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Nutrition/Diet
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General Information:
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Nutrition - American Academy of Family Physicians
- Nutrition - emedicine.com
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Nutrition - FamilyDoctor.org
- Fast Food Calorie Counter - washingtonpost.com
News & Research:
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How
Frequency Of Meals May Affect Health - Science Daily, 3/7/08 -
"the volunteers were "one-mealers," they had
significant increases in total cholesterol, LDL "bad" cholesterol and in
blood pressure, compared to when they were "three-mealers." ... Further
analysis of the study group showed that when the volunteers were one-mealers,
they had higher morning fasting blood sugar levels, higher and more
sustained elevations in blood sugar concentrations, and a delayed response
to the body's insulin, compared to when they were "three-mealers." Insulin
is required to lower blood sugar levels"
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Midnight
Meals - New York Times, 2/26/08 - "If the
calories are exactly the same, it shouldn’t make a difference, but my
clinical impression is that people who eat late at night eat more ... They
may be eating “an extra meal, if you will, ‘the fourth meal,’ as one ad put
it"
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Fatty Fast Food, Idleness May Vex Liver - WebMD, 2/13/08 -
"The students were asked to gain 5% to 15% of their
body weight in a month by eating at least two daily meals at fast-food
restaurants and adopting a sedentary lifestyle ... On average, the students
gained 14 pounds, added 2.6 inches to their waistline, and padded their body
fat percentage by 3.7% during the study ... Blood samples provided by the
students throughout the study show a spike in levels of the liver enzyme
alanine aminotransferase (ALT). ALT levels rose quickly -- typically within
a week -- after the students started the fast-food diet"
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Turkey - Which Is Healthier, White or Dark Meat - Really - New York
Times, 11/19/07 - "an ounce of boneless, skinless
turkey breast contains about 46 calories and 1 gram of fat, compared with
roughly 50 calories and 2 grams of fat for an ounce of boneless, skinless
thigh"
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Can't hide from sky-high sodium, calories at Chinese restaurants - USA
Today, 3/21/07 - "A plate of General
Tso's chicken, for example, is loaded with about 40% more sodium and more
than half the calories an average adult needs for an entire day ... The
battered, fried chicken dish with vegetables has 1,300 calories, 3,200
milligrams of sodium and 11 grams of saturated fat"
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Falling Short on Nutrients - WashingtonPost.com, 10/4/05 -
"93 percent of Americans don't get
the daily intake of vitamin E recommended by the Institute of Medicine.
Slightly more than half fall short on magnesium, 44 percent miss eating
enough vitamin A, about a third eat too little vitamin C and 14 percent
skimp on foods rich in vitamin B6"
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Ten Best
Foods For Women - CBS 2 Chicago, 5/5/05 -
"fish keeps arteries clean and
prevents inflammation ... Testosterone is responsible in women not only for
sex drive, but energy levels and that edge ..."
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'Power Foods' For Your Health - CBS 2 Chicago, 3/1/05 -
"the United Stated Department of Agriculture has put together a list of the 20 foods
with the highest concentration of antioxidants ... Small red beans ... Wild blueberries ... Red Kidney beans ... Pinto beans ... Cultivated Blueberries ... Cranberries ... Artichokes ... Blackberries ... Prunes ... Raspberries ... Strawberries ... Red Delicious & Granny Smith apples ... Pecans ... Sweet cherries ...
Black plums ... Russet potatoes ...Black beans ... Plums ... Gala apples ... Walnuts"
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Nine Servings of Fruit and Vegetables? - NY Times, 1/18/05 -
"The new dietary
guidelines ... They raise the daily goal for fruit and vegetable consumption to nine servings from five, for instance, and challenge Americans who want to control their weight to get as much as 60 to 90 minutes of exercise on most days"
- U.S. unveils new dietary guidelines - MSNBC, 1/12/05
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15-Year Study Shows Strong Link Between Fast Food, Obesity and Insulin Resistance - Doctor's Guide, 1/3/05 -
"Participants
who consumed fast food two or more times a week gained approximately 10 more pounds and had twice as great increase in insulin resistance in the 15-year period than participants who consumed fast food less than once per week"
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New Food Pyramid to Emphasize Healthy Carbs - WebMD, 8/30/04
- Fast Food Breakfast Triggers Inflammation - WebMD, 4/19/04
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Diet has impact on breast cancer, say scientists - Nutra USA, 3/25/04
- Power Your Diet With Powerhouse Foods - WebMD, 3/11/04 -
"cauliflower ... lettuces such as romaine and red-leaf lettuce. Pile on the spinach. And eat
lots of broccoli and Brussels sprouts ... carrots, winter squash, sweet potatoes, cantaloupe, oranges, and grapefruit ... tomatoes, red peppers, and strawberries"
- Officials Roll Out New Food Pyramid - WebMD, 9/11/03
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AHA Presentation a Champion of Breakfasts - Physician's Weekly, 5/26/03 -
"breakfast may reduce the risk of developing insulin
resistance syndrome by as much as 35% to 50% (compared to those who do not eat a morning meal) ... those eating breakfast consumed fewer calories and less saturated fat, and reduced their cholesterol intake while maintaining a better overall nutritional status than individuals who skipped breakfast"
- Heart-Healthy Foods May Protect Against Occasional Fatty Meal - WebMD, 5/21/03
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Searching for ideal diet in sea of conflicting food advice - USA Today, 4/20/03 -
"Dr. Walter Willett, chairman of the nutrition
department at Harvard School of Public Health ... Willett has assembled an "ideal" diet of his own that relies on healthier plant oils instead of animal fats, and whole grains and high-fiber carbohydrates (think brown rice and wheat pasta) over refined grains
like white rice ... It emphasizes plenty of vegetables and fruits, and healthy protein sources — such as fish, poultry, nuts and legumes — instead of red meat and high-fat dairy products. Willett also recommends a daily multivitamin, moderate alcohol consumption and regular physical activity"
- Low-Sugar Diet for Weight Loss - WebMD, 3/4/03 -
"Specifically, this is what the UN report says about a healthy diet: Carbohydrates (fruits, vegetables,
whole grains, starches) should make up the bulk of total daily calories -- from 55% to 75%. Fat should be 15% -30% total calories (with 10% from saturated fat). Protein should be 10%-15% ... Sugar should be less than 10% of total daily calories ... One hour per day of moderate-intensity activity such as walking, on
most days of the week, is needed to maintain a healthy body weight, especially for those people who spend most of their time sitting down"
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Dental Health Associated With Nutritional Status In Older Adults - Doctor's Guide, 1/20/03 -
"individuals with no posterior occluding pairs, one
to four pairs or complete dentures had consistently lower scores on the [Healthy Eating Index] HEI than individuals with five to eight posterior occluding pairs of teeth ... Those with impaired dentition also ate fewer
servings of fruit and had lower serum values of beta carotene and ascorbic acid ... Dietary intake levels of vitamin A, carotene, folic acid and vitamin C were poorer in individuals with impaired dentition, as were HEI
scores for diet variety, cholesterol and sodium"
- What Pizza Really Delivers - WebMD, 5/17/02
- Fatty Meals Harm Heart - WebMD, 4/1/02
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Kitchen holds an arsenal of disease-fighters - USA Today, 2/26/02
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Nutrition Is A Key To Better Health For Elderly - Intelihealth, 8/20/01 -
"Too many older people may be accepting a cognitive and immunological decline as
a normal part of aging, when it may reflect a deficiency in essential nutrients like vitamins and minerals ... a nutrient supplement with modest amounts of 18 vitamins, minerals and trace elements could improve cognitive function in apparently healthy people over 65 ... How might nutrients improve brain function?
One possibility is that taking a modest nutrient supplement daily can improve immune function"
- Many Parents Are Confused About What to Feed Growing Athletes - WebMD, 7/6/01
- High-Fat Food Stiffens Arteries Within Hours - WebMD, 6/2/01 -
"After a simple meal of a ham and cheese sandwich with butter, and a serving of whole milk and some ice cream, the ability of the
body's arteries to expand and accommodate the blood and fat traveling through them is reduced by about 25%."
- Little Impact With High-Fibre, Low-Fat Diet On Ovarian Hormone Levels - Doctor's Guide, 3/27/01
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Dr. Andrew Weil on eating well for maximum health -
CNN, 3/19/01
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Veggies Not Created Equal In Fighting Cancer - Intelihealth, 1/18/01 -
"But the Agriculture Department studied 71 types of broccoli plants and found a 30-fold difference in the
amounts of glucoraphanin. Some had virtually none of it."
- People Are Eating More Fruits and Veggies -- Just the Wrong Kind - WebMD, 1/17/01 -
"Johnston says that in her work, she sees a lot of men, especially bachelors in the 40-60 age group, who are so
deficient in vitamin C that they have scurvy."
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Study Knocks Hair Analysis - Intelihealth, 1/3/01
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Heart experts' advice: Eat more fish in a balanced diet - CNN, 10/5/00
- Kid's Behavior: Only as Good as Their Breakfast - WebMD, 9/21/00
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Diet, Dioxin Risk May Be Linked - Intelihealth, 5/18/00
- You Still Aren't Eating Your Veggies - WebMD, 5/15/00
- Reduce Your Cancer, Heart Disease, and Stroke Risk With Healthy Diet - WebMD, 4/25/00
- Fish Diet Better Than Vegetarian Fare At Lowering Lipoprotein (a) - Doctor's Guide, 11/11/97
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