You don’t have to go cold turkey on red meat to see health benefits
A new study has found that halving the amount red and processed (RPM) meat in the diet can have a significant impact on health, reducing the amount of LDL ‘bad’ cholesterol in the blood which cuts the risk of developing heart disease.
September 30, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: blood, cuts-the-risk, developing-heart, diet, impact-on-health, new-study, nutrition, risk, rpm, the-blood
It may only take one energy drink to harm your blood vessels
Experts worry that energy drinks may impair health, particularly cardiovascular function. They warn that even one energy drink may harm the blood vessels.
November 5, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: blood, energy-drink, energy-drinks, even-one, harm-the-blood, may-harm, may-impair, on call diets, oncalldiets, the-blood, vascular
How can I increase my platelet count naturally?
Platelets are an essential component of the blood because they help with clotting. Natural ways to increase platelet count include dietary changes, such as eating folate and vitamin C-rich foods and avoiding alcohol
August 31, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: blood, blood / hematology, count-include, dietary-changes, eating-folate, essential-component, increase-platelet, on call diets, such-as-chlorophyll, such-as-eating, the-blood
What to know about non-fasting triglyceride tests
Triglyceride tests measure the levels of triglycerides in the blood. Concentrations of these fats or lipids in the blood increase after a meal, so fasting triglyceride tests are common.
May 30, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: blood, levels, measure-the-levels, nutrition, on call diets, oncalldiets, tests-may, the-blood, these-fats
High-potassium foods to avoid with kidney disease
People with chronic kidney disease need to avoid eating potassium-rich foods.
May 9, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: avoid-eating, blood, kidney-disease, learn-which, nutrition, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, process-potassium, the-blood, then-build, urology / nephrology
What to know about magnesium deficiency
Hypomagnesemia refers to low levels of magnesium in the blood, defined as less than 1.8 mg/dl.
May 5, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: blood, defined-as-less, discuss-causes, low-levels, may-notice, muscles, nutrition / diet, on call diets, person-may, the-blood
What too much salt can do to your brain
A new study shows how too much salt reduces the blood flow to the brain and leads to cognitive impairment in mice. The findings are applicable to humans.
January 16, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: blood, brain, cognitive-impairment, neurology / neuroscience, new-study, nutritional counseling, reduces-the-blood, salt-reduces, shows-how, the-blood, the-brain, too-much
What is hyperphosphatemia?
Learn all about hyperphosphatemia, when levels of phosphate in the blood are too high.
January 6, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: blood, blood / hematology, diet, examine-the-symptoms, nutritional counseling, symptoms, the-blood
Happy cows make more nutritious milk
Daily infusions with a chemical commonly associated with feelings of happiness were shown to increase calcium levels in the blood of Holstein cows and the milk of Jersey cows that had just given…
July 15, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: blood, diet, endocrinology, happiness-were, increase-calcium, jersey, milk, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, the-blood
Health risks of saturated fats aggravated by immune response
High levels of saturated fat in the blood could make an individual more prone to inflammation and tissue damage, a new study suggests.
September 4, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: blood, individual-more, new-study, oncalldiets, saturated-fat, the-blood
