Keto diet: Scientists find link to diabetes risk
A mouse study finds that the liver becomes insulin resistant in the early stages of a ketogenic diet. Insulin resistance raises risk of type 2 diabetes.
August 9, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: becomes-insulin, diet, liver, mouse-study, nutrition, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, resistance-raises, the-liver
Vitamin B-3 successfully prevents glaucoma in mice
New mouse study finds a way to prevent glaucoma in genetically predisposed mice. This could pave the way for safer treatments for glaucoma patients.
February 17, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: genetically-predisposed, mouse-study, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, pave-the-way, prevent-glaucoma, the-way
Cinnamon: Could this popular spice make us better learners?
A sprinkle of cinnamon on your breakfast could be the difference between being a good learner or a bad learner, mouse study concludes.
July 17, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: bad-learner, between-being, breakfast, diet, difference, good-learner, mouse-study, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, the-difference, your-breakfast
High-fat diet in pregnancy can affect three future generations
New mouse study shows that pups, grand pups, and great-grand pups of mothers fed a high-fat, high-sugar diet during pregnancy developed metabolic problems.
June 16, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: developed-metabolic, diet, during-pregnancy, grand-pups, high-sugar-diet, mothers-fed, mouse-study, on call diets, pregnancy / obstetrics
Drugging the microbiome may treat heart disease
A first-of-a-kind drug that interferes with the metabolic activity of gut microbes could one day treat heart disease in humans, according to a mouse study published in Cell.
December 17, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: day-treat, diet, gut-microbes, heart-disease, metabolic, mouse-study, nutritional counseling, the-metabolic
High salt in high-fat diet found to prevent weight gain in mice
Researchers say their mouse study of salt content in high-fat diets highlights the effect noncaloric nutrients can have on weight gain.
June 14, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: effect, effect-noncaloric, high-fat-diets, highlights-the-effect, mouse, mouse-study, nutrition, nutrition / diet, on call diets
Olive oil, greens explain Mediterranean diet’s beneficial effect on blood pressure
New mouse study suggests eating unsaturated fats with nitrite-rich vegetables – found in the Mediterranean diet – triggers a mechanism that protects against high blood pressure.
May 21, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: high-blood, mediterranean, mouse-study, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, suggests-eating
Scientists discover big clue to how caffeine wards off Alzheimer’s
We already know caffeine intake appears to ward off Alzheimer’s but not how exactly.
April 8, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: already-know, alzheimer, alzheimer's / dementia, brain, caffeine-intake, diet, mouse-study, oncalldietitian.com, receptor-involved, suggests-it-blocks, ward-off-alzheimer
Chocolate could prevent obesity and diabetes, study suggests
If ever you needed an excuse to eat chocolate, this is it; a mouse study has found that a certain flavanol in cocoa may help prevent against obesity and type 2 diabetes.
April 3, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, eat-chocolate, help-prevent, mouse-study, nutrition, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com
Ghrelin Likely Involved In Why We Choose ‘Comfort Foods’ When Stressed
We are one step closer to deciphering why some stressed people indulge in chocolate, mashed potatoes, ice cream and other high-calorie, high-fat comfort foods. UT Southwestern Medical Center-led findings, in a mouse study, suggest that ghrelin the so-called “hunger hormone” is involved in triggering this reaction to high stress situations…
June 24, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: center-led, high-stress, ice-cream, mashed-potatoes, medical-center-led, mouse-study, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, reaction, step-closer, stressed-people