Study unravels mechanism behind cilantro’s benefits
New research explores the molecular mechanisms behind the neurological benefits of the popular herb cilantro, also known as coriander.
July 26, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: behind-the-neurological, mechanisms-behind, neurological, nutrition / diet, on call diets, popular, research-explores, the-molecular, the-neurological, the-popular
What are some low-carb bread alternatives?
Many people choose to avoid bread for health reasons. They may be trying to lose weight on a low-carb or ketogenic diet or might be intolerant to gluten.
September 4, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: avoid-bread, diet, diet-or-might, include-cloud, ketogenic-diet, lose-weight, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldiets, people-choose, popular, some-bread
Mountain Dew does not kill sperm
There is a persistent myth that the popular drink Mountain Dew kills sperm cells. Some people incorrectly think components of the drink, including caffeine and tartrazine, affect male fertility. This is not true
August 15, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: affect-fertility, affect-male, drink, factors, fertility, health-might, including-caffeine, kills-sperm, mountain, nutritional counseling, persistent-myth, popular, the-drink, think-components
Green tea compound may protect heart health
Some of the claims about green tea lack scientific backing. However, one compound found in the popular drink may help to protect against atherosclerosis.
June 2, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: claims, drink-may, nutrition, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, one-compound, popular, tea-lack, the-claims, the-popular
Turmeric compound could boost memory and mood
A compound in the popular spice turmeric — called curcumin — has been found to improve the memory and mood of older adults in a new study.
January 25, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: called-curcumin, improve-the-memory, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, older-adults, oncalldiets, popular, the-popular
Coffee compound may prevent type 2 diabetes
Good news for coffee lovers: researchers have found that cafestol – a compound in the popular beverage – has the potential to prevent type 2 diabetes.
September 9, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: coffee-lovers, diabetes, diet, nutrition, nutritional counseling, on call diets, popular, potential, prevent-type, the-popular
Turmeric side effects: Health benefits and risks
Find out the positive and negative side effects of turmeric on your health. Learn all you need to know about the popular spice here.
July 12, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: health, negative-side, nutrition, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, popular, positive, the-popular
A new look at vitamin D challenges the current view of its benefits
Research in C. elegans shows the popular supplement engages longevity genes to increase lifespan and prevent the accumulation of toxic proteins linked to many age-related diseases.
October 26, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: accumulation, elegans-shows, longevity-genes, nutrition / diet, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, popular, prevent-the-accumulation, shows-the-popular, supplement-engages, the-accumulation, the-popular, toxic-proteins
More research needed on paleo diet for diabetics
Although the popular Paleolithic diet focuses on avoiding refined sugars and processed food, current evidence about any beneficial effect for people living with type 2 diabetes is inconclusive…
August 9, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: avoiding-refined, beneficial-effect, current-evidence, diabetes, diet-focuses, focuses-on-avoiding, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, paleolithic, popular, processed-food, the-popular
Adolescent weight gain on popular injectable contraceptive may depend on micronutrient intake
Since its introduction nearly 23 years ago, the popular injectable contraceptive depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) has been associated with causing substantial weight gain in some adolescent girls. Without being able to identify or predict which girls will gain weight on the drug, physicians typically counsel all teens receiving DMPA to simply eat less
February 2, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: being-able, gain-weight, message, oncalldietitian.com, popular, predict-which, simply-eat, some-adolescent, the-drug, the-popular, weight-gain, years-ago
