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Asia Pacific Journal in the NEWS
on Low Carbohydrate diets

The December 2003 issue of the journal featured a review article:
Low-carbohydrate diets: what are the potential short- and long-term health implications? SHANE A BILSBOROUGH AND TIMOTHY C CROWE - click here to read abstract

The authors were interviewed by Dr Norman Swan, ABC radio Health Report
click here to read interview
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WHAT'S NEW IN NUTRITION RESEARCH

Farm animals could be genetically modified to produce more cardioprotective omega 3 fatty acids

A review on omega 3 fatty acids published in the British Medical Journal 2004 (Jan 3) recommends fish or fish oil supplements (naturally high in omega 3 fats) to prevent heart attacks, especially if someone already has vascular disease. Exactly how they reduce heart disease is not certain, but it is suspected to be linked to their ability to lower blood triglycerides (a blood fat) and blood pressure, prevent clotting and inflammation and reduce abnornmal heart rhythms. Studies have shown that fish oil capsules taken by people who have had a heart attack reduce the risk of a second heart attack by 30-48%. US researchers published a study in the Journal Nature more
Coffee and Diabetes

A study on 84,000 women and 42,000 men, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine January 2004, reported that people who drink the most caffeinated coffee have less risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Coffee drinking ranged from 0-6 cups a day. The diabetes risk was reduced by about 50% in men and 30% in women drinking the most coffee. However, coffee drinking was correlated with alcohol intake and alcohol drinking has been previously associated with less diabetes. Other studies have also reported that coffee consumption is linked to less diabetes - this study is different in that caffeinated coffee had the greatest effect. Decaffeinated coffee had a small effect and tea had no effect. This study suggests that there is something in coffee which may help lower blood sugar levels or that there is something about the lifestyle of coffee drinkers. So does this study suggest we should drink more coffee? Not necessarily, because there have also been studies showing that coffee drinking can increase the risk of diabetes more.....

Berries - good for your brain?
A study on rats, published in the Journal of Neuroscience (Sep 15, 1999, Joseph JA et al.) suggests that foods rich in antioxidant phytochemicals such as blueberries, strawberries and spinach may slow age related cognitive decline. The exciting finding from this study is the potential to reverse some age-related impairments in both memory and motor coordination within a relatively short period of time, especially with blueberries more....
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RESOURCES ON THE WEB

http://www.omega-3info.com (Omega 3 Information service)
This website has lots of information on omega 3 fatty acids.
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