Diet Products News 2006

2006-03-17 GLA: The . Good. Omega 6 :: Nutraceuticals World - Nutritional and Natural Products Industry Center News

We used the information from the telephone survey to plan a series of four focus groups in San Francisco, CA, and suburban Chicago, IL. The person who functioned as focus group moderator had experience in the nutrition/dietary supplement industry. Participants were prescreened to match the demographics determined from the telephone survey. The purpose of the focus group was to elicit individual comments and promote group discussion of respondents. current usage patterns, knowledge of GLA products, health benefits, label claims and purchase drivers. Respondents brought in the products they use, but we also supplied each group with numerous examples of products to facilitate comparisons of recommended dosing, label claims and brands. We also probed how they obtain information and whom they consider influencers. Finally, we presented

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2006-03-28 The Truth About Losing Weight On A Vegetarian Diet

It does not matter what you eat. Just dont eat a lot, exercise, and your weight will not be a problem. " True. Not quite! There is scientific evidence that a vegetarian diet keeps that weight down, whereas meat eaters put it on. What you eat does matter. You know that weight loss is an industry. A money-making industry with many claims to make: Claims of weight loss pills, herbs and juices. Claims of exercise machines and exercise programmes. Claims of high-fat, no fat or lean diets. Which work. Which do not. How to find those things that work. It is bewildering. And expensive! The US FDA has warned against the effectiveness of a number of products that are being marketed. They include fat or starch blockers, weight loss chewing gum and body wraps. Even weight loss earrings and spectacles are in this list. Perhaps the last one is

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2006-07-31 Healthy Diet Plan Low-Glycemic Index Diet Promotes Weight Loss, Cardiovascular Risk Reduction

In conclusion, at least in the short term, our findings suggest that dietary glycemic load, and not just overall energy intake, influences weight loss and postprandial glycemia (blood sugar levels after eating)," the authors write. "Moderate reductions in glycemic load appear to increase the rate of body fat loss, particularly in women. Diets based on low-glycemic index whole grain products (in lieu of whole grains with a high glycemic index) maximize cardiovascular risk reduction, particularly if protein intake is high. Reassuringly, this advice can optimize clinical outcomes within current nutrition guidelines, without the concerns that apply to low-carbohydrate diets. " (Arch Intern Med. 2006;166:1466-1475)

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2006-07-14 Health - Milk Stirs Debate

Milk Stirs Debate

Most Asian and African adults, as well as Native Americans, Latinos, and Ashkenazi Jews, have trouble digesting milk because they have lower levels of lactase (the intestinal enzyme that digests milk sugar, or lactose) than people of northern European descent. Still, many studies have shown that lactose intolerance is less prevalent than is commonly believed. Also, even those who truly are lactose-intolerant are often able to digest a cup or two of milk a day, if consumed at meals, with few if any symptoms. Lactose intolerance is not an all-or-nothing scenario, but a matter of degree. In one study, black Americans who were on the DASH diet were able to eat three servings of dairy products daily without any adverse effects.

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2006-07-18 Six Arguments for a Greener Diet - a new book

Americans consume over 1 billion poundsand one trillion caloriesof food each day. To produce the grains, meat and poultry, and fruits and vegetables that feed a country of nearly 300 million people, our agricultural system consumes enormous quantities of fuel, fertilizers, water, pesticides, and enormous tracts of landnot just for growing food for people, but mostly for producing food for livestock. And ultimately, a diet rich in fatty animal products and poor in whole grains, fruits, and vegetables consumes the consumer: Higher rates of heart disease, stroke, certain cancers, diabetes, and obesity cause hundreds of thousands premature deaths each year. SIX ARGUMENTS FOR A GREENER DIET exposes those and other underreported facts and carefully connects the dots between a healthy diet and a healthy planet.

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2006-06-14 The Feed Zone with Monique Ryan: Sugar confusion

Of course you want to emphasize whole foods and nutritious carbohydrates such as whole grains, fruits, and vegetables in your daily training diet. Skim dairy products and soymilk also add carbohydrate to your diet. Incorporating these foods into meals and snacks help you meet two of the most important purposes of your training diet. These carbohydrate sources effectively replenish muscle glycogen stores between training sessions and also provide a variety of vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals that contribute to keeping your body healthy and immune system strong. Of course, when you eat real foods in the hours before training, you also have to consider your tolerances to specific food choices. Easily digested carbohydrates also make good recovery foods immediately after training.

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2006-08-02 Vegan diet offers diabetics a carb bonanza

In the study, researchers from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, the George Washington University, and the University of Toronto randomly assigned 99 people with Type 2 diabetes to either a low-fat vegan diet or a standard diabetic diet for 22 weeks. On the low-fat vegan diet, people were asked to avoid all animal products and added fats and oils, and favour low-glycemic carbs. (Foods with a low glycemic index, such as oats, bran cereals, legumes, nuts, apples and oranges, release sugar more slowly into the bloodstream. ) Those on the vegan diet did not restrict portion sizes, calories or the amount of carbs consumed.

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2006-09-21 A New Look at Natural Acne Treatments

There are plenty of old wives tales surrounding diet and acne outbreaks. Chocolate and fried foods have long been blamed for acne but there is no evidence to support this. However, the link between acne and dairy products is being subjected to scientific studies. A study published in the medical journal Dermatology in early 2005 found a link between teen acne and consumption of dairy products. For those whose acne is aggravated by dairy consumption, eliminating dairy products promotes clear skin. Another misconception is that acne is caused by dirt because the pores are clogged. Thinking that dirt is a cause of acne prompts sufferers to possibly over-wash the face and further aggravate the acne condition. Wearing make-up doesnt cause acne either; look for modern cosmetics that are non-comedogenic (wont clog pores), oil-free

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2006-09-04 Runners and amp Triathletes Web Science of Sport: Fats for Endurance

There are a small number of studies that report improved performance on high fat diets (Pendergast et al. 2000, Helge, 2002 Van Zyl CG et al. 1996, Lambert EV et al. 2001). However, upon scrutiny, these are subject to great criticism. Very often in these studies it appears that the high fat diets increased caloric intake for otherwise hypocaloric individuals (Horvath et al. , 2000 and Pendergast et al. , 2000). Therefore the improved performance could be a result of more optimal caloric intake and thus balanced energy input and output, not the increased dietary fat content. Another problem with some of these studies is that by making the percentage of dietary fat so high the result is a carbohydrate-poor diet. Diets that are low in carbohydrates have been shown to impair performance as well as mood state during longer training

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2006-08-07 The SA Journal of Natural Medicine - Bitter-sweet

An article in a weekend newspaper1 highlighted the lethal side-effects of aspartame, a sugar substitute increasingly found in everyday items such as diet drinks, chewing gum and mints. Perhaps you are aware of the controversy surrounding the use of aspartame in so many of the food, soft drink and medicinal products we buy every day. A visit to the Internet will expand your awareness significantly. The first 60 aspartame sites - of the 60 000 listed - show a count of 58 against and 2 in favour of the use of this artificial sweetener. The negative reports suggest that aspartame consumption can lead to more than 90 different symptoms, ranging from headaches to cancer. One of the facts presented was that 75 pct. of all complaints to the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concerned aspartame. The FDA counters by stating that

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