Getting Personal With Nutrition Some of us have personal trainers, monogrammed towels, vanity license plates, or at least value our "personal" space, but are we ready for "personalized nutrition?" Well, at least 130 delegates from 17 countries who attended the Second International Conference on Nutrigenomics in Amsterdam, The Netherlands in early November [2003] think we might be. A wealth of information about the role of genes in determining our health has become available with the deciphering of the human genome. The concept of "personaliz ...... FDA Report On Plant Sterols FDA AUTHORIZES NEW CORONARY HEART DISEASE HEALTH CLAIM FOR PLANT STEROL AND PLANT STANOL ESTERSThe FDA has authorized use of labeling health claims about the role of plant sterol or plant stanol esters in reducing the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) for foods containing these substances. This interim final rule is based on FDA's conclusion that plant sterol esters and plant stanol esters may reduce the risk of CHD by lowering blood cholesterol levels. Coronary heart disease, one of the most common and serious forms of car ...... Vitamin E and Prostate Cancer High levels of vitamin E cut prostate cancer riskLast Updated: 2005-03-02 14:19:39 -0400 (Reuters Health) NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - High blood levels of the major vitamin E components, alpha- and gamma-tocopherol, seem to cut the risk of prostate cancer by about 50 percent each, a study shows. The findings are based on an analysis of 100 individuals with prostate cancer and 200 cancer-free "controls" participating in the Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention (ATBC) Study, which included ...... |
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