Potential Link Between Long-Term Calcium, Vitamin D Supplement Use And Increased Risk Of Kidney Stones
Calcium and vitamin D supplements are associated with high calcium levels in the blood and urine, which could increase the risk of kidney stones, a new study finds. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society’s 94th Annual Meeting in Houston
June 28, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: annual, blood, calcium-levels, endocrine, endocrine-society, new-study, oncalldiets, results-were, risk, said-principal, the-blood
Raised Cardiovascular Risk For Adolescents Consuming Large Amounts Of Fructose
Evidence of cardiovascular disease and diabetes risk is present in the blood of adolescents who consume a lot of fructose, a scenario that worsens in the face of excess belly fat, researchers report…
January 26, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: blood, diabetes-risk, face, nutrition, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, the-blood, the-face
Link Found Between Vitamin D Deficiency And Changes Of Airway In Children With Severe Asthma
According to findings published online ahead of the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine’s print edition, London researchers discovered that lower vitamin D levels in the blood could be associated with poorer lung function in children suffering from severe therapy-resistant asthma (STRA) and worse symptoms compared to children with moderate asthma…
September 28, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: from-severe, london, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, poorer-lung, respiratory, society, the-blood
Advances In Research Into Alzheimer’s Disease
Advances in research into Alzheimer’s disease: transporter proteins at the blood CSF barrier and vitamin D may help prevent amyloid β build up in the brain Advancing age is a major risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease and is associated with build- up of the peptide amyloid β in the brain…
July 11, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: advancing, alzheimer, blood, brain, csf, major-risk, may-help, nutrition, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, prevent-amyloid, the-blood, the-brain
Short-Term, High-Fat Consumption May Be Beneficial To The Heart
Approximately one million Americans suffer a heart attack each year of which some 400,000 attacks are fatal. A key cause of heart attacks is atherosclerosis, a process in which cholesterol builds up in the arteries and impedes the ability of the blood to flow to our most vital organ…
April 14, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: ability, arteries, blood, diet, each-year, heart-attacks, key-cause, nutritional counseling, on call diets, one-million, our-most, the-ability, the-arteries, the-blood
Low Sodium May Be Responsible For Fractures And Falls In Elderly
Older adults with even mildly decreased levels of sodium in the blood (hyponatremia) experience increased rates of fractures and falls, according to a study presented at the American Society of Nephrology’s 43rd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition. Falls are a serious health problem for the elderly and account for about 50 percent of deaths due to injury in the elderly…
November 22, 2010 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: annual-meeting, deaths-due, nephrology, nutritional counseling, seniors / aging, serious-health, study-presented, the-blood
Consumption of ‘good salt’ can reduce population blood pressure levels, research finds
An increased intake of ‘good’ potassium salts could contribute significantly to improving blood pressure at the population level, according to new research. The favorable effect brought about by potassium is even estimated to be comparable with the blood pressure reduction achievable by halving the intake of ‘bad’ sodium salts (mostly from table salt).
September 15, 2010 · by admin · in Nutritional News · Tags: blood, even-estimated, favorable-effect, improving-blood, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, population, potassium-salts, pressure-reduction, sodium-salts, table-salt, the-blood, the-population
Pistachios offer multiple benefits, study suggests
Pistachio nuts, eaten as part of a healthy diet, can increase the levels of antioxidants in the blood of adults with high cholesterol, according to nutritional scientists.
May 24, 2010 · by admin · in Nutritional News · Tags: blood, eaten-as-part, healthy-diet, high-cholesterol, increase-the-levels, levels, nutrition, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, the-blood, the-levels