Nutrition

agcreativity wrote an interesting post today on
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ANALYZING MALE MODELS ENTAILS ANALYZING THEIR DIETS…I SEARCHED AND FOUND THIS DOCUMENTED DIET FOR JURIS KUPRIS, 25, WHEN THIS ARTICLE WAS WRITTEN. HE EATS EVERY 3 HOURS AND HAS PROTEIN AND VEGETABLES WITH MANY OF THE MEALS….YOU HAVE TO KEEP THE METABOLISM GOING….THE BODY HAS TO WORK TO BREAK DOWN MOST OF THE FOOD WHICH BURNS CALORIES…HE DOES EAT A BIGGER BREAKFAST THAN I CURRENTLY DO…GOOD READ:

(From New York Magazine Article…http://nymag.com)
Day 1
5:30 A.M. Home
Bowl of oatmeal with flaxseeds, banana, skim milk, and a scoop of nonfat Greek yogurt and honey. One glass of water, and a tall cup of black or green tea. I have this meal just to get me out the door. This way I won’t be ravenous a few hours later.
 

8:30 The Coffee Shop, Union Square
Five-egg-white-tomato-and-spinach omelette with goat cheese and a piece of multigrain toast. One glass of water.
 

NOON Cafeteria
Turkey meat loaf with Brussels sprouts […]

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unknown wrote an interesting post today on
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The incidence of asthma has increased significantly over the last 30 years in developed countries. The typical diet has also changed over this time period, with reductions in the consumption of green vegetables, potatoes and fresh fruit. Researchers from the Division of Respiratory Medicine at the University of Nottingham, UK, reviewed dietary effects on asthma and concluded that reduced magnesium and vitamin C consumption, and increased consumption of sodium (salt) may contribute to the development of asthma.
They feel that an unhealthy diet may contribute to asthma and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (Clinical and Experimental Allergy 30:615-627, 2000)
Copyright 2000 Phylis A Austin

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wellth wrote an interesting post today on
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Laboratory mice given a gluten-free diet from birth had a significantly lower incidence of diabetes mellitus than did mice given the traditional diet. The mice on the gluten-free diet who developed diabetes did so at a significantly later time than those on the standard diet.
Populations such as Korea and Japan, who use a traditional diet lower in gluten have reduced diabetes incidence rates.
These researchers feel that a gluten-free diet may have implications for the prevention of diabetes mellitus. (Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews 15:323-327, 1999)
Copyright 1999 Phylis A Austin

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Many have felt that the intake of unrefined whole grain flour inhibited mineral bioavailability because of the phytic acid and fibre found in the whole grain. A study of laboratory animals showed that whole grain flour actually improved the bioavailability of all minerals other than zinc. Animals on the whole grain flour showed better growth patterns.
Milling of grains produces significant loss of minerals, vitamins and fibre.
More than half of the phytic acid is destroyed when wheat is eaten in yeast bread.
The researchers report that this study suggests that the use of unrefined cereal products and whole grain flours actually contribute to improved mineral balance. (British Journal of Nutrition 82:17-21, 1999)
Copyright 1999 Phylis A Austin

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triwor wrote an interesting post today on
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If you’re interested in pursuing a career as a health counselor, you may want to research the [Institute for Integrative Nutrition].  This is a program that is highly recommended by Mike Adams of [Natural News].

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Martin Applebaum wrote an interesting post today on
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When you find yourself reaching for a candy bar, bag of chips, or any other sweet or fatty food–STOP! Ask yourself, “Am I really even hungry? Or am I simply eating out of habit?” Next time you find yourself gravitating toward a junk food fix do a short burst of physical activity instead. A dozen jumping jacks, 15 crunches, a walk around the block… you get the idea! By the time your heart rate returns to normal you might find that your craving has passed–and not only did you save yourself from empty calories, you burned extra calories as well!

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MACFitnessOnline.com wrote an interesting post today on
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Answer to Biochemistry Question N-03 : ( c ) Vitamin D
 
 
Vitamin D is synthesized from a derivative of cholesterol, the 7 dehydrocholesterol.  By the action of hv light (290-315 nm) in the skin, it becomes cholecalciferol or Vitamin D3 (inactive).
 
                                   
 
Cholecalciferol is hydroxylated in the liver by  25 hydroxylase, and in the kidney by a 1 hydroxylase,  becoming 1,25 dihydroxycholecalciferol or calcitriol, the active form of vitamin D3.
 
                                    
  
Vitamin D participates in the regulation of multiple processes, being the more obvious the regulation, together with Parathormone, of Ca++ homeostasis, regulating Ca++ in blood and the balance between Ca++ deposition and Ca++ mobilization from bone.
 
Hypocalcemia stimulates releasing of PTH, that through cAMP activates 1 hydroxylase  in the conversion of VitD to calcitriol.
 
Calcitriol interacts with a vitamin D receptor (VDR)  and initiates a cascade of molecular changes that stimulates the transcription of specific genes, including  the synthesis of an intestinal Ca++ binding […]

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The Nice Work Culture Committee admit to having had a setback in our effort to raise the tone of this joint, but we are not so easily discouraged as to let creators’ rights hold us back forever. We decided to dig sufficiently deep to find someone dead long enough for his copyrights to have expired too. After much sweaty spadework we unearthed…
The Hoosier Poet
That’s the nickname of James Whitcomb Riley who has long been reabsorbed into his beloved Indiana soil. He was born in… oh, you can look up his birth and death dates as easily as we can, and besides, do you really care? He lived somewhere in that spacious time between powdered wigs and Model Ts. Fill in the details yourself.
For this, our little Poetry Nook, we chose one of Riley’s most famous poems, When the Frost is on the Punkin. Understanding the modern reader’s impatience with unaccompanied […]

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“Leave your drugs in the chemist’s pot if you can heal the patient with food.”
- Hippocrates

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An article from PubMed:

Fatty acid status and behavioural symptoms of attention defecit hyperactivity disorder in adolescents: a case-control study.

Colter AL, Cutler C, Meckling KA.
Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada. kmecklin@uoguelph.ca.
BACKGROUND: Most studies of Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have focused on either young children or older adults. The current study compared 11 ADHD adolescents with 12 age-matched controls. The purpose was to examine differences in dietary intake, particularly of essential fatty acids, and determine whether this could explain the typical abnormalities in red blood cell fatty acids observed in previous studies of young children. A secondary purpose was to determine if there were relationships between circulating concentrations of essential fatty acids and specific ADHD behaviours as measured by the Conners’ Parent Rating Scale (CPRS-L).
METHODS: Eleven ADHD adolescents and twelve age-matched controls were recruited through newspaper ads, posters and a university website. […]

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