Man trumps dog: Earlier assumption about BPA exposure confirmed
New human study shows oral exposure does not create risk for high BPA exposure.
January 30, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: bpa, endocrinology, exposure-does, human-study, not-create, nutritional counseling, on call diets, shows-oral
Added fructose is a principal driver of type 2 diabetes
Recent studies have shown that added sugars, particularly those containing fructose, are a principal driver of diabetes and pre-diabetes, even more so than other carbohydrates.
January 29, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: carbohydrates, diabetes, diet, even-more, nutritional counseling, on call diets, principal-driver
Things smell good for a reason
Fruit flies use olfactory cues to detect healthy antioxidants in their foodThese are vinegar flies (Drosophila melanogaster) on an overripe cherry.
January 29, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: detect-healthy, flies-use, foodthese, neurology / neuroscience, olfactory-cues, on call diets, oncalldiets, their-food
Frequent sugary drink consumption linked to earlier menstruation onset
A new study finds girls who drink 1.5 servings or more of sugary drinks each day may start menstruation earlier than those who consume less than two servings a week.
January 29, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: consume-less, finds-girls, may-start, new-study, nutrition, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, sugary-drinks
Study shows salivary biomarkers predict oral feeding readiness in preterm newborns
Results from a study published online in the Journal of Pediatrics hold the potential to substantially improve clinical decision-making to determine when a premature newborn is ready for oral feeding.
January 29, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: hold-the-potential, improve-clinical, journal, on call diets, pediatrics, potential, premature-newborn, study-published
What are the health benefits of zinc?
Find out about the potential health benefits of zinc including maintaining skin integrity and structure, aiding growth in children and fighting age-related macular degeneration.
January 29, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: aiding-growth, fighting-age-related, health-benefits, nutrition / diet, on call diets, oncalldiets, potential, skin-integrity, the-potential, zinc-including
Oatmeal for breakfast results in greater fullness and lower calorie intake at lunch
A new study suggests that your breakfast cereal choice may affect how full you feel and how much you eat for lunch, especially if you’re overweightA new study suggests that your breakfast cereal…
January 28, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: cereal-choice, how-full, may-affect, new-study, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, your-breakfast
Researchers identify brain circuit that regulates thirst
Howard Hughes Medical Institute scientists have identified a circuit in the brains of mice that regulates thirst.
January 28, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: brains, diet, howard-hughes, hughes, medical-institute, neurology / neuroscience, nutrition, the-brains
Stress during pregnancy can affect fetal development
Stress hormones in the mother can affect foetal development, according to a study published in the Journal of Physiology.
January 27, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, foetal-development, journal, mother, nutrition, nutritional counseling, on call diets, pregnancy / obstetrics, study-published, the-mother
The ‘fifth taste,’ umami, could be beneficial for health
The umami taste could have an important and beneficial role in health, according to research published in the open access journal Flavour.
January 27, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: access-journal, beneficial-role, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, research-published, the-open, umami-taste
