Carbonated Beverages and Urinary Calcium Excretion (Middle East Journal of Family Medicine 2009)

Fructose Intake Has Increased to More Than 10% of Daily Energy in US Diet

Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, Physical Activity Independently Linked to Insulin Resistance “• A previous study found that each additional daily serving of sugar-sweetened beverages for children increased the risk for obesity by 60%. • In the current study, both lower consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and higher physical activity improved metabolic and anthropometric outcomes. The combination of these 2 variables was synergistic in improving insulin resistance and concentrations of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides.”

Dairy consumption and female height growth: prospective cohort study. (Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2009)

Nestle Toll House Prepackaged, Refrigerated Cookie Dough “FDA and the CDC are warning consumers not to eat any varieties of prepackaged Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough due to the risk of contamination with E. coli O157:H7 (a bacterium that causes food borne illness). The warning is based on an ongoing epidemiological study conducted by the CDC and several state and local health departments. Since March 2009 there have been 66 reports of illness across 28 states. Twenty-five persons were hospitalized; 7 with a severe complication called Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS). No one has died.E. coli O157:H7 causes abdominal cramping, vomiting and a diarrheal illness, often with bloody stools. Most healthy adults can recover completely within a week. Young children and the elderly are at highest risk for developing HUS, which can lead to serious kidney damage and even death. FDA advises that if consumers have any prepackaged, refrigerated Nestle Toll House cookie dough products in their home that they throw them away. Cooking the dough is not recommended because consumers might get the bacteria on their hands and on other cooking surfaces.”

Diet High in Red Meat Tied to Early Age-Related Macular Degeneration

WebMD examines the health dangers and benefits of eating red meat.

Anatomy of health effects of Mediterranean diet: Greek EPIC prospective cohort study (BMJ 2009) “Conclusion The dominant components of the Mediterranean diet score as a predictor of lower mortality are moderate consumption of ethanol, low consumption of meat and meat products, and high consumption of vegetables, fruits and nuts, olive oil, and legumes. Minimal contributions were found for cereals and dairy products, possibly because they are heterogeneous categories of foods with differential health effects, and for fish and seafood, the intake of which is low in this population.”

Green Tea Drinking Linked to Lower Risk for Distal Gastric Cancer in Women

Topical application of green and white tea extracts provides protection from solar-simulated ultraviolet light in human skin. (Exp Dermatol. 2009) “RESULTS: Topical application of green and white tea offered protection against detrimental effects of UV on cutaneous immunity. Such protection is not because of direct UV absorption or sunscreen effects as both products showed a sun protection factor of 1. There was no significant difference in the levels of protection afforded by the two agents. Hence, both green tea and white tea are potential photoprotective agents that may be used in conjunction with established methods of sun protection.”