First report of allergic reaction to antibiotic pesticides consumed in food
Streptomycin, an antibiotic that is also used as a pesticide in North America, has been implicated for the first time in a case of anaphylactic reaction.
September 3, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: allergy, north, north-america, nutrition, on call diets, the-first
Low-carb vs. low-fat diets; obesity and diabetes
1. Low-carb trumps low-fat for weight loss and cardiovascular riskA low-carbohydrate diet is more effective for weight loss and reducing cardiovascular risk factors than a low-fat diet…
September 3, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, more-effective, on call diets, reducing-cardiovascular, risk-factors, trumps-low-fat
If adhered to, branded diets are ‘similarly effective’
How does the Atkins diet compare to Weight Watchers at losing weight? A new meta-analysis suggests there is not much between them, as long as diets are followed for 12 months.
September 3, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: does-the-atkins, long-as-diets, losing-weight, not-much, on call diets, watchers-at-losing, weight, weight-watchers
A shift in global diets essential to address climate change
A new study, published in Nature Climate Change, suggests that – if current trends continue – food production alone will reach, if not exceed, the global targets for total greenhouse gas (GHG)…
September 3, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: change, current-trends, diet, food-production, ghg, nature, not-exceed, oncalldietitian.com, public-health, the-global, total-greenhouse
