A new look at vitamin D challenges the current view of its benefits
Research in C. elegans shows the popular supplement engages longevity genes to increase lifespan and prevent the accumulation of toxic proteins linked to many age-related diseases.
October 26, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: accumulation, elegans-shows, longevity-genes, nutrition / diet, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, popular, prevent-the-accumulation, shows-the-popular, supplement-engages, the-accumulation, the-popular, toxic-proteins
Are There Any Health Benefits to Drinking Alkaline Water?
What is alkaline water and is it safe to drink? Learn if alkaline water may help with differing health conditions or more serious diseases.
October 26, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: alkaline-water, conditions-or-more, health-conditions, learn-if-alkaline, may-help, more-serious, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldiets
Mechanism that triggers fat formation uncovered
The actions of a hormone that controls maturation of fat cells may help identify how high-fat diets, stress, and some steroid medications cause obesity.
October 26, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: controls-maturation, fat-cells, high-fat-diets, identify-how, may-help, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, steroid-medications
Vitamin A orange maize improves night vision
A new study has found that vitamin A-biofortified orange maize significantly improves visual functions in children.
October 26, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: improves-visual, new-study, nutrition / diet, oncalldiets, orange-maize
