Low-calorie sweeteners increase fat formation, study finds
Low-calorie sweeteners are often perceived as a healthful alternative to sugar, but a new study finds that they may actually increase fat formation.
April 4, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: actually-increase, diet, healthful-alternative, new-study, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, often-perceived
Folic acid linked to breast cancer growth in animal study
Folic acid is a well-known supplement to many women, particularly those who are or plan to be pregnant. But a new study suggests that taking large amounts of folate – a B vitamin – and its synthetic form, folic acid, might actually increase the risk of developing breast cancer.
January 23, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: actually-increase, developing-breast, folic-acid, increase-the-risk, new-study, nutrition, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, risk, synthetic-form, taking-large, well-known-supplement
Some ‘healthy’ vegetable oils may actually increase risk of heart disease
Some vegetable oils that claim to be healthy may actually increase the risk of heart disease, and health officials should reconsider cholesterol-lowering claims on food labelling, states an analysis.
November 11, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: actually-increase, diet, food-labelling, heart-disease, increase-the-risk, nutrition, nutritional counseling, officials-should, risk, vegetable-oils
Could low salt intake increase mortality risk?
We have long heard that too much salt can be bad for our health. But now, researchers have found that low levels of chloride, a component found in salt, could actually increase the risk of mortality and heart disease in those suffering from hypertension…
September 9, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: actually-increase, diet, health, heart-disease, increase-the-risk, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, on call diets, risk, too-much
