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AJCN October, 2009 - SUMMARY - The Triage Theory of Bruce Ames explains a likely reason for the epidemic of heart disease and cancer. It is explained more completely in the SYNPOSES at this link [http://campus.beloit.edu/nutrition/aln/1009ajcn.htm]. And if you have questions, please ask Roc at ordman@beloit.edu. To be removed from or add someone to receive this nutrition summary, click here.

BIG NEWS 1. Vitamin K and TRIAGE theory from Bruce Ames - His data explain why you may survive short-term deficiencies for a while, but long term they will kill you. Vitamin K is the latest where a dose much greater than the daily value is essential to long term health.

WEIGHT CONTROL 2. Melatonin supplements may aid weight loss 3. Exercise may modify gene expression to prevent obesity - physical activity is able to modify the action of the genes responsible for predisposition to obesity. 4. Sweet drinks at age 5 predict future obesity - early intake of sweetened beverages predicts adiposity and weight status across childhood and adolescence. 5. How weight loss without exercise can cause weight gain - Bodily organs use less energy.

6. Choline [in eggs] reduces anxiety

7. High fiber intake may prevent pregnancy

INTERESTING 8. Vegetarians have bones almost like meat eaters 9. How exercise helps weight loss - an increase in the overall drive to eat but a decrease in food needed to get full. 10. Basis for successful weight loss sought - aspects of brain activation in response to food-related visual stimuli distinguish SWLs from obese persons who fail to maintain any weight loss that they may have achieved. 11. Seven Obesity genes being identified 12. Dairy effect on weight is unclear 13. Pregnant women need iron 14. High protein diet blunts fat effect

15. Mercury in some fish is hazardous - But canned tuna is swell. Mothers consuming ≥2 portions/wk of canned tuna had newborns who weighed more than those who consumed <1 portion/mo.

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