What to know about magnesium deficiency
Hypomagnesemia refers to low levels of magnesium in the blood, defined as less than 1.8 mg/dl.
May 5, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: blood, defined-as-less, discuss-causes, low-levels, may-notice, muscles, nutrition / diet, on call diets, person-may, the-blood
What you need to know about hypoproteinemia
A look at hypoproteinemia, a condition resulting in low levels of protein in the blood. Included is detail on diagnosis and choosing proteins.
November 15, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: blood, blood / hematology, condition-resulting, detail-on-diagnosis, diet, look-at-hypoproteinemia, low-levels, nutrition, on call diets, oncalldiets
Children with poor vitamin B12 status early in life struggle more with tasks, recognition and interpreting feelings
Small children with low levels of vitamin B12 had more difficulties solving cognitive tests, such as the ability to do puzzles, recognize letters and interpret other children’s feelings.
March 27, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: ability, children, diet, low-levels, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, other-children, recognize-letters, solving-cognitive, the-ability
Liver cancer risk influenced by blood selenium levels
People who have low levels of the trace mineral selenium in their blood may be up to 10 times more likely to develop liver cancer, a new study finds.
September 5, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: blood, develop-liver, low-levels, mineral-selenium, new-study, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, the-trace, their-blood, times-more, trace
Genetic study suggests causal link between vitamin D deficiency and hypertension
New genetic research provides compelling evidence that low levels of vitamin D have a causal role in the development of high blood pressure (hypertension).
June 27, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: causal-role, development, genetic-research, high-blood, hypertension, low-levels, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, provides-compelling, the-development
Vitamin D deficiency may predict aggressive prostate cancer
New research has found that men with low levels of vitamin D, particularly African-American men, may be at increased risk of aggressive prostate cancer.
May 1, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: aggressive-prostate, diet, increased-risk, low-levels, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com
Low Levels Of Vitamin D Linked To Mortality In The Elderly
New research confirms low levels of vitamin D are associated with a larger rate of mortality in older adults. Additionally, the chance of reversing this impact is more likely in African Americans than Caucasians because of increased Vitamin D insufficiency in African Americans…
October 2, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: caucasians, chance, impact, larger-rate, low-levels, nutrition, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, research-confirms, seniors / aging, the-chance, vitamin
Racial Differences In Breast Cancer Risk Influenced By Vitamin D
American women of African ancestry are more likely than European Americans to have estrogen receptor (ER) negative breast cancer. There continues to be discussion about the role of low levels of vitamin D in the development of breast cancer for these women…
April 9, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: development, european, low-levels, negative-breast, nutrition, role, the-development, the-role
Low Vitamin D Common In Spine Surgery Patients
A new study indicates that many patients undergoing spine surgery have low levels of vitamin D, which may delay their recovery.
November 3, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: 313-patients, diet, fusion-surgery, half-had, inadequate-levels, low-levels, medicine, new-study, nutrition, oncalldietitian.com, recovery, school, severely-deficient, undergoing-spine
Low Vitamin B12 Levels May Lead To Brain Shrinkage, Cognitive Problems
Older people with low levels of vitamin B12 in their blood may be more likely to lose brain cells and develop problems with their thinking skills, according to a study published in the September 27, 2011, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology…
September 27, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: blood, diet, lose-brain, low-levels, medical, neurology, neurology / neuroscience, nutrition, oncalldiets, print-issue, study-published, the-medical, thinking, thinking-skills