Does more vitamin D increase the risk of falls?
High doses of vitamin D do not appear to improve function in the lower extremities and may increase the risk of falling in seniors, a new study finds.
January 4, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: bones / orthopedics, improve-function, increase-the-risk, lower, new-study, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, risk, the-lower
Study links high sugar intake to increased risk of breast cancer
Mice fed a diet enriched with sucrose or fructose were more likely to develop breast cancer and have the disease spread to the lungs, according to the results of a new study.
January 4, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: develop-breast, disease, disease-spread, fructose-were, lungs, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, results, sucrose-or-fructose, the-lungs
5 year olds eat and drink their body weight in sugar every year
A new campaign launches today (4 January 2016) encouraging parents to get “Sugar Smart” and take control of their children’s sugar intake.
January 4, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: children, launches-today, new-campaign, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, smart, sugar-smart, their-children
Festival organisers should put safety first
Music festival organisers should ensure partygoers have access to free drinking water, shade, ‘chill out’ zones, and adequate first aid services to help ensure the safety of patrons, according to…
January 4, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: chill-out, ensure-the-safety, festival-organisers, first-aid, help-ensure, nutrition, public-health, safety
Bottles and cans of alcoholic drinks should include calorie count signs
Breweries and alcoholic drinks manufacturers should introduce calorie count signs on all bottles and cans in a bid to beat the obesity crisis, councils say.
January 4, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: all-bottles, beat-the-obesity, calorie-count, drinks-manufacturers, obesity, obesity-crisis, oncalldiets, should-introduce
