Can you drink distilled water safely?
Drinking water is the best way to stay hydrated, but does it matter what kind of water you drink?
May 30, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, does-it-matter, nutrition / diet, oncalldiets, risks, stay-hydrated, the-best, the-risks
Cholesterol test: Uses, what to expect, results
What are the risks of cholesterol and who should have a test? Learn about what to expect with the test, what the results mean, and treatment options.
February 20, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, nutrition, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, results, results-mean, risks, the-test
Pink Himalayan Salt: Does It Have Any Health Benefits?
Pink Himalayan salt is becoming more popular, but what is it and how is it used? Learn about why the body needs salt and the risks of excess sodium.
January 8, 2017 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: becoming-more, body, himalayan, needs-salt, nutrition, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, risks, the-body
Apricot Seeds: Cancer Treatment or Danger to Health?
Are apricot seeds an effective, alternative treatment for cancer?
November 27, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: apricot-kernels, apricot-seeds, diet, nutritional, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, risks
Eating fresh fruits daily may reduce your risk of cardiovascular death
A study of more than half a million adults in China found that eating fresh fruits every day lowered the risks of heart attack, stroke and cardiovascular death.
April 7, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: china, day-lowered, eating-fresh, fruits-every, heart-attack, lowered-the-risks, million-adults, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, risks, the-risks
Higher calcium intake ‘may protect seniors from CVD, but not stroke, fractures’
While a higher intake of calcium was found to lower cardiovascular disease risk for older adults in a new study, it had no effect on the risks for stroke and fractures.
April 4, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, disease-risk, higher-intake, intake, lower-cardiovascular, new-study, nutrition / diet, on call diets, risks, the-risks
Adolescents drink too much caffeine
Teenagers are drinking too much caffeine, despite being aware of the risks. Easy availability, parental influence, advertising and social norms all play a role.
March 8, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: despite-being, nutrition, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, parental-influence, risks, too-much
Obesity associated with ADHD in females
Obesity and ADHD have been found to coincide in females, says a new study that has followed participants from 1976-2010, suggesting a need for greater awareness of the risks.
February 4, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: adhd, adhd / add, diet, followed-participants, from-1976-2010, greater-awareness, new-study, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, risks
More weapons but less ammo: benefits and drawbacks of selenium supplementation for immunity
A more thorough evaluation of selenium supplementation is needed, to better understand its benefits to our immune system, and the risks.
January 11, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: immune, immune system / vaccines, its-benefits, more-thorough, oncalldietitian.com, our-immune, risks, selenium-supplementation
Fetal development promoted by fatty acids in fish; brain likely shielded from mercury damage
New findings from research in the Seychelles provide further evidence that the benefits of fish consumption on prenatal development may offset the risks associated with mercury exposure.
January 23, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, evidence, fish-consumption, may-offset, nutritional counseling, onsumption-on-prenatal, prenatal-development, provide-further, risks, seychelles, the-risks
