Nutrition News Round-up. Issue 1

A weeks worth of nutrition news collected and collated for your delectation…

You have it easy.

Me?

I’m a nutritionist.

I sit in front of people answering random questions on all facets of diet, nutrition and health. What’s more I’m a Registered Nutritionist, so I can’t just make shit up when answering these questions.

It’s interesting, it’s fun, I love it. However in order to do my job I have to keep up with all the developments in the field, both important and unimportant, that’’s no small job.  I paddle furiously just to keep my head above the sea of new nutrition information produced each week. Here’s a small selection of nutrition news stories from the last 7 days!

Happy reading.

Western diets turning on fat genes.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091130121433.htm

The way your genetic information is expressed by your body is the foundation of your health effective homeostasis – the regulation of your bodily systems. a picture is emerging of the effect food can have on how that information is controlled.

Soft drinks raise your risk of diabetes?

http://www.healthscout.com/news/1/633607/main.html

As opposed to chronic health problems (like type 2 diabetes) it seems that issues can arise connected with transient health conditions like gestational diabetes.

Trans fats, not good for the ladies either

http://www.reutershealth.com/archive/2009/12/02/eline/links/20091202elin006.html
We know fats can effect health, we know that women have some protective mechanisms (associated with differences in hormonal profile), however transfats are most often bad news and this is just as true for ladies and well as gents

Prince Charles Sticks up for herbal medicine

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8388985.stm

Long time devotee of alternative medicine speaks out about the growing onus on regulation and control of herbal supplements and treatments.

Trying to ban diet drug

http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE5B23RE20091203

More problems with ‘miracle diet pills’. Yet again another reason to concentrate on whole diet not trick and cheats

Kids underestimate their weight

http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE5B14P420091202

If you don’t think you’re overweight then you aren’t likely to do anything about getting fitter are you? Kids body image is become (more?) skewed it needs.

Ginko may help peripheral circulation

http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE5AT41P20091130

Ginko is popular with many for the potential benefits on circulation boosting some facets of brain health. In Europe it is an accepted therapeutic and used by doctors to treat patients with memory issues. The effect on peripheral circulation is there but doesn’t seem to carry over into ‘heart health’

Protein and calorie restriction

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091202131622.htm

Low calorie intake diets have their advantages an disadvantages but WHAT you eat, not just HOW MUCH you eat, is an issue. Another small nail in the coffin of high carb diets?…