Freshwater biodiversity has positive impact on global food security
Inland freshwaters with a greater variety of fish species (biodiversity) have higher-yielding and less variable fisheries according to a new study from the University of Southampton and the…
February 25, 2016 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: fish-species, from-the-university, greater-variety, new-study, nutrition, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, southampton, university, variable-fisheries
Can diet and exercise prevent muscle loss in old age?
Scientists at the University of Southampton have shown that although some studies find diet can enhance the effects of exercise to prevent muscle loss in later life, current evidence about what…
May 14, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: current-evidence, effects, enhance-the-effects, find-diet, later-life, nutrition, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldiets, prevent-muscle, seniors / aging, some-studies, southampton, the-effects, university
Fertility experts in pioneering ‘mediterranean diet’ IVF study
Fertility experts in Southampton are trialling the use of omega-3 fish oil and vitamin D to improve outcomes after in vitro fertilisation (IVF).
March 27, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: fertility, improve-outcomes, ivf, nutrition, omega-3-fish, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, southampton, the-use, trialling-the-use, vitro-fertilisation
Muscle strength in children linked to vitamin D levels in pregnancy
A UK study of pregnant women that followed their babies into early childhood finds kids were likely to have stronger muscles if their mothers had higher levels of vitamin D during pregnancy.The study, from the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (MRC LEU) at the University of Southampton, is published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
January 9, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: babies, clinical, council, journal, kids-were, levels, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, pregnancy / obstetrics, pregnant-women, southampton
