Diet and health

National Research Council, Diet and Health Implicationsfor Reducing Chronic Disease Risk, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 1989. 

The reported effect of konjac GaM on the glass transition of high-sugar/polysaccharide mixtures [242] can be utilized in sugar, hard-boiled and frozen confectionery products and might replace gelatin, which is refused by some consumers due to diet and health problems. 

We proposed to study diet and health by combining bone chemistry and histomorphometry. Diet would be determined by analysis of stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen in bone protein and some preserved hair. In addition, trace elements would be quantitatively analyzed in preserved bone mineral. Abonyi (1993) participated in the study by reconstructing the diet from historical sources and analyzing various foods. Having analyzed human tissues for stable isotopes and trace elements, and foods for the same variables, we hoped to learn more about 19th century diet in southern Ontario, and at the same time, learn more about paleodiet reconstruction. 

Crane, C.J. and Carr, S.H. 1994 The integration and quantification of economic data from a late Preclassic Maya community in Belize. In Sobolik, K.D., ed., Paleonutrition The Diet and Health of Prehistoric Americans. Occasional Paper 22, Center for Archaeological Investigations, Carbondale, University of Southern Illinois 66-79. 

Whittington, S.L. and Reed, D.M. 1996 Evidence of diet and health in the skeletons of Iximche. In Robinson, E., ed., Estudios Kaqchiqueles In Memory of William R. Swezey. CIRMA, Antigua, Guatemala. 

National Academy of Sciences report on diet and health. Nutr Rev 1989 47 142. 

WILD 0 p ANDERSSON 0, o brien n m, WILSON L and WOODS J A (2001) A critical evaluation of the application of biomarkers in epidemiological studies on diet and health. Br JNutr 86 (Suppl 1) S37-S53. 

Prior RL, Cao G. 2000. Antioxidant phytochemicals in fruits and vegetables diet and health implications. Hort Sci 35 588-592. 

Wright ME, Park Y, Subar AF, Freedman ND, Albanes D, Hollenbeck A, Leitzmann MF and Schatzkin A. 2008. Intakes of fruit, vegetables, and specific botanical groups in relation to lung cancer risk in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. Am J Epidemiol 168(9) 1024-1034. 

A healthy diet with proper nutrition is essential for maintaining good overall health. Since the discovery of vitamins earlier in this century, people have routinely been taking vitamin supplements for this purpose. The Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) is a frequently used nutritional standard for maintaining optimal health. The RDA specifies the recommended amount of a number of nutrients for people in different age and sex groups. The National Research Council s Committee on Diet and Health has proposed a definition of the RDA to be that amount of a nutrient which meets the needs of 98% of the population. 

Humphrey AJ, Beale MH (2006) Terpenes. In Crozier A (ed) Plant secondary metabolites in diet and health. Blackwell, Oxford, pp 47-101... 

This brief introduction demonstrates that the relationships between diet and health are far from simple and most certainly far from fully understood, but for a critical and detailed review of epidemiological data the reader is referred to an excellent paper by Arts and Hollman. The objective of the review that follows is to record recent changes in the perceived role of flavonoids as health-promoting dietary antioxidants and place these... 

Livesey, G. (2005). Low-glycaemic diets and health implications for obesity. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (UK), 64, 105-113. 

Willett, W.C. 1994. Diet and Health What should we eat Science 264 532-537. 

Goldberg, G., 2003, Plants Diet and Health, Blackwell Science, Oxford, pp. 347. 

The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) is the largest study of diet and health in the EU, with over 520,000 participants in 10 European countries. The study, initiated in 1992, collects detailed information and diet and lifestyle factors in addition to blood samples, which are stored for future analyses. The study participants will be followed for the next 10 years to investigate the role of nutrition in the development of chronic disease (IARC 2005). 

Slattery, M L. et al.. Meat consumption and its association with other diet and health factors in young adults the CARDIA Study, Am. J. Clin. Nutr, 54, 930, 1991. Davidson, M.H. et al.. Comparison of the effects of lean red meat vs lean white meat on serum lipid levels among free-living persons with hypercholesterolemia A long-tern, randomized clinical trial. Arch. Intern. Med., 159, 1331, 1999. 

Healthy, well nourished population—Interaction of diet and health, 1999. The United States Department of Agriculture. Science and Education Impact. 

We often see in consumer news and advertisements that blueberries are nature s number one antioxidant fruit or are an antiaging food. Although blueberries are wonderful whole foods, we need to maintain a scientifically sound perspective of them in reference to our diets and health expectations. Describing a fruit as antioxidant-rich implies a health benefit that has not yet been scientifically proved. In fact, polyphenol antioxidant research in humans has not even reached step 3 in the health claims research pyramid, and such proof is more than ten years away. 

Duffy VB (2007) Variation in oral sensation implications for diet and health. Curr Opin Gastroenterol 23 171-177... 

MacGregor, G. A., and H. E. de Wardener. Salt, Diet and Health Neptune s Poisoned Chalice The Origins of High Blood Pressure. Cambridge, U.K. University Press, 1998. This book outlines the dangers of excessive salt intake to human health as well as the socioeconomic history of sodium chloride. 

Tsai, C.-J., Leizmann, M.F., Hu, F.B., Willett, W.C., and Giovannucci, E.L. 2004. Frequent nut consumption and decreased risk of cholecystectomy in women. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 80, 76-81. U.S. Dept, of Agriculture. 1998. Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals and 1994-1996 Diet and Health Knowledge Survey and related materials [CD-ROM],... 

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