Over half of America’s calories come from ‘ultra-processed’ foods
New research, published this week in The BMJ, finds that ‘ultra-processed’ foods contribute to 90% of the total added sugar in American diets.
March 10, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: bmj, diet, foods-contribute, nutrition / diet, oncalldiets, the-total, total, week
American kids are eating a lot of pizza – what are the health implications?
About 20% of American youths are eating pizza on any given day, a meal which accounts for up to 26% of their total calorie intake and 24% of their daily fat intake.
January 20, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: calorie-intake, daily, eating-pizza, meal-which, nutrition / diet, oncalldiets, their-total, total
Possible association between soy formula and seizures in children with autism
A University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher has detected a higher rate of seizures among children with autism who were fed infant formula containing soy protein rather than milk protein.The study found excess seizures among girls and in the total sample of 1,949 children.
March 18, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: among-girls, autism, containing-soy, diet, excess-seizures, higher-rate, infant-formula, nutritional counseling, protein-rather, rate, the-total, total, university
Adopting Plant-Based Meals Several Times Per Week Can Improve Food Security, Lower Food Costs
Researchers from The Miriam Hospital and the Rhode Island Community Food Bank report individuals who participated in a six-week cooking program and followed simple, plant-based recipes decreased their total food spending, purchased healthier food items and improved their food security…
March 22, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: community-food, followed-simple, food, food-spending, miriam-hospital, nutrition / diet, rhode, six-week-cooking, their-food, total
Financial benefits of plant-based, Mediterranean diet
People who followed a six-week cooking program and followed simple, plant-based recipes decreased their total food spending, purchased healthier food items and improved their food security.
March 20, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: followed-simple, food, food-items, food-spending, nutrition, purchased-healthier, recipes-decreased, six-week-cooking, their-food, their-total, total
Antioxidants in your diet may not reduce risk of stroke or dementia, study suggests
Contrary to other research, a new study found that the total level of antioxidants in people’s diets is not related to their risk of developing stroke or dementia. Antioxidants such as lycopene, beta-carotene and vitamins C and E are found in many foods.
February 20, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: developing-stroke, new-study, not-related, oncalldietitian.com, other-research, research, risk, stroke-or-dementia, their-risk, total
Bad Eating Habits Linked To Anemia Risk In Older Women
A noticeable proportion of postmenopausal women with anemia are not eating properly, researchers from Tucson, Arizona, reveal in a study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.
March 27, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: arizona, contains-iron, journal, not-eating, nutrition / diet, oncalldiets, red-blood, study-published, the-total, total, tucson
Think Before You Drink
Americans may like their drinks “sickeningly sweet” but a new labeling initiative may discourage us from pouring on the unnecessary calories, said Jessica Bartfield, MD, medical weight-loss specialist at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital. As of February, the front labels of packaged beverages now include the total number of calories in containers of 20 ounces or less…
March 17, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, drinks, from-pouring, initiative-may, jessica, oncalldiets, the-total, their-drinks, total