Plant-based diets shown to lower blood pressure even with limited meat and dairy
Consuming a plant-based diet can lower blood pressure even if small amounts of meat and dairy are consumed too, according to new research.
July 24, 2020 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: consumed-too, diet, lower-blood, nutrition, nutritional counseling, pressure-even, small-amounts
Can drinking mineral-rich water prevent hypertension?
A study that links drinking salinated water to lower blood pressure attributes the effect to benefits of calcium and magnesium exceeding harms of sodium.
May 9, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: attributes-the-effect, effect, hypertension, links-drinking, lower-blood, magnesium-exceeding, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, pressure-attributes, salinated-water, the-effect
Walnuts may help lower blood pressure for those at risk of heart disease
When combined with a diet low in saturated fats, eating walnuts may help lower blood pressure in people at risk for cardiovascular disease, according to a new study.
May 1, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, diet-low, eating-walnuts, lower-blood, may-help, nutrition, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, people-at-risk, saturated-fats
Fertility treatment: Vitamin D may influence success rate
A new meta-analysis has found a link between lower blood concentrations of vitamin D and reduced success rates in assisted reproduction therapy.
November 18, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: assisted-reproduction, fertility, link-between, lower-blood, nutrition, oncalldiets, success-rates
Vegetarian diets associated with lower blood pressure
Eating a vegetarian diet appears to be associated with lower blood pressure, and the diets can also be used to reduce blood pressure. Factors such as diet, body weight, physical activity and alcohol intake play a role in the risk of developing hypertension. Dietary modifications have been shown to be effective for preventing and managing hypertension
February 24, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: body-weight, diet, diets, intake-play, lower-blood, nutrition, on call diets, reduce-blood, risk, such-as-diet, the-risk
Less Salt and More Potassium Reduce Risk Of Stroke
Less salt and more potassium in a person’s diet can lower blood pressure and the risk of stroke. Making these simple changes can save millions of lives each year, according to new studies published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ)…
April 5, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: bmj, british-medical, journal, lower-blood, more-potassium, new-studies, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, risk, save-millions, the-risk, these-simple
Diet Enriched With Fish Oil Reduces Pressure Ulcers By 20-25 Percent
Chock-full of Omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants, fish oil can help lower blood pressure, reduce inflammation in the skin and joints, and promote healthy fetal development. Now a Tel Aviv University researcher has found that it has a positive effect on bedsores, too…
December 6, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: dermatology, fatty-acids, fish-oil, healthy-fetal, lower-blood, oncalldietitian.com, reduce-inflammation, skin
Snacking on raisins may offer a heart-healthy way to lower blood pressure
If you have slightly higher than normal blood pressure – known as prehypertension – consider eating a handful of raisins. New data suggest that, among individuals with mild increases in blood pressure, the routine consumption of raisins (three times a day) may significantly lower blood pressure.
March 26, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: among-individuals, blood-pressure, consider-eating, data-suggest, known-as-prehypertension, lower-blood, oncalldietitian.com, routine, slightly-higher, the-routine, three-times
More Black Tea Lowers Blood Pressure
Tea, the second most consumed drink after water, may help lower blood pressure. Scientists at The University Of Western Australia and Unilever, state in Archives of Internal Medicine, that drinking black tea three times a day may drastically lower a person’s systolic and diastolic blood pressure…
January 26, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: archives, day-may, diastolic-blood, internal, internal-medicine, lower-blood, may-help, nutrition, the-second, unilever, university, western, western-australia
Regular Breakfast Helps Reduce Lead Poisoning In Children
It is known that fasting increases lead absorption in adults and consequently regular meals and snacks are recommended for children to prevent lead poisoning. New research published in BioMed Central’s open access journal Environmental Health demonstrates that having a regular breakfast is associated with lower blood lead levels in children…
April 1, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: central, environmental, fasting-increases, lead-absorption, lead-levels, lower-blood, on call diets, open-access, prevent-lead, regular-breakfast, regular-meals, research-published