Objective: Chronic inflammation is associated with elevated risk of heart disease and maybe linked to oxidative stress in obesity. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of weight loss diet composition (low carbohydrate, high fat, LC or high carbohydrate, low fat, HC) on inflammation and to determine whether this was related to oxidative stress. Methods: Twenty nine overweight women, BMI 32.1 5.4 kg/m2, were (more…)

W eight-losing diets appeal to the growing popu- lationof overweight Americans. Fad diets promise rapid weight loss, easy weight loss, limited restrictions on portion sizes of favorite foods, and above all an enhanced sense of well being. The pop- ularityoffad diets points out the honest promises of traditional weight loss diets. Traditional weight loss diets promise slow weight loss of 0.45 to 0.9 kg/week. The weight (more…)

High protein diets are not new. In fact, high protein, low carbohydrate diets have been around since the 1970’s. Many people turn to these diets for help in losing weight. But it is important to ask yourself these questions: Do high protein, low carbohydrate diets work? Are they safe? High protein diets promote ketosis. High protein, low carbohydrate diets work by promoting ketosis. When stored fat is broken down too fast, (more…)

Levodopa, the principal drug used in the treatment of Parkinson’sdisease (PD), is a large neutral amino acid (LNAA) whose passage across biological membranes depends on the same system that transports other LNAAs-including valine, leucine, isoleucine, tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine.1 Although there maybe some interaction between levodopa and the LNAAsin absorption across the intestinal mucosa, (more…)

A variant on the high protein/low carbohy- GUDWH*GL HW*LV*WK H*³3URWH LQ*6SDUL )DVW´* during which a person eats only protein. Sound familiar? This regimen is based upon the assumption that protein foods eaten will spare the loss of lean body tissue, and the body will brake down its own fat at a maximum rate to meet energy needs. Neither of these assumptions is correct RU*DFFXU DWH**7KH (more…)

High Blood Pressure Nearly half of people aged 70 and over report having high blood pressure. A diet high in fruits, vegetables, and low fat dairy products can help reduce blood pressure in many people. Cutting back on dietary sodium and reducing weight (if overweight or obese) can also help reduce high blood pressure in some people. Diabetes Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death in older adults. (more…)

Calcium is essential to life. The body acts to keep calcium levels in the blood within a very narrow range by regulating absorption of calcium from the gut and from bone, and to a lesser extent by regulating losses of calcium in urine. Unfortunately, these regulating mechanisms do not adequately preserve bone in older people in developed countries. Measures to promote bone health are important throughout life (more…)

Eight years ago, we asked you to volunteer in a study that looks at the relationship between diet, lifestyle, and cancer. We’re grateful that you agreed to participate. More than half a million men and women from six states and two metropolitan areas returned our 16-page questionnaire. The overwhelming response has made the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study the largest in-depth study of diet and cancer ever conducted. (more…)

From December 2002 through July 2003, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed or settled 17 formal enforcement actions to combat deceptive health-related advertising, the majority involving false or unsubstantiated claims for dietary supplement products. Altogether these actions have targeted products with a total of more than $1 billion in consumer sales. FDA staff provided technical and scientific (more…)

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