Reduce Your Risk of Alzheimer's Reduce Your Risk of Alzheimer's With Dietary and Lifestyle ChangesBy William B. Grant, Ph.D.
Sunlight, Nutrition and Health Research Center (SUNARC) Dr. William Grant provided this thorough review of Alzheimer's disease (AD) by publishing the first paper linking diet to Alzheimer's disease and identifying the major dietary components that are risk and risk reduction factors. Before you get into the article, I'd like to point out that one of the dietary recommendations that Dr. Grant mentions is fish. While ...... 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 ...... |
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