New study reveals fresh avocado-substituted diet significantly changes lipid profile
Meta-analysis findings show reductions in bad cholesterol when avocado swapped for solid fat.Can a single ingredient swap make an impact on health?
February 16, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: bad-cholesterol, diet, findings-show, impact-on-health, nutrition, nutrition / diet, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, single-ingredient, swap-make
Danish Study Finds More Pesticides In Foreign Fruit And Vegetables
Foreign fruit generally has a higher content of pesticides than Danish fruit, and fruit has a higher content of pesticides than vegetables. Danes’ intake of pesticide residues appears to be on a par with the latest monitoring from 2003. The findings show that eating 600 grams of fruit and vegetables a day does not constitute a health risk…
July 16, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: 600-grams, danish, day-does, findings-show, higher-content, latest, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, the-latest
From Sweet To Salty – Evidence Of Unique Taste Maps In The Brain
New research on mice suggests the mammalian brain has a “gustotopic map” comprising a unique group of neurons that code tastes from sweet to salty. The findings show that this group of neurons responds differently and discretely as the tongue encounters specific tastes…
September 1, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: code-tastes, findings-show, from-sweet, group, neurology / neuroscience, neurons-responds, nutritional counseling, suggests-the-mammalian, the-tongue, tongue, unique-group
