Older Adults Benefit From Mediterranean Diet’s Health Effects
According to a study published in the Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, a baseline adherence to a Mediterranean diet (MeDiet) is associated with a lower risk of hyperuricemia, defined as a serum uric acid (SUA) concentration higher than 7mg/dl in men and higher than 6mg/dl in women…
April 22, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: baseline-adherence, biological, diet, gerontology, lower-risk, medical, medical-sciences, mediterranean, nutrition, nutrition / diet, serum-uric, study-published, sua
Link Between Vitamin D And Women’s Cognitive Performance
Two new studies appearing in the Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences show that vitamin D may be a vital component for the cognitive health of women as they age…
December 4, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: alzheimer's / dementia, biological, cognitive, cognitive-health, diet, gerontology, journals, medical, medical-sciences, new-studies, nutrition, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, vital-component
Vitamin D Supplements May Stave Off Disability And Mobility Issues In The Elderly
According to a new study published online in the Journal of Gerontology elderly individuals with insufficient levels of vitamin D, regardless of whether obtained through diet, supplements or sun exposure, could have a higher risk of developing mobility problems and disability. Leading researcher, Denise Houston, Ph.D., R.D…
June 13, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: developing-mobility, diet, elderly-individuals, gerontology, higher-risk, new-study, nutrition, oncalldiets, risk, sun-exposure, through-diet, upplements-or-sun, whether-obtained
