J Nutrition June, 2011 - Please read how and why these emails are written this way here. The synopses are here [http://chemistry.beloit.edu/Ordman/nutrition/aln/1106jnutr.htm] and have more details.

FEATURED DISCOVERY: 1. Green tea modulates skin of women - Green tea polyphenols delivered in a beverage were shown to protect skin against harmful UV radiation and helped to improve overall skin quality of women.

EVERYONE: 2. One or two drinks of alcohol per day arte good for health, but more has hazard. 3. Rutin (in onions, apples, tea, and red wine) helps your heart. 4. DASH diet (what it is) is best, even for diabetics. 5. One hour five days a week of exercise at 80-85% of maximal heart rate recommended even for elderly obese. 6. Epicatechin (cocoa, tea, red grapes) is important, even for those with obesity and diabetes. 7. Fish oil reduces the risk of infection. 8. PUFA (omega-3 and -6) increases bone strength and reduces hip fractures by 50 to 80%. 9. Lack of fruit and vegetables in diet changes your DNA - A “prudent” dietary pattern characterized by a high intake of vegetables and fruits may protect against global DNA hypomethylation.

OBESITY: 10. Fast food portion sizes, esp. soda, pizza, and french fries, correlate with child obesity. 11. A gene induced by obesity contributes to diabetes - In severe obesity, white adipose tissue (WAT) inflammation and macrophage infiltration are thought to contribute to WAT and whole-body insulin resistance.

MOTHERS: 12. Thirty weeks of gestation are necessary before breast milk is immunologically adequate for birth 13. The necessity of prenatal DHA (a fish oil component) to the fetus's nervous system is correlated with effects when the child is over age 5 - Dosage to pregnant women was 500 mg/d DHA + 150 mg/d EPA (equivalent to about 3 g of fish oil per day) from the 20th week of pregnancy until delivery.

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