Nutrition and pregnancy: Scientists challenge ‘eat for two’ myth
A new study, published in eLife, has shown that women may not need to ‘eat for two’ during pregnancy because the body could adapt to absorb more energy from the same amount of food.
July 28, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: absorb-more, because-the-body, body, diet, during-pregnancy, from-the-same, may-not, new-study, oncalldietitian.com, pregnancy / obstetrics, the-same
Peer pressure likely influences food choices at restaurants
If you want to eat healthier when dining out, research recommends surrounding yourself with friends who make healthy food choices. A University of Illinois study showed that when groups of people eat together at a restaurant at which they must state their food choice aloud, they tend to select items from the same menu categories…
October 29, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, eat-healthier, food, from-the-same, make-healthy, must-state, nutritional counseling, people-eat, select-items, university
