Tanning may protect skin against harmful UV irradiation but block vitamin D synthesis
As skin tans, it darkens to protect itself against harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation, but the increasing pigment blocks vitamin D synthesis, limiting the skin’s ability to produce more vitamin D…
April 4, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: against-harmful, blocks-vitamin, dermatology, increasing, increasing-pigment, limiting-the-skin, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, produce-more, protect-itself, skin
Muscle Power Boosted By Caffeine In The Elderly
A new study to be presented at the Society for Experimental Biology meeting on 30th June has shown that caffeine boosts power in older muscles, suggesting the stimulant could aid elderly people to maintain their strength, reducing the incidence of falls and injuries. For adults in their prime, caffeine helps muscles to produce more force…
June 30, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: boosts-power, experimental, incidence, meeting-on-30th, new-study, nutrition, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, prime, produce-more, seniors / aging, stimulant, strength, suggesting-the-stimulant, their-prime
