J Nutrition July, 2010 -See this, longer synopses, and links to published articles at Nutrition investigator .

SUMMARY - 1. Competent eaters eat their way to much better health - Competent eaters are positive, comfortable, and flexible with eating and are matter-of-fact and reliable about getting enough to eat of enjoyable and nourishing food. Reading this newsletter should inform you so you become a competent eater.

2.75 years since caloric restriction discovered - Restricting caloric intake by 25% or more increases lifespan. This has been shown in yeast, worms, flies, rodents, even rhesus monkeys and humans.

3. Dietary pattern determines colorectal cancer risk - A fruits and vegetables pattern has a low risk, and a meat, potatoes, and refined grains pattern has four times the risk.

4. Aging is primariy cause of weight gain - How diet, exercise, smoking, and weight fluctuation affect weight change was evaluated.

5. Fruits, Vegetables, and especially fish oil and soy reduce breast lumps - Fibroadenomas are common benign breast conditions among women and account for 50% of breast biopsies performed.

6. If you can afford and obtain tocotrienols, they are a great addition to vitamin E supplements [There was about a 100% increase in immune function]

7. Consuming garlic induces beneficial antioxidant enzymes

8. Variation in European diets evaluated - Good Mediterranean, hazardous German, Scandanavian opposite of Mediterranean diets described.

Becoming a competent eater just requires reading these emails. Have a wonderful July! -Roc, Nutrition Investigator

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Thoreau's three truths: "that this earth is a garden of delights; that the world crowds round the individual, leaving him no vista, and shuts out the beauty of the earth; and that the wholesome wants of man are few."