Should we play hide-and-go-seek with our children’s vegetables?
Pass the peas please! How often do we hear our children say this? According to a recent survey of adolescents, only 21 percent of our children eat the recommended five or more fruits and vegetables per day
March 1, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: children, children-say, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, our-children, parents, recent-survey, recommended, their-parents, vegetables
Some Children With Autism May Benefit From A Gluten-Free, Casein-Free Diet
A gluten-free, casein-free diet may lead to improvements in behavior and physiological symptoms in some children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to researchers at Penn State. The research is the first to use survey data from parents to document the effectiveness of a gluten-free, casein-free diet on children with ASD…
March 1, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: asd, autism, autism-spectrum, diet-may, diet-on-children, effectiveness, esearchers-at-penn, nutritional counseling, some-children, use-survey
Another Mechanism Discovered By Which Sulforaphane Prevents Cancer
Researchers in the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University have discovered yet another reason why the “sulforaphane”compound in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables is so good for you – it provides not just one, but two ways to prevent cancer through the complex mechanism of epigenetics…
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