Best 40 foods for vitamin K
Vitamin K is an essential nutrient that helps the body clot blood, build strong bones, and keep the heart healthy. In this article, we look at foods to eat to increase vitamin K intake, including kale, spinach, other leafy greens, some dairy products, and natto.
April 23, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: body, difference, difference-between, including-kale, leafy, look-at-foods, nutrition / diet, on call diets, oncalldiets, other-leafy, some-dairy, the-body, the-heart
Leafy greens may contribute to a healthy heart
In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers examine the link between vitamin K and the structure and good functioning of the heart in teenagers.
October 6, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: examine-the-link, good-functioning, heart, link-between, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldiets, structure, the-heart
Heart failure risk may be affected by weight gain
Researchers find that weight gain may overstrain the heart muscle, which, in time, could lead to heart failure.
July 21, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: heart, heart-disease, may-overstrain, nutrition, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, overstrain-the-heart, risk, the-heart, weight-gain
Energy drinks linked to more heart, blood pressure changes than caffeinated drinks alone
Drinking 32 ounces of a commercially available energy drink resulted in more profound changes in the heart’s electrical activity and blood pressure than drinking 32 ounces of a control drink with…
April 27, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: available-energy, control-drink, diet, drink-resulted, electrical-activity, heart, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, the-heart
How do alcohol and caffeine affect A-fib?
Learn how caffeine and alcohol may affect the heart and if they are triggers for A-fib. Is it safe to consume alcohol and caffeine with A-fib?
March 25, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: affect-the-heart, consume-alcohol, heart, how-caffeine, may-affect, nutritional counseling, on call diets, the-heart
Processed red meat consumption ‘linked to heart failure’
Red meat has been previously linked to increased risk of heart failure. Now, a new study separately examines the heart risks associated with processed and unprocessed red meat.
June 13, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: examines-the-heart, heart, heart-disease, increased-risk, new-study, nutrition, on call diets, separately-examines, the-heart
Salt restriction might prevent kidney failure and protect against heart disease
Reducing salt intake provides clear benefits for the heart and kidney health of patients with chronic kidney disease, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The findings point to the power of salt restriction in potentially prolonging kidney disease patients’ lives…
November 11, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: chronic-kidney, heart, journal, nephrology, on call diets, potentially-prolonging, power, prolonging-kidney, salt-restriction, study-appearing, the-heart, upcoming-issue
Dark chocolate and red wine the food of love and health
Valentine’s Day staples of dark chocolate and red wine fuel the heart with love and health year ’round, says a dietitian. Catechins and resveratrol are just a few of the nutritional properties that make chocolate and red wine “diet foods” within moderation.
February 11, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: dark-chocolate, diet, diet-foods, fuel-the-heart, heart, make-chocolate, nutrition, nutritional, the-heart, the-nutritional, wine-fuel
Energy Drinks Help Heart Function
Energy drinks improve the contractions of both the left and right ventricles of the heart; they have a beneficial effect on myocardial function, Dr Matteo Cameli, from University of Siena, Italy, explained at the European Society of Cardiology 2012 Congress, in Munich, Germany. Dr. Cameli added that energy drinks raise the risk of cardiometabolic diseases…
August 28, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: both-the-left, cardiology, congress, drinks-improve, european, heart, italy, munich, nutrition, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, raise-the-risk, risk, the-heart, university
Heart Protection From Component Of Garlic Oil
A component of garlic oil may help release protective compounds to the heart after heart attack, during cardiac surgery, or as a treatment for heart failure. At low concentrations, hydrogen sulfide gas has been found to protect the heart from damage
November 18, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: after-heart, been-difficult, deliver-as-therapy, during-cardiac, garlic-oil, heart, hydrogen-sulfide, may-help, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, protect-the-heart, release-protective, the-heart, unstable