Friday, May 9. 2008

Daily News
from ADA’s Knowledge Center

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ADA members of news affecting food, nutrition and health.
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Who’s Dishing Out Your Nutrition Advice?
(Connie B. Diekman, ADA President quoted)
http://www.napsnet.com/articles/58208.html
Related Article - J Am Diet Assoc
May 2008 Page 765
–Nutritionist vs RD: The Credential Is the Difference
http://www.adajournal.org/article/
PIIS000282230800446X/fulltext

FDA Approves Health Claim for Brown Rice
(Joann Slavin, RD, quoted)
http://www.forbes.com/prnewswire/feeds/
prnewswire/2008/05/08/prnewswire20080
5080800PR_NEWS_USPR_____NYTH047.html

NIHSeniorHealth Offers Tips on
Eating Well as You Get Older
http://www.nih.gov/news/
health/may2008/nia-07.htm
Cited: NIHSeniorHealth
http://nihseniorhealth.gov/
eatingwellasyougetolder/toc.html

Vitamin D helps kidney patients live longer –study
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssHealthcare
News/idUSN0727957120080507
Source: J Am Soc Nephrol
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18463168?
ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.
Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

Too Much Or Too Little Weight Gain
Poses Risks to Pregnant Mothers, Babies
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/540511/
Cited: Outcomes of Maternal Weight Gain
http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/tp/admattp.htm

Nestle collaboration to target
genes and taste perception
http://www.foodnavigator.com/news/
ng.asp?n=85172-nestle-taste-genetics

Pollan-Nation: One Man's Defense of Food
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=
4757669&page=1
Related Resource: J Am Diet Assoc
October 2005: Pages 1510-1512
–What is Orthorexia?
http://www.adajournal.org/article/
PIIS0002822305013957/fulltext

The World's Best Chinese Food
Just in time for the Olympics, Beijing is
emerging as one of the world's great food cities.
http://online.wsj.com/article/
SB121028580912879025.html

MEDLINEPlus: Current Health News
–New CDC Study Finds Arthritis Can be a Barrier for
Adults seeking to Manage Diabetes through
Physical Activity
–Common gene variants linked to obesity
–Docs Issue Guideline on
Screening for Osteoporosis in Men
–Gum disease, inflammation risky for pregnant women
–Metformin an option for pregnancy-related diabetes
–Soccer's a Winner for Building Bone Health in Girls
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
newsbydate.html

Registered Dietitians in the News

Healthier eating and exercise drive weight loss
Weight-loss participants drop pounds and inches
on their way to gaining healthier lifestyles
(Karen Lenhardt, RD quoted)
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.
dll/article?AID=/20080507/LIVING/805070325/1032

Dine out without busting your wallet or waistline
(By Carolyn O'Neil, RD & Alice Henneman, RD, quoted)
http://www.ajc.com/health/content/health/
stories/2008/05/05/eatout_0507bh.html

Chat transcript with Marquette University
nutrition specialist
(Barb Troy, RD quoted)
http://www.jsonline.com/story/
index.aspx?id=748211

Confusion over official advice on healthy diet
(Ursula Arens,
British Dietetic Association Spokesperson quoted)
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-
and-wellbeing/health-news/confusion-over-
official-advice-on-healthy-diet-822823.html

Cyprus piles on the pounds at a dramatic rate
(Eleni Andreou of the
Cyprus Dietetic Association cited)
http://www.famagusta-gazette.com/default.asp?
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Related Resource:
International Confederation of Dietetic Associations
http://www.internationaldietetics.org/abouticda.asp
XV International Congress of Dietetics
http://www.internationaldietetics.org/icd.asp

Journal Review

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine,
May/June 2008
http://ajl.sagepub.com/current.dtl
Nutrition for Women in the Prevention and Treatment
of Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Diseases
http://ajl.sagepub.com/cgi/content/
abstract/2/3/214?sp
Dietary Fiber and the Relationship to Chronic Diseases
http://ajl.sagepub.com/cgi/content/
abstract/2/3/233

Annals of Internal Medicine, May 6, 2008
http://www.annals.org/current.shtml
Screening for Osteoporosis in Men: A Clinical
Practice Guideline from the American
College of Physicians
http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/
abstract/148/9/680

Dietary Managers Magazine, April 2008
http://www.dmaonline.org/Publications/
Dietary_Manager.shtml
Food Safety Practices of DMs Serving
Populations at High Risk for Listeriosis
http://www.dmaonline.org/CE/
food_protection/2008_04.shtml

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition,
May 2008
http://www.nature.com/ejcn/journal/
v62/n5/index.html
A double-blind, randomized, controlled crossover
trial of glutamine supplementation in home
parenteral nutrition
http://www.nature.com/ejcn/journal/
v62/n5/full/1602754a.html
Influence of the glycaemic index of an evening
meal on substrate oxidation following breakfast
and during exercise the next day in healthy women
http://www.nature.com/ejcn/journal/
v62/n5/full/1602759a.html
Measures of adiposity and body fat distribution in
relation to serum folate levels in postmenopausal
women in a feeding study
http://www.nature.com/ejcn/journal/
v62/n5/abs/1602771a.html
Components of the mediterranean-type food pattern
and serum inflammatory markers among patients at
high risk for cardiovascular disease
http://www.nature.com/ejcn/journal/v62/n5/
abs/1602762a.html

Journal of the American College of Nutrition,
February 2008
http://www.jacn.org/current.shtml
The LDL to HDL Cholesterol Ratio as a Valuable
Tool to Evaluate Coronary Heart Disease Risk
http://www.jacn.org/cgi/content/abstract/27/1/1
Safety Aspects and Cholesterol-Lowering
Efficacy of Chitosan Tablets
http://www.jacn.org/cgi/content/abstract/27/1/22
A Comparison of Fish Oil, Flaxseed Oil and Hempseed
Oil Supplementation on Selected Parameters of
Cardiovascular Health in Healthy Volunteers
http://www.jacn.org/cgi/content/abstract/27/1/51
Flaxseed and Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Results from
a Double Blind, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial
http://www.jacn.org/cgi/content/abstract/27/1/65
The Baseline Serum Lipoprotein Profile Is Related to
Plant Stanol Induced Changes in Serum Lipoprotein
Cholesterol and Triacylglycerol Concentrations
http://www.jacn.org/cgi/content/abstract/27/1/117

Journal of the American Medical Association,
May 7, 2008
http://jama.ama-assn.org/current.dtl
Effect of Folic Acid and B Vitamins on Risk of
Cardiovascular Events and Total Mortality Among
Women at High Risk for Cardiovascular Disease
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/299/17/2027

Journal of the National Cancer Institute,
May 2008
http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/current.dtl
Cost of Care for Elderly Cancer Patients in the United States
http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/
abstract/100/9/630

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition,
May-June 2008
http://jpen.aspenjournals.org/current.shtml
Aluminum Exposure From  Pediatric Parenteral
Nutrition: Meeting the New FDA Regulation
http://jpen.aspenjournals.org/cgi/content/
abstract/32/3/242

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report,
May 9, 2008
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/mmwr_wk.html
National Stroke Awareness Month --- May 2008
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/
mmwrhtml/mm5718a1.htm
Awareness of Stroke Warning Symptoms --- 13
States and the District of Columbia, 2005
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/
mmwrhtml/mm5718a2.htm
Notice to Readers: Arthritis Awareness Month
 --- May 2008
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/
mmwrhtml/mm5718a6.htm

New England Journal of Medicine,
May 8, 2008
http://content.nejm.org/content/
vol358/issue19/index.shtml
Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/
abstract/358/19/1991
Metformin versus Insulin for the
Treatment of Gestational Diabetes
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/
abstract/358/19/2003

Nutrition, June 2008
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/issue/
5128-2008-999759993-688296
(scroll down to the articles)
-Glutamine as a modulator of the immune system of
critical care patients: Effect on Toll-like receptor
expression. A preliminary study
-Role of enteral nutrition in the incidence of diarrhea
among hospitalized adult patients
-Association between soy and green tea
(Camellia sinensis) diminishes hypercholesterolemia
and increases total plasma antioxidant potential in
dyslipidemic subjects

Nutrition Research, May 2008
http://www.sciencedirect.com/
science/journal/02715317
(scroll down to the articles)
-Calcium and vitamin D intakes may be positively
associated with brain lesions in depressed and
nondepressed elders
-Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and thiamine
deficiency after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery
in obese patients
-Reduction of cardiovascular risk factors in subjects
with type 2 diabetes by Pycnogenol supplementation

Pediatrics, May 2008
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/current.shtml
Prenatal Exposure to Maternal Infections and Epilepsy in
Childhood: A Population-Based Cohort Study
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/
content/abstract/121/5/e1100
Improving Transition From Pediatric to Adult Cystic
Fibrosis Care: Lessons From a National Survey of
Current Practices
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/
content/abstract/121/5/e1160
Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Midadult Life:
The Role of Childhood Adversity
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/
content/abstract/121/5/e1240
Decreased Full Breastfeeding, Altered Practices,
Perceptions, and Infant Weight Change of Prepregnant
Obese Women: A Need for Extra Support
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/
content/abstract/121/5/e1319
Use of Soy Protein-Based Formulas in Infant Feeding
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/
cgi/content/full/121/5/1062

School Nutrition, May 2008
http://www.schoolnutrition.org/SFN.aspx?id=2838
(Subscription required)
-Hard Truths:
Challenges are mounting for school nutrition professionals.
-Leader of the Snacks: Get to know some of the
new, healthier snacks available to the school market.

Supermarket Savvy Newsletter, May 2008
http://www.supermarketsavvy.com/
current_newsletter_issue.asp
 (Subscription required)
-Healthy Soup Reviews, Comparison Charts & Tip Sheet

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