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J Nutr, Feb 2012- Read the summaries with links to abstracts at www.nutritioninvestigator.org. Here's the headlines:

To find more love on Valentine's Day joy: Extra from Psychology Today 2003 [not a peer-reviewed journal] thanks to a reader- 1. Vitamin C: Stress buster - People getting 1g of vitamin C daily had significantly lower levels of cortisol and blood pressure than controls. For more on an optimal dosage and benefits of vitamin C, please click here. 2. More fructose harms adolescents' hearts - Adolescents consume more than any other age group. 3. Lycopene improves [women's] hearts - You get it mainly from foods with cooked tomatoes.

To stay happy and alive for Mardi Gras: 5. Mild dehydration degrades your mood - degraded mood, increased perception of task difficulty, lower concentration, and headache symptoms resulted from 1.36% dehydration in females. 6. Mediterranean diet is better for keeping people over 65 alive (and everyone else too.) 7. Trans-fat, then meat, lower dietary benefits - Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in women. Diet cluster 1 was rich in carbohydrate, vegetable protein, fiber, dietary vitamin K, folate, carotenoids, α-linolenic acid [18:3(n-3)], linoleic acid [18:2(n-6)], and supplemental calcium and vitamin D. Diet cluster 1 was associated with lower CHD risk. 8. Legumes reduce inflammation and risk of plaque 9. Total meat consumption was not correlated with weight change among men 55-69 10. Diet of low-glycemic load also helps obese and diabetics - low-GL foods [examples]

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