Some calories more harmful than others
While calories from any food have the potential to increase the risk of obesity and other cardiometabolic diseases, nutrition researchers agree that sugar-sweetened beverages play a unique role in chronic health problems.
May 15, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: beverages-play, cardiometabolic, chronic-health, diet, increase-the-risk, nutrition, nutrition-researchers, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, other-cardiometabolic, potential, risk, unique-role
‘Largest’ microbiome study weighs in on our gut health
‘The largest crowd-sourced’ project to ever have studied the human microbiome has published its first results.
May 15, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: drop-new, human, human-microbiome, its-first, largest-crowd-sourced, nutrition, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, our-gut, studied-the-human
What are the symptoms of low vitamin E?
Vitamin E is essential, and it is stored in the liver before being released into the bloodstream.
May 14, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: before-being, bloodstream, fighting-off-illness, issues, liver, nutrition, nutrition / diet, off-illness, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, problems-seeing, result, the-liver, usually-the-result
How long does a cup of coffee keep you awake?
Caffeine stimulates the nervous system. People often consume it to stay alert, but how long do effects last, and how does it impact sleep
May 13, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: caffeine-last, does-it-impact, effects, effects-last, estimate-how, impact-sleep, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, often-consume, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, stimulates-the-nervous
Healthy diet may lower risk of hearing loss in women
In a new study, researchers examined the relation between three different diets and risk of developing hearing loss, and found that eating a healthy diet is associated with a lower risk of acquired hearing loss in women.
May 11, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: acquired-hearing, developing-hearing, examined-the-relation, healthy-diet, lower-risk, new-study, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, relation, relation-between, three-different
What are the symptoms of citrus allergy?
Among the rarest allergies is a reaction to citrus fruits. Symptoms, which include tingling, redness, and swelling, tend to affect areas that have come into contact with fruit or juice, and some people have airborne allergies. We describe the range of treatments
May 10, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: affect-areas, diet, food-allergy, fruit-or-juice, manage-citrus, nutrition, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, the-rarest
What causes undigested food to appear in stool?
Certain foods, including high-fiber foods and sweetcorn, are more difficult to digest than others. It is normal for a person to notice undigested bits of these foods in their stool. If undigested food in the stool occurs with other symptoms, including diarrhea, they may have a medical condition, such as Crohn’s or IBS.
May 9, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: crohn, including-diarrhea, medical-condition, notice-undigested, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, stool, such-as-crohn, symptoms, these-foods, undigested-food
The poop of great apes gives clues about our health
The importance of gut flora is well known, but little is known about how our microbiome has changed over time. Examining great ape poop may shed light.
May 6, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: changed-over, great-ape, gut-flora, microbiome, on call diets, oncalldiets, poop-may, well-known
How true are these health myths?
Over time, a number of health myths have cropped up.
May 2, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: debunk-the-most, health-myths, most-popular, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets
Can you have a garlic allergy?
A garlic allergy is rare, but it is possible. In this article, we look at the symptoms of a true allergy, which include sneezing, dizziness, and in severe cases, anaphylaxis. We also describe the milder symptoms of a garlic intolerance
May 1, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: article, describe-the-milder, food-allergy, garlic-allergy, milder, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, severe-cases, symptoms, the-milder, the-symptoms, true-allergy