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The ANAC (Australasian Nutrition Advisory Council) Email Bulletin service
draws upon leading nutrition journals to identify research abstracts
considered by ANAC members to make a valuable contribution to the field. The
Bulletin has a special interest in plant-based nutrition and related fields
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A variety of papers are considered for inclusion in the ANAC Email Bulletin
including significant original studies, quality review articles and from
time to time a classic paper.
In addition to the abstract of the paper, ANAC members may consider that the
information would benefit from a commentary, to place the findings into
context and perhaps to identify particular strengths or limitations in the
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which they pertain.
Classic papers may be included from time to time. A Classic paper in
nutrition is likely to have at least one of several characteristics:
- it changes the way we think and act about food and health - a paradigm shift
- it answers an important question which has been previously unanswerable because of methodological limitations.
- It excites new areas of enquiry
- It becomes a reference point in the field in which it fits.
- Enough time has elapsed for it to stand out amongst its peers.
A commentary will accompany a classic paper and will address its
contribution to the field as outlined above.
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Current Articles
01 November 2005
Prospective Study of Plasma Carotenoids and Tocopherols in Relation to Risk of Ischemic Stroke
Intake of fruits and vegetables has been related to lower risk of ischemic stroke, but nutrients responsible for this apparent benefit remain ill-defined. Tocopherols (vitamin E) have also been proposed to be protective.
06 June 2005
Resistant Starch Attentuates Colonic DNA Damage Induced by Higher Dietary Protein in Rats
Epidemiologic studies suggest that dietary complex carbohydrates are protective against colorectal cancer but dietary protein may increase risk. However, experimental data to support these relationships are scant. We have shown in rats that consumption of a high-protein (25% casein) diet for 4 wk resulted in a twofold increase in damage to colonocyte DNA compared with a low-protein (15% casein) diet.
06 June 2005
Modified Mediterranean Diet and Survival: EPIC-Elderly Prospective Cohort Study
To examine whether adherence to the modified Mediterranean diet, in which unsaturates were substituted for monounsaturates, is associated with longer life expectancy among elderly Europeans.
06 June 2005
Dietary Intake of Fatty Acids, Antioxidants and Selected Food Groups and Asthma in Adults
Within a prospective study, we explored the associations between dietary intake of fatty acids, antioxidants and relevant food sources of these nutrients on the clinical manifestation of asthma in adulthood. A total of 105 newly physician-diagnosed cases of asthma from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-Heidelberg cohort were identified during follow-up and matched with 420 controls.
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