Low-glycemic index carbohydrate diet does not improve cv risk factors, insulin resistance
In a study that included overweight and obese participants, those with diets with low glycemic index of dietary carbohydrate did not have improvements in insulin sensitivity, lipid levels, or systolic blood pressure, according to a study.
December 16, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: dietary-carbohydrate, included-overweight, insulin-sensitivity, lipid-levels, oncalldietitian.com, systolic-blood
Decreased risk of colorectal cancer linked with higher selenium levels
Although studies in recent years have linked high selenium levels to increased risk for type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests a protective effect against colorectal cancer.
December 16, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: against-colorectal, high-selenium, increased-risk, new-study, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, protective-effect, recent-years
In people of low birth weight, supplement could reduce heart disease risk
A simple supplement could be a safe and cost-effective way of reducing heart disease in individuals born with a low birth weight, suggests research from the University of Cambridge.
December 16, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: from-the-university, heart-disease, low-birth, nutritional counseling, reducing-heart, simple-supplement, suggests-research, university
Enzymatic activity essential for vision may provide target for drug transport
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have uncovered the mechanism that enables the enzyme Lecithin: retinol acyltransferase (LRAT) to store vitamin A-a process that is…
December 16, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, enables-the-enzyme, enzyme, eye health / blindness, lrat, mechanism, medicine, oncalldietitian.com, retinol-acyltransferase, store-vitamin, the-enzyme, western, western-reserve
