I’m an oncology dietitian – best pizza toppings to reduce cancer risk

I'm an oncology dietitian - best pizza toppings to reduce cancer risk

Turns out you can add pepperoni and salami as pizza ingredients. Nichole Andrews, a nutritionist and author of Oncology in Washington, revealed five “delicious, healthy” pizza ideas to replace pies with processed meats like pepperoni or pre-cooked sausage. The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer classified processed meat as “carcinogenic to humans” … Read more

Trendy vitamin patches offer a new way to get nutrients – but do they really work?

Trendy vitamin patches offer a new way to get nutrients - but do they really work?

Just what the doctor ordered? Vitamin tablets are designed to deliver nutrients into the bloodstream through the skin – they’ve become all the rage among people who can’t swallow pills, forget to take them or have digestive issues. A market research firm predicted that the global vitamin industry will grow from $6.6 billion to $10.4 … Read more

Prenatal vitamins may have dangerous levels of lead and arsenic, according to a new study

Prenatal vitamins may have dangerous levels of lead and arsenic, according to a new study

Some prenatal vitamins contain “disturbing” amounts of toxic heavy metals, while others lack key nutrients needed for a healthy pregnancy, a shocking new study finds. Researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus tested 47 prenatal vitamins – 32 over-the-counter and 15 prescription – for their levels of choline and iodine and checked for … Read more