Dietary recommendations may be tied to increased greenhouse gas emissions
If Americans altered their menus to conform to federal dietary recommendations, emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases tied to agricultural production could increase significantly, according to a new study.
September 5, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: federal-dietary, greenhouse-gases, menus, nutritional counseling
Lead and cadmium found in some chocolate bought in Brazil
Scientists have found that commercial samples of chocolate purchased in Brazil contain varying levels of lead and cadmium, which can cause health problems, and that those levels are linked to how…
September 5, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: brazil, cause-health, chocolate-purchased, contain-varying, diet, nutrition, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, on call diets
Potassium-rich foods could lower stroke risk in older women
A new study has found that older women eating higher amounts of potassium-rich foods may be less likely to have a stroke than those with less potassium-rich foods in their diets.
September 5, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: amounts, diet, diets, foods-may, higher-amounts, less-potassium-rich, new-study, nutrition / diet, oncalldietitian.com, women-eating
Genetics link a mother’s diet to the risk of obesity in her offspring
New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that epigenetic methylation blocks expression of the Pomc gene, leading to delayed satiety response and increased food intake.
September 5, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: blocks-expression, delayed-satiety, epigenetic-methylation, faseb, increased-food, journal, nutrition, oncalldietitian.com, pomc
