American Journal Clinical Nutrition highlights

As we try to do as much as possible, here are the highlights (Oct/Nov) from the most cutting edge nutritional journal in the world:

• General adherence to the "Mediterranean diet" is associated with elevated total antioxidant capacity and lower LDL (bad cholesterol) concentrations, which may indicate its beneficial role on the cardiovascular system.
  
  
• A diet high in sugar-sweetened soft drinks, refined grains, diet soft drinks, and processed meat, but low in wine, coffee, cruciferous vegetables was associated with an associated risk in diabetes and chronic inflammation (which was the main focus of the study).
  
  
• Elevated homocysteine levels and low folate (folic acid) concetrations are independent predictors of the the development of dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
  
  
• Low B vitamin and high homocysteine concentrations predict cognitive decline in a general population of aging men.
  
  
• Vitamn D may reduce susceptability to gingival inflammation (Gingivitis) through its antiinflammatory effects.
  
  
• Older men with a diet predominately of high-glycemic load foods indiciated an association with selcted predictors of type 2 diabetes.

Steve - It is so exciting to see the bevy of research focusing directly on how our diet affects every common condition and disease.