Too Many Carbs, Too Much Sugar May Increase Risk Of Cognitive Impairment
People 70 and older who eat food high in carbohydrates have nearly four times the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment, and the danger also rises with a diet heavy in sugar, Mayo Clinic researchers have found. Those who consume a lot of protein and fat relative to carbohydrates are less likely to become cognitively impaired, the study found…
October 18, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: alzheimer's / dementia, clinic, danger, diet-heavy, fat-relative, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, risk, study, the-risk, the-study, times, times-the-risk
Consuming Fast Food Increases Risk Of Diabetes And Heart Disease In Singapore
The dangers of fast food are well documented; the portions are often larger and the food is generally high in calories and low in nutrients. Now, University of Minnesota School of Public Health researchers have examined the eating habits of residents in Singapore and found new evidence that a diet heavy in fast food increases the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease…
July 3, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet-heavy, fast-food, food, generally-high, new-evidence, on call diets, oncalldiets, portions, public-health, risk, singapore, the-eating
