Are there carbs in popcorn?
The majority of popcorn is carbohydrates, and people can consume it as part of a healthful diet. Learn more about how many carbs are in popcorn, and how to enjoy it here.
May 3, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: nutrition, nutrition / diet, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets
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
How elderberries can help you fight the flu
New research shows how the power of elderberries — the fruit of a common European and North American shrub — can help our bodies fight the flu.
April 28, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: bodies, flu / cold / sars, north, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, our-bodies, power, research-shows, the-fruit
What are the health benefits of buckwheat?
Buckwheat is a highly nutritious whole grain with a range of potential health benefits. In this article, we look at the benefits, nutritional value, and side effects of buckwheat.
April 26, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: article, benefits, highly-nutritious, nutrition, nutrition / diet, oncalldiets, potential-health, the-benefits
This common food additive may fuel weight gain, diabetes
A new research study links the common anti-mold food additive propionate to blood sugar metabolism and insulin resistance in human volunteers and mice.
April 25, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: additive-propionate, anti-mold-food, blood-sugar, common, human-volunteers, insulin-resistance, links-the-common, new-research, nutrition, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, study-links, the-common
Study explores the neuroscience of overindulging
A recent study in mice identified a new brain circuit that appears to play a part in an animal’s drive to overeat high-calorie foods.
April 25, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, mice-identified, new-brain, nutrition, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, overeat-high-calorie, recent-study
Plant-based diet cuts heart failure risk by over 40 percent
New research examines how five major dietary patterns may affect the risk of developing heart failure among people without heart disease.
April 23, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: affect-the-risk, developing-heart, heart-disease, how-five, major-dietary, oncalldiets, patterns-may, research-examines, risk
The best vegetables for type 2 diabetes
Vegetables are good for anyone, with a rich array of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and plant compounds, but they can especially benefit people with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is when a person cannot control their blood sugar. Find out which vegetables are best for type 2 diabetes, and some tasty ways to eat them.
April 18, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: benefit-people, blood, diabetes type 2, find-out-which, nutrition, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldiets, out-which, tasty-ways
Are beans good for diabetes?
Beans are a diabetes superfood.
April 18, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diabetes, diet, nutrition, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldiets, reduce-the-risk, risk
What are the benefits of eating Brazil nuts?
Brazil nuts are full of healthful nutrients and provide a wide range of health benefits. However, eating too many Brazil nuts can cause selenium toxicity
April 18, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: brazil, cause-selenium, diet, eating-too, healthful-nutrients, nutrition / diet, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, wide-range