:: November 2009

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Highlighted Article

Diet Soda and Salt: Destroying your Kidneys? “Researchers studied more than 3,000 women and found those who drink at least two diet sodas daily double their rate of kidney function decline. Sodium also increased their odds, as demonstrated by test results consistent with previous experimental animal testing.”

Guidelines

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Internet Sites

Featured site

NIH - Food Contamination and Poisoning

Caffeine

CERHR: Caffeine

NIH - Caffeine

NIH - Caffeine Information Summary

NIH - Caffeine (Systemic)

NIH - Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction

NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Caffeine in the diet

NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Caffeine overdose

Dairy

NIH - Lactose intolerance

NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Calcium in diet

NIH - Why Calcium

Fish

Best & Worst Seafood Choices

Bluefin Tuna

Oceans Alive

Toxicology: How Mercury Harms Humans

Food Safety - Poisoning

Food Safety

Foodborne Illness

Mercury in Seafood

NIH - CERHR: Listeria and Food Poisoning (10/28/03)

NIH - Drinking Water

NIH - E. Coli Infections

NIH - Food Safety

NIH - NIDDK Bacteria and Foodborne Illness

NIH - Salmonella Infections

Meat

NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Heart disease and diet

NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Trichinosis

Nutrition

Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005

My Pyramid (New Food Pyramid)

NIH - Nutrition

US Department of Health and Human Services 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans

USDA Database for the Added Sugars Content of Selected Foods

USDA - MyPyramid

Tea

Green Tea Side Effects: An Unbiased Overview

Mayo Clinic - Green tea (Camellia sinensis)

NCI FACT SHEET: Tea and Cancer Prevention

NIH - Black tea (Camellia sinensis)

NIH - Green tea (Camellia sinensis)

NIH - Green Tea's Medical Resurgence

NIH - Tea Polyphenols

NIH - Tea Types

Related Topics - Highlighted Articles

Diet - Health

How To Maintain A Healthy Weight "Know Your BMI? If your body mass index is less than 25, you should work to keep it there. If your BMI is greater than 25, you can improve your long-term health by lowering your number. Studies have shown that having a BMI above 25 increases the risk of dying from heart disease and cancer."

Supplements - Nutrition

NIH - The Role of Vitamin and Mineral Supplements "Elderly people are at increased risk for nutrient deficiency. In large part this is due to diminished food intake with advanced age. However, differences in metabolism may also account for contrasting prevalences of nutrient deficiencies in older vs younger adults. ... There is a need for modifying the present food recommendations for the purpose of educating elderly people. This modification should emphasize nutrient dense food choices as well as targeted vitamin and mineral supplementation. For people unable or unwilling to increase their intake of nutrient dense foods, multivitamins and multimineral supplements should be recommended ..."

In this newsletter:

Caffeine-Coffee-Soft Drinks
Chocolate - Cocoa
Dairy
Fish
Food Safety - Poisoning
Meat
Nutrition
Tea

	Caffeine-Coffee-Soft/Juice Drinks
Coffee And Nighttime Jobs Don't Mix, Study Finds What Soft Drinks are Doing to Your Body

	Chocolate - Cocoa
Dark Chocolate Definitely Eases Emotional Stress

	Dairy

	Fish
Benefits of Eating Fish May Depend on Preparation “You'll get more heart-healthy benefits from omega-3 fatty acids if you eat baked or boiled fish instead of fried, dried or salted fish, according to a new study, which also found that adding low-sodium soy sauce or tofu is a good idea for women.”

	Food Safety - Poisoning
10 Foods Most Likely to Make You Sick Concern over canned foods “Now Consumer Reports' latest tests of canned foods, including soups, juice, tuna, and green beans, have found that almost all of the 19 name-brand foods we tested contain some BPA. The canned organic foods we tested did not always have lower BPA levels than nonorganic brands of similar foods analyzed. We even found the chemical in some products in cans that were labeled "BPA-free." “ Food Poisoning May Hurt for Life “Episodes of food poisoning may have serious long-term consequences -- including kidney failure or mental retardation -- particularly among children, researchers say.”

	Meat

	Nutrition
The Benefits of Flaxseed

	Tea
Depigmenting Effect of Catechins. (Molecules. 2009) Green Tea May Prevent Kidney Stones