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SUBJECT: JUNE Journal of Nutrition

SUMMARY -BEST FOOD FOR YOUR MONEY - what foods give you the most healthy nutrition relative to what they cost. Here's some highlights
Worth the price - vegetables, fruits, fish, whole grains, eggs, whole potatoes, milk
Too expensive for what they provide - meat, snacks, cheese, sweets, animal fats, salted products
Neutral - yogurt

Health Claims on foods sold in the US may be just a Source of Confusion -
Health claims are currently approved for the following foods in the US - Oat fiber, psyllium seed husk, oatrim, baley, soy, plant sterols, and plant stanols.

BAD FOR YOU
High fructose corn syrup causes you to make fat (lipogenesis)

DAIRY/CALCIUM DEBATE CONTINUES
Calcium supplements rarely needed
Dietary calcium like milk acts as an antioxidant

GOOD FOR YOU
Why protein satisfies your appetite most effectively
Fish oil helps your brain work
Phytosterols and fish oil raise good cholesterol (HDL)
Olive oil polyphenols are strong antioxidants
Protein and dairy while dieting preserves bones
Another reason vitamin E is so beneficial
Why garlic reduces risk of heart disease
What flavanoids are and why they are great for you

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