Higher consumption of unsaturated fats linked with lower mortality rates
Consuming higher amounts of unsaturated fats was associated with lower mortality rates, according to a new study. The researchers found higher consumption of saturated and trans fats was linked with higher mortality compared with the same number of calories from carbohydrates
July 5, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: amounts, consumption, diet, further-support, higher-amounts, lower-mortality, mortality, same-number, study, study-provides, support, types
Sugary Drinks Linked To Genetic Risk Of Obesity
People who regularly consume sugary drinks are genetically more susceptible to becoming obese or overweight, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health reported in NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine), September 21, 2012 issue. The authors wrote that their study provides further evidence proving that genetic and environmental factors act together in driving up the risk of obesity…
September 22, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: becoming-obese, consume-sugary, england-journal, evidence, factors-act, harvard, harvard-school, medicine, nutritional counseling, public-health, study, study-provides, the-risk
To Boost Broccoli’s Cancer-Fighting Power Team Them Up With Sprouts, Supplements
A new University of Illinois study provides convincing evidence that the way you prepare and consume your broccoli matters, and also suggests that teaming broccoli with broccoli sprouts may make the vegetable’s anti-cancer effect almost twice as powerful. “Broccoli, prepared correctly, is an extremely potent cancer-fighting agent – three to five servings a week are enough to have an effect…
January 29, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: broccoli, convincing-evidence, illinois, make-the-vegetable, nutrition / diet, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, sprouts-may, study-provides, twice-as-powerful, university, vegetable