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AJCN June, 2009 - SUMMARY
FEATURE THIS MONTH 1.Vitamin C and E probably preserve telomere length (and thus health) - Replicating human somatic cells display progressive telomere shortening (LTL). Ultimately, such cells either undergo apoptosis or enter a state of replicative senescence that is triggered by critically shortened telomeres. .. Cigarette smokers, obese and sedentary individuals, and those with unhealthy habits in general often exhibit not only increases in the systemic burden of oxidative stress and inflammation but also shortened telomeres. ...women with higher intakes of vitamins C and E, or taking multivitamins, showed a longer LTL...It follows that the habitual ingestion of vitamin C and E supplements and/or multivitamins somehow "slows down" the rate of age-dependent telomere shortening...

FOR EVERYONE
2. 500 mcg Vitamin K daily substantially reduces heart attack risk
3. Iron excretion varies 40-fold in people
4. Stronger cocoa is better
5. Selenium supplements not useful
6. Dairy diet reduces hypertension
7. Meat and how it's cooked contribute to cancer
8. High salt diet does not cause inflammation
9. Soy reduces breast cancer risk

OBESITY 10. Just 100 to 400 extra Cal/day is causing obesity epidemic
11. Eat nuts to get thinner - incorporating nuts may help weight control.
12. High fructose intake causes liver and muscle damage

FOR PARENTS 13. Lower protein intake in infancy might diminish the later risk of overweight and obesity. Editorial: Formula for bottle feeding may cause infant obesity
14. Low carb diet useful for weight loss when nursing
15. Teens are eating more than they say

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SYMPOSIUM ON BIOMARKERS OF MICRONUTRIENT STATUS - research on how effectively your nutrition status can be determined

My organic garden is doing wonderfully this year. Here is a thought from Thich Nhat Hahn: People deal too much with the negative, with what is wrong. Why not try and see positive things, to just touch those things and make them bloom?