Study highlights the importance of a balanced diet for mental health
An international study involving the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry of the University of Valencia, recently published in The Lancet Psychiatry, highlights the importance of nutrition for…
June 9, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: dentistry, faculty, lancet, lancet-psychiatry, nutrition, psychology / psychiatry, recently-published, university, valencia
Vitamin D supplements have little effect on risk of falls in older people
A new meta-analysis, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal, concludes that there is no evidence to suggest that vitamin D supplements prevent falls, and that ongoing trials to…
April 24, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: endocrinology, lancet, lancet-diabetes, nutritional counseling, on call diets, ongoing-trials, prevent-falls, seniors / aging
Economic growth has little impact on reducing undernutrition in children
A large study of child growth patterns in 36 developing countries published in The Lancet Global Health journal has found that, contrary to widely held beliefs, economic growth is at best associated with very small, and in some cases no declines in levels of stunting, underweight, and wasting.
March 27, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: child-growth, developing-countries, diet, economic-growth, health, lancet, lancet-global, large-study, nutrition / diet, some-cases, widely-held
Vitamin D supplements do not prevent osteoporosis
Taking vitamin D supplements does not improve bone mineral density, a study involving more than 4,000 healthy adults published in The Lancet has found.
October 11, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: adults-aged, adults-published, authors, bones / orthopedics, continuing-widespread, diet, lancet, mineral-density, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, prevent-osteoporosis, the-authors, using-vitamin
Positive lifestyle changes linked to reversed aging process
Positive lifestyle changes, such as adopting a healthy diet and moderate exercise, may reverse the aging process, according to a study published in The Lancet Oncology. Researchers from the University of California in San Francisco have discovered that certain lifestyle changes may increase the length of telomeres…
September 17, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: aging, california, francisco, from-the-university, healthy-diet, lancet, length, may-increase, may-reverse, on call diets, seniors / aging, the-aging, university
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
A Restricted Diet Should Be Part Of Standard Of Care For All Children With ADHD
In new research published in this week’s Lancet, researchers conclude that a special restricted diet (the restricted elimination diet) should be part of the standard of care for all children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)…
February 4, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: adhd, all-children, diet, lancet, new-research, oncalldiets, restricted, the-restricted, week