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AJCN May, 2009 - SUMMARY - Last nutrition notes for May. Read details with links at http://www.beloit.edu/nutrition/ln/ln09mayajcn.htm

REDUCE YOUR RISK FOR DISEASE
9. To reduce your risk for heart disease, polyunsaturated fats PUFA are best, then monounsaturates MUFA, worst is saturated fat
2. Fish oil lowers LDL and risk of heart disease. They also reduce ventricular arrhythmias.
4. Vitamin D reduces heart risk
11. Colorectal cancer risk reduced up to 24% by fruits and vegetables
12. Western diet and genetic predisposition can double risk of developing diabetes
8. Well-done meat contributes to colon cancer

OBESITY CONTROL
3. Sugar-sweetened beverages are major contribution to obesity.
6. High fiber breakfast reduces caloric intake at breakfast and lunch

STAY HEALTHY WHEN OLDER
|7. When older, your body may not let you know that you really need to eat - The impaired response of these hunger regulatory hormones with age might contribute to the mechanisms of anorexia associated with aging.
13. BCAAs do not increase muscles or strength in elderly men
5. Adults over 64 may need nearly 2,000 IU of vitamin D every day

HEALTHY BABIES
1. Exclusive breastfeeding is best
10. In developed nations, fully breastfed infants probably get plenty of iron

Symposium: Early Risk Determinants and Later Health Outcomes
A. Introduction -This is a quest to consolidate current knowledge on the early determinants of maternal and child health.
B. Diet must have enough choline, folate, methionine - A number of syndromes in humans can be caused by defective epigenetic regulation, including Rett syndrome.
C. Obese parents likely to have obese children - The familial risk ratio for childhood obesity when a parent is obese reaches >2.5.
D. Formula feeding contributes to obesity

MY CLASSES ARE OVER. TIME TO PLANT MY GARDEN! FOR GREAT NUTRITION, I HOPE YOU TAKE SOME RELAXATION EACH DAY.