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
Vitamin D Tied To Women’s Cognitive Performance
Two new studies appearing in the Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences show that vitamin D may be a vital component for the cognitive health of women as they age…
December 5, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: biological, cognitive, journals, medical, new-studies, nutrition, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com
Link Between Vitamin D And Women’s Cognitive Performance
Two new studies appearing in the Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences show that vitamin D may be a vital component for the cognitive health of women as they age…
December 4, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: alzheimer's / dementia, biological, cognitive, cognitive-health, diet, gerontology, journals, medical, medical-sciences, new-studies, nutrition, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, vital-component
Even Healthy People Need To Limit Their Salt Consumption
Salt is a major part of the American diet, however, consumption of sodium should be limited to less than 1,500 milligrams per day, even for healthy individuals, according to new studies and the revised American Heart Association presidential advisory, published in the journal Circulation…
November 5, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: 500-milligrams, association, healthy-individuals, journal, major-part, new-studies, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, per-day, revised, sodium-should, the-journal
Inspiring Children To Appreciate Vegetables
Two new studies presented at the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior’s (SNEB) annual conference may make it easier for moms to get their kids to eat – and enjoy – vegetables…
July 18, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: annual-conference, behavior, diet, may-make, new-studies, nutrition, nutrition / diet, nutrition-education, oncalldiets, sneb
Mouse Study Questions Fat-Loss And Longevity Link
Since the 1930s scientists have proposed food restriction as a way to extend life in mice. Though feeding a reduced-calorie diet has indeed lengthened the life spans of mice, rats and many other species, new studies with dozens of different mouse strains indicate that food restriction does not work in all cases…
May 4, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: 1930s, does-not, extend-life, indeed-lengthened, new-studies, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldiets, species, strains-indicate, the-1930s, the-life
The Metabolic Benefits Of Birch Bark Ingredient
An ingredient found in abundance in birch bark appears to have an array of metabolic benefits, according to new studies in animals that are reported in the January issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication. In mice, the compound known as betulin lowered cholesterol, helped prevent diet-induced obesity, and improved insulin sensitivity…
January 5, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: betulin-lowered, birch-bark, cholesterol, compound, helped-prevent, known-as-betulin, metabolic-benefits, metabolism, new-studies, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, press, the-compound