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AJCN Sept, 2011 - Thanks for the kind responses to the Linus Pauling notes. I'm falling behind getting these out because of lots of research I'm doing in the lab these days. So there's just the headlines below. For details, the links to abstracts will work at http://chemistry.beloit.edu/Ordman/nutrition/aln/1109ajcn.htm.

FOR MOTHERS AND WOMEN-11. Periconceptional multivitamin use reduces the risk of preterm or small-for-gestational-age births in the Danish National Birth 10. 11% decrease in breast cancer risk if you consume plenty of fiber.

FOR CHILDREN-7. Higher consumption of dairy products during adolescence lowers risk of diabetes 38% . 1. Childhood obesity related to blood low HDL and high triglyceride levels - the strongest predictors of adult lipid and lipoprotein concentrations are the corresponding concentrations during childhood and increasing BMI, a surrogate measure for adiposity. adiposity is most strongly related to increased triglycerides and low HDL cholesterol. This is true in both children and adults. The heterozygous form of familial hypercholesterolemia is relatively common and occurs in 1 of 500 live births.

FOR MATURE (OVER 60)- 9. Daily antioxidant supplementation (incl. 120 mg vit. C, 30mg vit. E, 20mg Zn) preserved verbal memory in older adults in double-blind trial of 5,000.

FOR WEIGHT CONTROL - 2. Chewing food more promotes weight loss and appetite control, shown in a clinical trial. 4. Rebound from dieting in post-menopausal women leads to gain in fat mass and loss of lean (muscle) mass.

FOR EVERYONE AND BODYBUILDERS- 5a. Eating whey protein rather than casein after exercise causes greater muscle building. 5b. Taking about 1.5g of leucine during exercise increases muscle building. 3. Fish oil reverses some of the harm to your heart function from eating saturated fats 6. A f ragmented sleep pattern causes exhaustion and obesity. 8. Fish intake for men lowers diabetes risk 27%.

- Roc, Nutrition Investigator

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"to find out that a figure like the Buddha...came independently to a similar conclusion-well, that was extremely reassuring." -Derek Parfit, a philosopher seeking ultimate morality, New Yorker, Sept 5