by admin | 9 July, 2021 | Dietetics, Physiotherapy
Osteoarthritis is a chronic and progressive condition that affects the movable joints of the body, most commonly the knee, hip and finger joints. It occurs due to degeneration of the smooth cartilage around our bones that normally allows for free and easy movement....
by MRT Team | 4 May, 2020 | Dietetics
A ketogenic diet means high-fat and very low-Carbohydrate diet. It is a type of metabolic therapy which means the body is using mainly ketones as an energy source instead of glucose. The aims of metabolic therapy are to optimize neuron metabolism, growth and repair,...
by admin | 23 August, 2017 | Dietetics
Eating too much sugar increases the risk of painful tooth decay, weight gain and obesity, and a number of serious health complications later in life, warned Dr Alison Tedstone, Chief Nutritionist for Public Health England (PHE). Yet, the data show that many children...
by MRT Blogger | 10 April, 2016 | Dietetics
Extra virgin olive oil has the most monounsaturated fat content compared to other vegetable oils (e.g., soy bean oil, sunflower oil, corn oil). It provides clinical health benefits as it reduces both systolic and diastolic blood pressure, reduces blood glucose, and...
by MRT Team | 24 January, 2016 | Dietetics
An observational study published in the Gut journal has followed almost 240 000 Swedish men recruited into the army in 1969-76¹. The men were aged 16 to 20 during recruitment at which time nearly 12% were underweight, 5% were moderately overweight, 1.5% was very...
by MRT Team | 28 June, 2015 | Dietetics
Contrary to popular belief, losing weight does not require you to haul truck tires up a hill, run a marathon or do 500 crunches a day; it simply requires a few modifications to your daily lifestyle. Monitoring your nutritional intake and activity level can be a...
