Diet Products News 2009-04

2009-04-30 Processed Tomato Products May Protect Against Inflammation, According to a Study Presented at the Experimental Biology Meeting

Investigated the effects of processed tomato products on vasodilatation (another target for lowering disease through dietary strategies) and C-reactive protein on overweight and obese men and women. Within the diets of 56 free-living individuals participating in the study, processed tomato products or non-tomato products were matched in calories, sodium, and sugar content. All of the test subjects consumed a low-tomato diet for three weeks followed by either a six week high-tomato diet or low-tomato diet. At six weeks, the subjects were assessed as to the response of tomato after eating a high-fat meal. Compared with the low-tomato group, the high-tomato group experienced a C-reactive protein level that was lower in response to the high-fat meal. High-tomato intake was also associated with increased mean vessel diameter, but flow

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2009-04-10 Losing Weight the Right Way EmpowHer - Womens Health Online

Believe me I know the feeling. WE ALL DO. We all have been there and done that with the diet wars. I see all products being advertised on television that can help you lose belly fat and make you look lean and mean in only a few days. I research the Internet and I am always amazed at what new pill, drink or food is out there to guarantee your best body yet. I hate to break it to you, but these products are usually not safe and mostly not effective. They just want your money.

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2009-04-14 Commentary: School lunch program needs a stimulus package McClatchy

But the system now seems more aimed at benefiting American agribusiness than ensuring healthy school lunches. Every year, the USDA buys up millions of pounds of surplus beef, pork and other high-fat meat products to distribute to cash-strapped food service programs. Students trudge through lunch lines packed with subsidized meat and cheese products, while schools struggle to provide fruits, vegetables and low-fat plant-based meals. The federal governments own School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study has found that 80 percent of schools serve too much high-fat food to comply with federal guidelines.

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2009-04-19 New Book for Pregnancy Promotes Non-Toxic, Eco-Friendly Diet

The Green Pregnancy Diet provides all the tips and tools a pregnant woman needs to eat an optimal diet without the fuss: simple explanations, guidelines and recipes explain it all. The health and environmental benefits of an organic, vegetarian diet are discussed, with references to the latest studies in science and medicine. Explanations, definitions and tables of the major nutrients needed during pregnancy are included, backed by sources including the most recent United States Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration nutritional guidelines. A basic guide to creating a non-toxic kitchen is given, followed by more than 20 and ldquo;green and rdquo; recipes specialized to meet a pregnant woman and rsquo;s nutritional needs and food cravings without the toxins or refined carbohydrates ( and ldquo;empty carbs and rdquo;). Finally, a

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2009-04-29 A Healthful Diet Dont Forget the Fat EmpowHer - Womens Health Online

As it turns out, the percentage of fat in our diet doesnt dictate weight or health. A 2006 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found almost identical rates of heart attack, stroke, heart disease, and weight control in women who followed a low-fat diet versus those who didnt. Other studies have backed this up, finding no correlation between heart disease, cancer, or weight and percentage of fat in diet. What they did find, however, was that its not the amount of fat, but rather the type of fat a person eats that makes a difference.

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2009-04-13 Food world seeks balance in the carnivorous life - The Boston Globe

This isnt polar opposition to the carnivorous lifestyle. People still love their meat. They are simply moving toward balance. In his recent book "Food Matters," Mark Bittman argues for eating a vegan diet during the day and whatever you want at night. Philadelphia magazine restaurant critic Joy Manning and Tara Mataraza Desmond have a new cookbook out called"Almost Meatless," filled with recipes that use only a small amount of meat in each dish, a flavorful accent rather than the star of the show. ("My husband . . . likes his lentil burgers a lot better with bacon on them, and I admit: so do I," writes Manning in the intro. ) During a talk at Tufts last month, author Michael Pollan shared with the audience his complicated formula for a healthy diet: "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. " (By "food," he means the nonprocessed stuff,

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2009-04-23 Does Brain Development Juicy Juice really work - Los Angeles Times

Hawthorne and colleagues added at least 50 milligrams of DHA in each serving of juice, far more than the 16 milligrams found in a serving of Juicy Juice Brain Development. Nobody knows the optimal level of DHA in a childs diet, but Hawthorne says that the levels in Juicy Juice seem small, especially when compared with other DHA-fortified products on the market. Nestls Good Start Supreme baby formula contains 28 milligrams of DHA per serving, for example.

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These days, toddlers and preschoolers rarely manage to get out the door without a juice box. - Health features

2009-04-02 For April, Economize With Tasty Soyfoods

Protein and nutrient-rich soyfoods can replace other protein foods higher in saturated fat and cholesterol in the diet to help consumers practice good nutrition. Since new research in the Archives of Internal Medicine encourages reducing the amount of red meats in your diet, using more soy-based meat alternatives makes good health and economic sense. Start today -- pour soymilk on cereal, enjoy a veggie burger, stir fry tofu or chicken-less chicken slices, snack on healthy soy bars, or cut calories with non-dairy frozen desserts. For more ideas on including soyfoods in your diet and tips for soyfood meals, download Simply Soyfoods at /news/soyfoods-month-2009.

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2009-04-15 Too much protein, eaten along with fat, may lead to insulin resistance

Insulin resistance occurred in animals with a diet high in the branched-chain amino acids, but only if they were ingested along with a high level of fat in the diet," Newgard said. Because obese humans tend to ingest high-fat diets, the combination of high-BCAA and high-fat intake might contribute to insulin resistance in obese humans, but additional studies are needed. BCAAs comprise as much as 25 percent of amino acids in dietary protein, and are particularly enriched in diets high in animal (meat) proteins.

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A clue about the blood chemistry of obese people who develop insulin resistance, a precursor to diabetes, has been confirmed in animal studies at the Duke University Medical Center and human confirmation studies are coming. - Biology Chemistry/Physics/Materials Sciences Biochemistry Medicine/Health Diet/Body Weight Metabolism/Metabolic Diseases Diabetes Bioinformatics

2009-04-06 OpEdNews Aspartame Almost Killed Me.

I told my doctor "When this first hit me, you asked me how many diet drinks I had a day. I did not lie to him but said at least one or two a day. He asked me to stop but I never did until the day came when I went back to him I told him i did not tell him the whole truth, that I drink 5 or more daily, as well as many other sugarfree products, Crystal Lite, and sugarfree gum, all having aspartame in it

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A first-person aspartame poisoning horror story from a very frightened and angry, but very honest lady of 52 from Tennessee. The ignorance of the medical profession (with a few lucky exceptions) for these related groups of symptoms is really reprehensible. Why don/t medical schools start recognizing the existence of ASPARTAME POISONING