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Your Questions with Documented Answers

By Dr. Roc Ordman, PhD

CLEAR STEPS TO MUCH BETTER HEALTH are my notes on a presentation by Prof. Walter Willett, on May 9, 2007, at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. I just want everyone connected with MDR to know this. Here is a short list of Diet and Lifestyle Factors to Reduce the Risk of Chronic Disease (Stampfer M. et al, Primary Prevention of coronary heart disease in women through diet and lifestyle, The New England Journal of Medicine, 2000,343 )
A. Non smoker
B. BMI < 25 (link will let you calculate your BMI)
C. Exercise at least 30 minutes of brisk walking per day
D. Good diet
    i. Low trans-fat (avoid margarine and partially hydrogenated oils/snacks)
    ii. high polyunsaturated fat intake, low saturated fat intake (explanation of fats)
    iii. low glycemic load diet (reduce white food intake - potatoes, sugar,
        rice, pasta, white bread)
    iv. high cereal fiber intake (oatmeal, high fiber cereals)
    v. high fish intake (published recommendation is 1,000mg fish oil tablet per day)
    vi. high folate intake (over 600 mcg per day (Zhang S, Hunter DJ, Hankinson SE, et al. A prospective study of folate intake and the risk of breast cancer.  JAMA.  1999;281:1632–1637)))
E. Have 1 alcoholic drink per day.
Only 3-4% of women in the US fall in the Low Risk category described above.
If you join this category:
your risk of coronary heart disease decreases 82%
your risk of colon cancer decreases 71%
your risk of diabetes type II decreases 92%
Please send me your questions at ordman@beloit.edu, Subject: Nutrition Question, and I’ll answer the most intriguing ones in this column.  Remember – you are what you eat! Till next time ********Doc Roc