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
