How can estrogen help control type 2 diabetes?
New findings on the role of estrogen in diabetes may have a profound effect on how we understand the condition and dietary changes that may control it.
February 15, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diabetes type 2, diabetes-may, diet, dietary-changes, effect-on-how, nutritional counseling, on call diets, role, the-role
Sepsis: Western diet may increase severity
Sepsis can be fatal, but we still do not understand why it affects some people more severely than others. A new study investigates the role of diet.
February 13, 2019 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: affects-some, new-study, nutrition, nutritional counseling, on call diets, people-more, role, the-role, vestigates-the-role
What are the effects of low albumin?
Albumin is the main protein in blood plasma and low levels can cause hypoalbuminemia. Here we look at the symptoms, the role of diet, and the outlook.
March 8, 2018 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: blood / hematology, blood-plasma, diet, nutritional counseling, outlook, role, symptoms, the-main, the-role, the-symptoms
Leading nutrition experts speak up about malnutrition
As we better understand the role food plays in our overall health and wellbeing, the closer the connection becomes between nutrition and medicine.
April 28, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: becomes-between, closer, closer-the-connection, connection, diet, food-plays, nutrition / diet, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, role, the-closer, the-connection, the-role, understand-the-role
Survey reinforces further understanding of dietary deficiencies and optimum nutrition needed
Data from a three-country survey seeking to understand beliefs of adults on the role of diet for optimal health, as well as consumption of key micronutrients including Omega-3 and Vitamin D, will…
September 10, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, key-micronutrients, nutrition, nutrition / diet, oncalldiets, optimal-health, role, survey-seeking, the-role, understand-beliefs, vitamin, well-as-consumption
Coca-Cola and the problem with industry-funded research
In light of the news that Coca-Cola is funding an organization claiming that lack of exercise is the primary cause of obesity, we investigate the role of industry-funded research.
August 12, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: news, nutrition, nutritional counseling, nvestigate-the-role, on call diets, oncalldiets, primary, role, the-news, the-primary, the-role
Do fruit, vegetable supplements improve respiratory function in smokers?
Studies have shown that smokers, in addition to exposing their lungs to harmful toxins, often eat less fruits and vegetables than non-smokers. Given the role of fruit and vegetable based antioxidants in improving respiratory health and the difficulty of achieving lasting dietary change, researchers hypothesized that powdered fruit and vegetable supplements could improve respiratory function in heavy smokers
June 27, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, dietary-change, harmful-toxins, less-fruits, lungs, nutritional counseling, often-eat, oncalldiets, the-difficulty, the-role
The pros and cons of antioxidants for omega 6 damage
Given omega 6 fatty acid’s reputation for promoting cancer – at least in animal studies – researchers are examining the role that antioxidants play in blocking the harmful effects of this culprit…
April 8, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: animal-studies, blocking-the-harmful, culprit, diet, examining-the-role, fatty-acid, harmful, harmful-effects, nutrition, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, role, the-role
Saturated fat’s role in heart disease is a myth, says heart specialist
A UK cardiologist says it is time “to bust the myth of the role of saturated fat in heart disease,” pointing out that since we started following advice to remove it from our diets, cardiovascular risk has gone up…
October 24, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: bust-the-myth, diet, diets, myth, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, role, saturated-fat, started-following, the-role
The Fight Against Childhood Obesity Looks To School Food
Childhood Obesity, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers, has published a special issue dedicated to the role that schools can and should play in providing and encouraging healthy nutrition and good eating habits to help stem the tide of the obesity epidemic in children and adolescents…
August 17, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: childhood-obesity, eating-habits, liebert, nutrition, obesity, on call diets, oncalldiets, special-issue, stem-the-tide, the-role, the-tide, tide