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: blood, doritos, foods-high, his-blood, kansas, levels-improved, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, saturated-fats, university