Osteoporosis: Could selenium reduce risk?
A recent study concludes that consuming higher levels of dietary selenium shows an association with a reduced risk of developing osteoporosis.
November 27, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: consuming-higher, dietary-selenium, levels, nutrition, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, osteoporosis, recent-study, reduced-risk
Coffee drinkers have healthier gut microbiotas
New research finds that high caffeine consumers have more diverse compositions in their gut microbiotas with higher levels of anti-inflammatory bacteria.
October 30, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: caffeine-consumers, diet, diverse-compositions, levels, nutrition / diet, research-finds, their-gut
Tomato juice: Could 1 cup per day keep heart disease at bay?
A new study concludes that drinking tomato juice each day can reduce the levels of certain markers of cardiovascular disease. However, more work is needed.
June 6, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: certain-markers, drinking-tomato, juice-each, levels, more-work, new-study, nutrition, nutrition / diet, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, reduce-the-levels
What to know about non-fasting triglyceride tests
Triglyceride tests measure the levels of triglycerides in the blood. Concentrations of these fats or lipids in the blood increase after a meal, so fasting triglyceride tests are common.
May 30, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: blood, levels, measure-the-levels, nutrition, on call diets, oncalldiets, tests-may, the-blood, these-fats
Two common iron supplements may cause cancer
Researchers find that certain iron supplements — called ferric citrate and ferric EDTA — increase the levels of a cancer biomarker.
April 16, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: called-ferric, certain-iron, edta, increase-the-levels, levels, nutrition, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldiets
Can pecans protect heart health?
A new study concludes that adding pecan nuts to the diet reduces the levels of markers that signal cardiovascular risk. Here, we delve into the details.
March 27, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: details, diet, levels, new-study, nutrition, nutrition / diet, reduces-the-levels, signal-cardiovascular, the-diet
How a small dietary change might keep your brain young
A new study has found a significant relationship between consuming higher levels of leafy greens and maintaining cognitive ability as we age.
December 21, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: cognitive-ability, diet, higher-levels, leafy-greens, levels, new-study, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com
Vitamin D might prevent type 1 diabetes
Higher levels of vitamin D in infancy and childhood may protect children against islet autoimmunity and type 1 diabetes, a new study suggests.
October 24, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: against-islet, childhood-may, diabetes, levels, new-study, nutrition, nutritional counseling, on call diets, protect-children
Cadmium may raise risk of endometrial cancer
A case-control study of 1,510 women found that the risk of endometrial cancer was 22 percent higher in those with higher levels of cadmium.
August 11, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: 510-women, higher-levels, levels, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, percent-higher, risk, the-risk
Vegetable pigment may reduce inflammation in heart disease patients
Higher levels of lutein, a pigment found in plants and eggs, correlates with lower levels of inflammation marker in patients with coronary artery disease.
July 7, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: coronary-artery, heart-disease, levels, lower-levels, on call diets, oncalldiets