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The Spicy Situation of Food, Flavor, and TasteEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
With holiday feasts now behind us, we thought this might be a good time to post some portions of Linda Bartoshuk’s article, “Spicing Up Psychological Science,” from the September issue of The Observer. Here are some excerpts. * * * The anatomy of spice perception involves illusion. We seem to perceive spices both with the senses of taste and smell, but in reality, smell does most of the work. Consider cinnamon . . . . Even with our eyes closed, the smell of freshly baked cinnamon rolls grabs our attention. Sniffing draws the cinnamon volatiles (chemicals that evaporate at low temperatures and make their...
Source: The Situationist - December 27, 2009 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: The Situationist Staff Tags: Food and Drug Law Illusions Life dietary habits spice Source Type: blogs

The Spicey Situation of Food, Flavor, and TasteEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
With holiday feasts now behind us, we thought this might be a good time to post some portions of Linda Bartoshuk’s article, “Spicing Up Psychological Science,” from the September issue of The Observer. Here are some excerpts. * * * The anatomy of spice perception involves illusion. We seem to perceive spices both with the senses of taste and smell, but in reality, smell does most of the work. Consider cinnamon . . . . Even with our eyes closed, the smell of freshly baked cinnamon rolls grabs our attention. Sniffing draws the cinnamon volatiles (chemicals that evaporate at low temperatures and make their...
Source: The Situationist - December 27, 2009 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: The Situationist Staff Tags: Food and Drug Law Illusions Life dietary habits spice Source Type: blogs

Treating Depression and Folate Deficiency With Medical FoodsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Midweek Mental Greening First and foremost, I should offer a disclaimer for this post: The scientific media briefing I watched this morning, “Feeding the Brain to Help Manage Depression: The Role of Medical Foods,” was presented by Rakesh Jain, M.D., M.P.H., the Director of Psychiatric Drug Research at R/D Clinical Research Center in Lake Jackson, TX and Teodoro Bottiglieri, Ph.D. of the Baylor Institute of Metabolic Disease, and sponsored by Pamlab, a pharmaceutical company specializing in prescription medical foods. Neither PsychCentral.com nor myself is affiliated with Pamlab or Deplin, the new medical food discusse...
Source: World of Psychology - October 15, 2009 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Alicia Sparks Tags: Depression Green and Environment Medications Research Age Lifestyle Baylor Blood Brain Barrier Clinical Research Center Crohn S Disease Dietary Management Dopamine Dopamine And Norepinephrine Folate Folate Levels Hypothyroidism Source Type: blogs

Vitamin D and Mental HealthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
It was with interest that I read Dr. Soram Khalsa’s post on The Huffington Post about the Vitamin D epidemic in this country today. The medical doctor writes this: As a board certified internist, I have chosen, for the last 30 years, to take a personalized approach in my practice of integrative medicine. I have worked with literally hundreds of herbs, vitamins and dietary supplements, to help my patients, often when drugs did not work. In all this time, I have not seen one nutritional supplement that has the power to affect human health as much as vitamin D. This is because Vitamin D is not actually a vitamin —...
Source: World of Psychology - June 2, 2009 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Aging General Health-related Mental Health and Wellness Research Stress Blood Level Blood Work Countless Times Dietary Supplements Health Care Provider Heart Disease Herbs Vitamins Home Test Kit Huffington Post Human Health Source Type: blogs

Stop Using Hydroxycut! A New Warning Issued by the FDAEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The FDA urges consumers to discontinue use of Hydroxycut products in order to avoid any undue risk. Adverse events are rare, but exist. Consumers should consult a physician or other health care professional if they are experiencing symptoms possibly associated with these products. Linda Katz, M.D. Interim Chief Medical Officer FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. I saw an ad for Hydroxycut in a magazine this morning and was wondering about the safety and claims made by the product. Another one of those…”looks too good to be true” and “buyer be ware.” I guess it was only been a...
Source: Nutrition and Wellness Biology 50 - May 1, 2009 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: Dr.Dyer Tags: Health News Herbs and Supplements Media and Nutrition Nutrition News Truth in Advertising dietary supplements FDA Food and Drug Administration Hydroxycut Products Hydroxycut Recall Source Type: blogs

Do the Dietary Guidelines for Americans Have a PR Problem?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I know I should be blogging about swine flu - isn’t everyone? But instead… let’s talk about the USDA Dietary Guidelines… they will be revised for 2010 (mandated by law every 5 years). No, it is not nutrition experts trying to stay in business… it’s a government thang… I was just reading a post by Janet Helm, a fellow RD at Nutrition Unplugged, and it inspired me to write a comment. Basically, I think the guidelines have a PR problem and no matter what they say that is “different” or new, they won’t see real change, unless they think about how people will actual...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - April 30, 2009 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: food food industry nutrition USDA dietary guidelines Source Type: blogs

Vitamin D Deficiency May Increase Asthma RiskEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
According to a Costa Rican study, children with Vitamin D deficiency could be at a higher risk of developing asthma. Vitamin D levels were also associated with increased frequency of hospitalization,... (Source: Straightfromthedoc)
Source: Straightfromthedoc - April 30, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Tags: Allergies , Dietary Supplements and Vitamins , Lung Conditions Source Type: blogs

Vitamin D deficiency and youEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This is important, so listen up! It seems that every day there’s more news about the health risks associated with vitamin D deficiency, which might not be a problem if there weren’t also news nearly every day that few of us are getting enough vitamin D each day. We’re not getting enough either from our diets or from sun exposure, which are the two main sources not counting supplements (which are probably what you should be taking, by the way). Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to various bone problems as well as to diabetes, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, high blood pressure and other cardiovascular dis...
Source: Dr. Z's Medical Report - March 10, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: admin Tags: Uncategorized bone problems cancers dietary supplements Dr Z Dr. Z's medical report Ed Zimney Everyday Health Health and News you Can use high blood pressure infants infections mutliple sclerosis rheumatoid arthritis teens Vi Source Type: blogs

Vitamin D, Protection For Cold and FluEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 5843136 For many decades we have looked at Vitamin C as our protection for cold and flu. A new study is saying that it may be Vitamin D that do could that.... (Source: Straightfromthedoc)
Source: Straightfromthedoc - February 26, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Tags: Dietary Supplements and Vitamins Source Type: blogs

Natural supplements can be dangerousEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
NATURAL DRUGS DOES NOT ALWAYS MEAN SAFE DRUGSHalf of Americans take some form of dietary supplement, from energy builders to mood escalators to libido enhancers. Whether it's a tonic a pill or a tea, even if it's all natural, supplements can still pose a great risk.We have a love affair with pills, powders, potions, and teas that are based on natural occurring substance. Annual sales of dietary supplements in the United States are approaching $16 billion. The health and fitness crowd provide a huge market for diet supplements. An average of 1,000 new products are developed each year. REGULATION Since naturally occur...
Source: Dr. Needles Medical Blogs - February 16, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Tags: DANGERS OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS Source Type: blogs

Multivitamins Don't Protect Women From Cancers and Heart DiseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 2226079 According to a Women's Health Initiative study, multivitamins have little or no influence in a woman's risk of cardiovascular diseases or cancer.... (Source: Straightfromthedoc)
Source: Straightfromthedoc - February 12, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Tags: Dietary Supplements and Vitamins Source Type: blogs

Omega-3 and Female DepressionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 7091547 High intake of omega-3 fatty acids have been found to decrease the occasion of depressive symptoms in women by about 30%. According to researchers from... (Source: Straightfromthedoc)
Source: Straightfromthedoc - February 8, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Tags: Dietary Supplements and Vitamins Source Type: blogs

Are Acai Berry Juice and Acai Berry Supplements Safe for Breastfeeding Mothers?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A reader wrote to me to ask: I have heard the Acai berry/juice is good for boosting energy. I have read several articles stating it was safe to take while pregnant/nursing but I would like get an opinion from someone who isn’t going to profit from a sale. Thank you for your advice. Disclaimer I am not a doctor and I have no training regarding herbal remedies. I cannot offer medical advice. I am happy, though, to provide guidance on finding information about herbal supplements and breastfeeding, and information on the acai berry (Açaí — a berry from the acai palms native to Central and South America) and its c...
Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3 - January 12, 2009 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor Tags: breastfeeding acai acai berry acai berry juice acai juice acai supplements dietary supplements Source Type: blogs

OmegaBaby: New Omega-3 Product for Expectant MomsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 1412814 There is a a new product created to help expectant and new moms get the Omega-3s they need without the fishy aftertaste that makes fish oil hard to... (Source: Straightfromthedoc)
Source: Straightfromthedoc - January 9, 2009 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Tags: Dietary Supplements and Vitamins Source Type: blogs

Are contemporary diet plans compatible with Chinese medical theory?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
No. But, let’s discuss this further. I’ll be brief. Consider, say, Medifast. It’s popular among teenage girls and, apparently, some Chinese medicine students. Perusing the website, it seems like a perfectly reasonable diet plan. Things seem balanced, on the whole. Great, great. Let me ask you a question - is there something wrong with a basic whole foods diet consisting of whole grains, legumes and/or lean organic animal products, vegetables and fruits? Maybe some exercise? In the form of gentle Qigong, Taiji, walks outside, hiking, playing team sports and the like? Are contemporary people...
Source: Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine - December 20, 2008 Category: Alternative Medicine Practitioners Authors: Eric Tags: Food and drink The profession Theory balanced-diet dietary-therapy neijing professional-development theory-to-practice Source Type: blogs

You Don't Have to be Oprah to receive the Benefits of AcaiEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
When Oprah endorses a product, the world rushes out to buy it. But what happens when those people don't know where to find it? Recently, the Açaí berry has become all the rage with celebrities and health experts alike, starting when one of Oprah's guest doctors named Açaí as the number one superfood in the world. Indigenous to the Amazon rainforest, the Açaí, despite the recent surge in demand, is still somewhat allusive to the every-man. Now, Agrolabs is combining product innovation and clinical science to bring consumers the latest trends in liquid nutrition. Agrolabs recently launched Naturally Açaí Xt...
Source: Straightfromthedoc - November 18, 2008 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Tags: Dietary Supplements and Vitamins Source Type: blogs

Dietary Guidance Meets Healthy BehaviorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The first meeting of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) took place last week and a few of my Edelman colleagues were in attendance. The Dietary Guidelines form the basis for most of the government’s nutrition policy, feeding programs and education – including MyPyramid – and they are revised every five years. The DGAC’s mandate has traditionally been to review the body of nutrition science and provide a report to USDA and HHS with conclusive statements of the science. But notably, this year’s committee members seem to be taking a broader view. Instead of taking a “reductionist” approach, a...
Source: The Health Engagement Blog - November 4, 2008 Category: Medical Marketing and PR Tags: DGAC diet Dietary Guidelines food policy Food Pyramid Low-Carb bloggers nutrition obesity Parke Wilde Salt Institute Source Type: blogs

Thursday 13 # 168 pad your diet and save some penniesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Thirteen Things about how to pad your diet and save some pennies In these financially stricken times, it pays to revive some of those housewifely skills of yesteryear. Depending upon your weekly food budget, it may be that with a little resourcefulness, deception and cunning, you can stretch the pennies a little further, as well as indirectly stretch the diet. When we first arrived in the States we went to a chilli cookout. It was quite an extraordinary experience for the naïve and uninitiated. Whilst the variety was quite daunting, the main ingredients consisted of pure ground beef, chilli beans, [very few in number] and...
Source: Whitterer on Autism - October 30, 2008 Category: Autism Tags: dietary supplements newtag Source Type: blogs

Vitamin D is Linked To Parkinson's DiseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, paul kline The intriguing results of a study from Emory University School of Medicine suggested that Parkinson's disease patients are more likely to be Vitamin D deficient compared to healthy adults or patients with Alzheimer's disease. Fifty-five per cent of patients with Parkinson's disease had insufficient levels of vitamin D, compared to 36 and 41 per cent for healthy people and patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to a study of 300 people from the Southeast United States. Vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency can lead to osteopenia, osteoporosis, muscle weakne...
Source: Straightfromthedoc - October 15, 2008 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Tags: Dietary Supplements and Vitamins Source Type: blogs

Veta-Vita-VegaminEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Every endo visit is an adventure, in my book. Last week when I went in, proudly displaying my latest A1c result of 6.2 (!), the whole session turned out to be about my fiber intake and (nonexistent) vitamin regime. Aaargh! Can’t a PWD rest on their laurels for just a day or two? First off, we [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine)
Source: Diabetes Mine - October 9, 2008 Category: Diabetes Authors: AmyT Tags: Diabetes Essentials Food diabetes diet diabetic dietary supplements osteoporosis Vitamin D Vitamin D for diabetes vitamins and diabetes vitamins for diabetes Source Type: blogs

Did You Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables Today?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study therefore suggest that social approval bias might well be a substantial problem in the interpretation of nutritional intervention effects that are dependent on education and awareness to affect behavior change. The magnitude of this bias is similar to the intervention effects reported in many studies evaluating changes in fruit and vegetable intake (ranging from 0.93 to 1.25 servings per day). Thus, a major challenge facing nutritional intervention researchers is assessing true behavioral change based on self-reports from reporting bias. This doesn’t mean that health questionnaires are useless. Rather, it...
Source: Highlight HEALTH - July 15, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Walter Jessen Tags: Food and Nutrition 5-A-Day bias dietary intake dietary intervention food frequency fruits intervention effects nutritional intervention questionnaire self-reporting social approval vegetables Source Type: blogs

Evaluating Drug-Free Alternatives for A.D.H.D.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
It’s a list that would make any health-food storegoer proud: Vitamins. Fish oil. Giving up processed foods, sugars, or food additives. Herbal therapy with St. John’s Wort, echinacea, gingko biloba, or ginseng. Biofeedback. Massage. Yoga. All healthful pursuits, for sure, but are any of these alternative therapies effective for treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (A.D.H.D.)? Don’t bet the rent, says an article in today’s New York Times. According to author Tara Parker-Pope, About 2.5 million children in the United States take stimulant drugs for attention and hyperactivity problems. But concerns abou...
Source: World of Psychology - June 17, 2008 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: renee Tags: General Medications Parenting ADHD and ADD Treatment Research Health-related Children & Teens alternative medicine naturopathy natural herbal therapy vitamins dietary supplements fish oil biofeedback A D H D a Source Type: blogs

Remembering Lunch Can Help Reduce the Desire to SnackEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article was published on Highlight HEALTH. Related articlesOvereating Fast Food Carbs Causes Signs of Liver DamageTired? You May Not Be Getting Enough SleepLiving Healthy Isn’t Cost Saving, It’s Cost EffectiveChiropractic Adjustments and Artery Dissection: Is Your Neck in Safe Hands?Lack of Health Insurance Increases Risk of Cancer Death (Source: Highlight HEALTH)
Source: Highlight HEALTH - May 15, 2008 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Walter Tags: Food and Nutrition appetite BPR3 cookies dietary restraint disinhibition hunger lunch memory overeating popcorn recall snack snacking Source Type: blogs

Glaxo Tries To Corner The Market On Weight LossEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The drugmaker, which sells the Alli over-the-counter fat pill, has filed a citizen’s petition in hopes of convincing the FDA to change the rules governing health claims made by dietary supplement manufacturers. The gambit turns on the notion that weight-loss supplements should be vetted for claims that address a disease - and in this case, being overweight is a risk for various diseases. In its petition (look here), Glaxo argues any claims that a supplement will reduce a risk factor for disease is, in fact, a disease claim and, as a result, weight-loss supplement manufacturers should be forced to substantiate their c...
Source: Pharmalot - May 7, 2008 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Alli Diet Pills dietary supplements Fat Pills GlaxoSmithKline Obesity Weight Loss Source Type: blogs

Dietary Supplements Total Body Formula and Total Body Mega Formula Can Lead to Significant Hair LossEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The US FDA has issued a warning to consumers involving the dietary supplements Total Body Formula and Total Body Mega Formula. The distributor of "Total Body Formula" and "Total Body Mega Formula"; has voluntarily recalled the dietary supplement products after 23 individuals suffered "serious reactions" within seven to 10 days of ingesting the liquid supplements, the FDA said in a news release. The FDA is advising consumers not to purchase or consume Total Body Formula in the flavors of Tropical Orange and Peach Nectar, or Total Body Mega Formula in the Orange/Tangerine flavor. The liquid dietary supplement may cause sev...
Source: Straightfromthedoc - March 28, 2008 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Tags: Dietary Supplements and Vitamins Source Type: blogs

Calcium Increases Ones Chance Of A Heart Attack???Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
You say po-tae-to I say po-ta-to. Calcium supplements are now under fire. For years it has been thought that prescribing calcium to post menopausal women helped maintain bone health as well as possibly reducing the risk of high cholesterol. Apparently that news is ’so yesterday’. Researchers at the University of Auckland examined the effects of calcium supplementation on heart attacks stroke and sudden death. 1,471 healthy post-menopausal women aged 55 years or over took part in the study. And just what did they find? Dietary calcium intake was assessed and women were seen every six months over five years. Adve...
Source: A Hearty Life - January 18, 2008 Category: Nurses Authors: Kendra James, RN Tags: Heart Disease in Women adverse events bone health calcium group calcium intake calcium supplementation cholesterol dietary calcium further research heart attack heart attacks high cholesterol menopausal women risk sudden death Source Type: blogs

Hormonal Dietary Supplements and Prostate CancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered that hormonal components in OTC dietary supplements may promote the progression of prostate cancer and decrease the effectiveness of anti-cancer drugs. According to Dr. Claus Roehrborn, chairman of urology at UT Southwestern and one of the study’s authors: “Physicians need to ask their patients not only about the prescription drugs they may be taking, but — perhaps even more importantly — about the over-the-counter drugs and supplements, which may have a profound impact on certain health conditions.” Dietary supplements in question here...
Source: Cancer Commentary - January 16, 2008 Category: Cancer Authors: Gloria Gamat Tags: on prostate cancer estradiol hormonal dietary supplements OTC dietary supplements prostate cancer progression testosterone Source Type: blogs

Personalized Diet Based On A FingerstickEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A bigger and better diet may be only a prick away. Your nutritional needs could easily be detected by a small blood sample much like a fingerstick. By analyzing the unique metabolic changes in an individual’s body, researchers hope to develop more personalized dietary guidelines for improving health and fighting diseases such as diabetes and heart disease. Amen to that! Metabolomics, an emerging field whose practitioners study how foods affect metabolism, may provide new tools and data for customizing today’s one-size-fits-all dietary guidelines for an individual’s own body, the article notes. By being a...
Source: Diabetes Notes - January 1, 2008 Category: Diabetes Authors: Kendra James, RN Tags: diet bio feedback blood sample compounds diabetes diabetes and heart disease dietary guidelines fingerstick metabolic changes metabolism metabolomics Source Type: blogs

At last: an explanation how stress causes obesityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
By Dov Michaeli MD, Ph.DIt is a well-known phenomenon: people under stress hit the fridge, and gorge on candy and fatty food. A gallon of ice scream in one sitting is not unheard of. But people who think deeply about such things asked themselves: why don’t they (people under stress) gorge on veggies? And what is the nature of the connection between stress and obesity? Is it simply overeating equalsobesity, or is there a deeper connection, involving the brain? After all, stress is a mind thing.The physiology of acute stress Almost every physiological action in our body is controlled by two systems: the autonomic nervo...
Source: The Doctor Weighs In - December 13, 2007 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: The Doctor Weighs In Tags: Abdominal obesity Dietary fat Insulin resistance Metabolic syndrome Vegetables High blood pressure Dov Michaeli Type 2 diabetes neural circuits high fat diet Obesity epidemic Adipogenesis Fat cells Acetylcholine binge eating Source Type: blogs

Thanksgiving meal over—are you still OK?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
By Dov Michaeli MD, Ph.DPhew…that was something. We ate and we ate, and drank and drank—I thought we are going to burst. Literally. I hope everybody in our Thanksgiving party (over 30 people) survived intact. Being a doctor, and a worrier, the thoughts of what could go wrong were never quite banished by the pleasures of gluttony. What dangers were going through my mind?The burst stomachHave you ever seen a snake swallowing a whole turkey? You can actually see the poor creature traveling through the long intestines of the tubular glutton. Well, a burst stomach is extremely rare, and happens only in rare conditi...
Source: The Doctor Weighs In - November 23, 2007 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: The Doctor Weighs In Tags: Dietary fat Lipids Appetite regulation Triglycerides Alcohol consumption Heart Attack Dov Michaeli brain hypothalamus binge eating gluttony hyperlipidemia hypertriglyceridemia tryptophan melatonin Source Type: blogs

Less Sunlight Exposure, Linked to Endometrial CancerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Endometrial cancer or cancer of the endometrium has been found highly associated to deficiency in exposure to sunlight, specifically ultraviolet B (UVB). UVB exposure triggers photosynthesis of vitamin D3 in the body. This form of vitamin D is also available through diet and supplements. Previous studies from this research team have shown associations between higher levels of vitamin D3 and lower risk of cancers of the breast, colon, kidney and ovary. According to Cedric F. Garland, Dr. P.H., professor of Family and Preventive Medicine in the UCSD School of Medicine, and member of the Moores UCSD Cancer Center: "This is...
Source: Straightfromthedoc - November 20, 2007 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Tags: Dietary Supplements and Vitamins Source Type: blogs

Do you know what AGEs do to your blood vessels?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
by Pat SalberAGEs stands for “advanced glycation end products.” AGEs are promoters of high oxidative stress and, as such, they are known to play an important role in the development of cardiovascular disease in diabetics.AGEs are produced by our bodies internally under certain conditions, such as hyperglycemia. They are also present in fairly high amounts in the typical Western diet. Research published in the Journal of the American Diet Association (Goldberg et al 2004) and in Critical Review of Food Science and Nutrition (O’Brien and Morrissey 1989), show that AGEs are present in high levels in dietary ...
Source: The Doctor Weighs In - November 15, 2007 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: The Doctor Weighs In Tags: Atherosclerosis Benefits or hazards of certain foods Carbohydrates Diabetes Dietary fat Healthy eating The Doctor Weighs In TDWI Pat Salber high fat diet vascular disease Heart attack risk AGEs Advanced glycation end-products Source Type: blogs

Long-term Beta Carotene Supplements for Less Cognitive Decline in MenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
According to a new report by a research team from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and Harvard Medical School, men who take beta-carotene supplements for 15 years or longer may have less cognitive decline. Beta-carotene is an antioxidant vitamin that is a member of the carotenoids - which are highly pigmented (red, orange, yellow), fat-soluble compounds naturally present in many fruits, grains, oil and vegetables (green plants, carrots, sweet potatoes, squash, spinach, apricots, and green peppers). [Alpha, beta, and gamma carotene are considered provitamins because they can be converted to active vitamin A.] On...
Source: Straightfromthedoc - November 15, 2007 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Tags: Dietary Supplements and Vitamins Source Type: blogs

Food porn: Hardees and the 920 Calorie BurritoEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
by Pat Salber Perhaps the folks over at Hardee's fast food haven't heard the country is in the midst of an obesity epidemic. They have just unveiled a new breakfast offering, the Country Breakfast burrito. It consists of a two egg omelet filled with bacon, sausage, diced ham, cheddar cheese, hash browns and sausage gravy. Surrounding this protein load is a flour tortilla. The burrito weighs in at 920 calories. That's right, 920 calories, about half of what you should ingest in a day. This little baby also has 60 grams of fat. All those calories and all that fat will only set you back $2.69.According to a st...
Source: The Doctor Weighs In - October 16, 2007 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: The Doctor Weighs In Tags: Benefits or hazards of certain foods Calorie counting Cholesterol Dietary fat Food industry Public health Junk food The Doctor Weighs In TDWI Pat Salber energy dense food high fat diet Obesity epidemic Hardees Food porn Burri Source Type: blogs

Antioxidants Won’t Stop Age-related Macular DegenerationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a degenerative eye disease which is the leading cause of blindness in older people. While antioxidants have always been associated in the prevention and delay of some serious conditions, especially cancer - because antioxidants scavenge... Continue. (Source: Straightfromthedoc)
Source: Straightfromthedoc - October 12, 2007 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Tags: Dietary Supplements and Vitamins Source Type: blogs

Probiotic Soymilk Increases the Bioavailability of CalciumEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
When taking calcium supplements, we always wonder that if our bones are not able to absorb that calcium, where it will go. Is it really true that we could develop kidney stones by excess calcium supplements? Will dietary calcium be... Continue. (Source: Straightfromthedoc)
Source: Straightfromthedoc - October 8, 2007 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Tags: Dietary Supplements and Vitamins Source Type: blogs

Axcil and Desirin Dietary Supplements RecalledEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
TWC Global LLC Inc. has issued an nationwide recall of its products Axcil and Desirin, which are marketed as dietary supplements, as they contain potentially harmful ingredients.The FDA found that the products contained sildenafil, the active ingredient of an FDA approved drug used for erectile dysfunction as well as sulfosidenafil and sulfohomosildenafil. The undeclared chemicals can be harmful to consumers because they may interact with nitrates found in some prescriptions drugs and may lower blood pressure to dangerous levels.Anyone taking Ancil or Desirin should stop taking them immediately and consult their docto...
Source: PharmaGazette - September 24, 2007 Category: Pharmacists and Pharmacologists Tags: Product Recall Axcil Desirin Dietary Supplements Source Type: blogs

Are you ready for some really sound health advice? [hahahahaha]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
By Dov Michaeli MD, Ph.DSome of the health advice we come across in the media and the internet is so outrageous it borders on quackery; no, it is quackery. If it wasn’t so dangerous it would be hilarious. So I thought we should all share in the hilarity. But before we proceed, a disclaimer: the following is based on actual Q and A, but the author took literary license to highlight their innaneness (there, I finally got to use this word). So here goes:HEALTH QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION Q: I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life; is this true? A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, ...
Source: The Doctor Weighs In - September 16, 2007 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: The Doctor Weighs In Tags: Dietary fat Exercise benefits Fitness Fruits Vegetables Longevity Humor Dov Michaeli Diets Dieting Body image Alcohol Eat green Beer Quackery wine Health advice Source Type: blogs

Type 2 Diabetes Treatment Made EasyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
By William H. Bestermann Jr. MDType 2 diabetes is a condition that costs Americans terribly in terms of death, disability, and health care expenditures. This chronic condition is a vicious cycle type of illness. Glucose control tends to deteriorate over time. Most of these patients also have problems with blood pressure and cholesterol. Only about a third of type 2 diabetics have their pressure, sugar, or cholesterol under control as individual risk factors. Only 7% have all three risk factors controlled simultaneously to conservative goals. This sad fact has dramatic consequences. The lifetime risk of a diabetic having a ...
Source: The Doctor Weighs In - September 16, 2007 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: The Doctor Weighs In Tags: Carbohydrates Diabetes Dietary fat Heart disease Insulin resistance Lipids Medications (diabetes and pre-diabetes) Metabolic syndrome Overweight/obesity Medications (lipid lowering) Glucose (blood sugar) The Doctor Weighs In Diets Source Type: blogs

The Right Breakfast Breads Can Keep Your Blood Sugar In Check Through The Dinner HoursEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Once again, I am going to say, “don’t shoot the messenger”. Before anyone gets all in a tizzy, take the time to really read through what the research is claiming in its entirety. Yes, they are suggesting that certain breakfast breads are effective in controlling blood sugars through the dinner hour, but they are in no way suggesting that you shove 5 pieces of white toast in your mouth and call it a morning. “It is known that a carbohydrate-rich breakfast with low GI can moderate increases in blood sugar after lunch. But my results show that low GI in combination with the right amount of so-called in...
Source: Diabetes Notes - September 12, 2007 Category: Diabetes Authors: Kendra James, RN Tags: Uncategorized applied nutrition blood sugars blood sugar level breakfast breads carbohydrates combination dietary fiber dinner hour food chemistry glycemic index grain products resistant starch rich breakfast science daily sh Source Type: blogs

Taking Obesity SeriouslyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Brian Klepper Over at Health Care Policy and Marketplace Review, the always insightful Bob Laszewski drew my attention to the release of a new report from The Trust for America's Health , F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies Are Failing in America. This 120 page document, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, provides an update on how obesity is ravaging America's health and productivity.The facts about America's obesity problem aren't new. They continue to be grim and worsening:Two thirds of American adults are now overweight or obese.Adult obesity rates exceed 20 percent in 47 states.In the past year,&nbs...
Source: The Doctor Weighs In - September 12, 2007 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: The Doctor Weighs In Tags: Abdominal obesity Diabetes Dietary fat Nutrition Overweight/obesity Junk food The Doctor Weighs In TDWI Obesity epidemic Brian Klepper, PhD Source Type: blogs

Mediterranean diet and rheumatoid arthritisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
By Dov Michaeli MD, Ph.DClinical researchers at the University of Glasgow published in the September issue of the Annals of the Rhumatic Diseases an unassuming, almost self-effacing study on the effect of diet on rheumatoid arthritis. Here is stated objective of the study: “To overcome obstacles to healthy eating by a community-based intervention promoting a Mediterranean-type diet in patients with rheumatoid arthritis or RA living in socially deprived areas of Glasgow.” What was this modest paper doing amongst all the high-powered papers on the molecular mechanisms of rheumatic diseases and the latest po...
Source: The Doctor Weighs In - September 11, 2007 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: The Doctor Weighs In Tags: Aging Diabetes Fruits Vegetables Cancer Dov Michaeli Immunology dietary oils omega-3 fatty acids Eat green Anti-aging non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs NSAID prostaglandins inflammation autoimmune diseases prom-inflamma Source Type: blogs

Are you a successful loser?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
by Pat Salber, MD While not nearly as high profile as TV’s “The Biggest Loser,” the National Weight Control Registry has helped researchers gain a better understanding of what it takes to lose a significant amount of weight (at least 30 pounds) and keep it off (for at least a year).The Registry was started in 1994 by Rena Wing, Ph.D. from Brown Medical School, and James O. Hill, Ph.D. from the University of Colorado. According to the NWCR website, it is the largest prospective investigation of long-term successful weight loss maintenance in the country. Individuals who meet the criteria of &ldq...
Source: The Doctor Weighs In - September 4, 2007 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: The Doctor Weighs In Tags: Calorie counting Calorie counters Dietary fat Exercise benefits Healthy behaviors Healthy eating Overweight/obesity Portion control Research on obesity/overweight Serving size Weight loss Weight loss behaviors Energy balance Phys Source Type: blogs

Confessions of a Walking FoolEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Brian Klepper How do you live a long life? Take a two-mile walk every morning before breakfast.Harry Truman33rd US President, who lived to 88DAWN, n. The time when men of reason go to bed. Certain old men prefer to rise at about that time, taking a cold bath and a long walk with an empty stomach, and otherwise mortifying the flesh. They then point with pride to these practices as the cause of their sturdy health and ripe years, the truth being that they are hearty and old, not because of their habits, but in spite of them. The reason we find only robust persons doing this thing is that it has killed all the others who...
Source: The Doctor Weighs In - August 28, 2007 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: The Doctor Weighs In Tags: Blood pressure Brian Klepper, PhD Athletes Cholesterol Dietary fat The Doctor Weighs In TDWI Diets Dieting Appetite control Doctor advice Source Type: blogs

Selenium supplement—another myth debunkedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
By Dov Michaeli MD, Ph.D The theory that selenium is ‘good for you’ has just suffered a body blow—supplementation actually causes an increase in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes. Why is selenium a food supplement? The theories range from the sublime to the ridiculous. I still remember that runners swore by selenium as a performance enhancer. It didn’t do it for me, so I asked for the evidence. In a word: there was none. Another ‘theory’ is that selenium is important in the prevention of HIV/AIDS. Evidence? Sub Saharan Africa has a low selenium content in the soil, and a high incid...
Source: The Doctor Weighs In - August 23, 2007 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: The Doctor Weighs In Tags: Aging Diabetes Vitamins Dietary supplements Dov Michaeli Type 2 diabetes biochemistry Anti-aging Vegan selenium Keshan disease selenium toxicity selenium deficiency Source Type: blogs

In McDonald's vs Kids, Guess Who's AheadEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Brian Klepper Here's news to warm the heart of every fast food executive, but that, if the world were a sensible place, should jolt parents, school administrators and non-food industry business leaders out of their nutritional malaise. The New York Times reported this morning on a small sample taste test with 63 children ages 3-5. When presented with different foods - hamburgers, chicken nuggets, french fries, carrots - the kids invariably thought the ones in McDonald's packaging tasted better.Naturally, the McDonald's people were thrilled, and at the ready with corporate spin. The goal, you see, is to have kids assoc...
Source: The Doctor Weighs In - August 16, 2007 Category: Physicians With Health Advice Authors: The Doctor Weighs In Tags: Dietary fat Food policy Food politics Healthy behaviors Healthy eating Junk food The Doctor Weighs In TDWI Food packaging Brian Klepper, PhD Source Type: blogs

Mediterranean diet beneficial for diabeticsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Filed under: Type 1, Type 2, Diet, Lifestyle, ResearchI was intrigued by a recent Swedish study reporting that people on a so-called "Stone Age" diet had more stable blood sugar levels than those on a Mediterranean diet. An intriguing claim, because it's so often said that Mediterranean-style eating is super-healthful. Let's also admit it is a delicious way to eat: yes, pasta and bread is there, but it's balanced out by tons of fresh fruits, vegetables, fish and olive oil. The Stone Age way is a bit more spare: we're talkin' meat, fish, and lots of whole grains, berries and nuts. Nary a sliver of Parmesan in sight.However,...
Source: The Diabetes Blog - July 29, 2007 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Diane Rixon Tags: Australia Australian berries cardio cheese diabetics diet dietary patterns DietaryPatterns eating fish food fresh fruit FreshFruit healthful heart attack heart disease heart health HeartAttack HeartDisease HeartHeal Source Type: blogs

On the hunt for vitamin DEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Filed under: Breast Cancer, Diets, Vitamins and nutrientsVitamin D is one of the latest, greatest hot cancer topics. Why? Well, it seems many of us women are vitamin D deficient. Such a deficiency might be linked to breast cancer risk so it's in our best interest to make sure we get a healthy dose of this vitamin. It's not as easy as adhering to the Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) guidelines, though. Follow them and you'll still come up short -- the Food and Nutrition Board, responsible for setting the DRIs, have not yet updated guidelines in light of cancer concerns. So what's a girl to do? For starters, we need to underst...
Source: The Cancer Blog - July 26, 2007 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Jacki Donaldson Tags: board breast cancer dark dietary DRI fatty fish food fortified good housekeeping intake international IU milk multivitamin nutrition reference risk skin sun sunscreen supplement units Source Type: blogs

Meager data on benefits of diet and exercise for type 2sEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Filed under: Type 2, Childhood, Adult Onset, Diet, Lifestyle, Research, Exercise, Support, CareAs I search the daily news buzz on type 2 diabetes, it is drugs, drugs and more drugs. Where is the research buzz on diet and exercise to help treat type 2? I just went camping with a friend who lost 60 pounds and threw away his insulin. My eyes first widened in amazement at this feat, then gleamed in utter respect as I witnessed his celebration of newfound health as we hiked, ate nutritious food and threw frisbees with our kids. While losing weight and exercising is certainly not the magic cure for all type 2s (there are thin ty...
Source: The Diabetes Blog - July 20, 2007 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Bev Sklar Tags: adding exercise to standard dietary advice for newly diagnosed d AddingExerciseToStandardDietaryAdviceForNewlyDiagnosedDiabeticsI Cochrane Library reviewers CochraneLibraryReviewers Look AHEAD study funded by NIH LookAheadStudyFundedByNih mino Source Type: blogs

Recipe For Healthy Living: Roasted brussel sproutsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Filed under: Colon and Rectal Cancer, Prevention, All Cancers, Nutrition, Cancer prevention foods, Vitamins and nutrients, Recipe Healthy LivingBrussel sprouts contain good amounts of vitamin A, vitamin C, folic acid and dietary fiber. Moreover, they are believed to protect against colon cancer, due to their containing sinigrin. They contain three types of phyto's, all shown to have either protective qualities against cancer, or enzyme producing qualities that have been shown during research to fight cancer cells in different ways.When boiling foods they tend to lose some of the vitamins and nutrients into the water. So he...
Source: The Cancer Blog - July 1, 2007 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Vicki Blankenship Tags: brussel sprouts BrusselSprouts cancer colon dietary enzyme fiber folic acid FolicAcid foods garlic nutrients oil olive onions phyto prevention Recipe For Healthy Living RecipeForHealthyLiving roasted sinigrin vita Source Type: blogs