Muscle-building protein shakes may threaten health
A recent study in mice warns that ‘overloading’ on the amino acids that popular protein shakes contain may lead to health problems and shorten lifespan.
May 3, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: amino, health-problems, may-lead, mice-warns, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, popular-protein, recent-study, shakes-contain
Natural ways to improve insulin sensitivity
Low insulin sensitivity can cause blood sugar levels to become too high and may lead to type 2 diabetes. Natural ways of improving insulin sensitivity include exercising more, getting enough sleep, eating a diet rich in saturated fats and soluble fiber, and taking certain dietary supplements. Learn more here.
September 10, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: blood-sugar, diabetes type 2, improving-insulin, insulin-sensitivity, may-lead, nutrition, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com
Too much manganese may lead to fatal heart infection
New research finds that excessive intake of manganese, an essential nutrient in leafy vegetables, may lead to a Staphylococcus aureus heart infection.
September 22, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: aureus-heart, essential-nutrient, leafy-vegetables, may-lead, nutrition, nutrition / diet, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, research-finds, staphylococcus
Following dietary recommendations leads to modest heart health improvements
Following current dietary recommendations may lead to small improvements in overall heart health in overweight individuals, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of…
February 28, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: current-dietary, journal, may-lead, oncalldiets, overall-heart, overweight-individuals, small-improvements, study-published
Food additive alters gut bacteria to cause colorectal cancer
A new study investigates the link between a common food additive and gut microbiota in mice. Changes in intestinal bacteria may lead to colon cancer.
November 7, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: common-food, diet, gut-microbiota, intestinal-bacteria, may-lead, new-study, the-link, vestigates-the-link
Cardiac complications from energy drinks? Case report adds new evidence
The high levels of caffeine in energy drinks may lead to cardiac complications, suggests a case report in the July/August Journal of Addiction Medicine, the official journal of the American Society…
August 4, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: addiction, addiction-medicine, august-journal, cardiac-complications, case-report, energy-drinks, high-levels, journal, may-lead, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, official, the-official
Dried plums could protect against radiation-induced bone loss
Exposure to ionizing radiation – through cancer therapy, for example – may lead to bone loss.
February 27, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: bones / orthopedics, diet, dried-plums, ionizing-radiation, may-lead, new-research, on call diets, suggests-eating
High-salt diet may harm liver
An animal study examining the effect of high salt intake suggests it may lead to high risk of liver damage and fibrosis in both adults and developing embryos.
February 25, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: animal-study, both-adults, high-risk, high-salt, intake-suggests, liver-damage, may-lead, on call diets, suggests-it-may
Just 1 day of unhealthy eating can impact sleep quality
Researchers suggest that eating foods high in saturated fat and sugar and low in fiber – just for 1 day – may lead to poorer sleep quality.
January 15, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: eating-foods, may-lead, nutrition, oncalldiets, poorer-sleep, saturated-fat
Agricultural policy reforms may raise sugar intake, harm public health
In a new report published in The BMJ, experts warn recent changes to agricultural policy in Europe may lead to a rise in sugar consumption, posing harm for public health.
October 28, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: bmj, europe, experts-warn, may-lead, new-report, nutrition, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, posing-harm, recent-changes, sugar-consumption