American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Highlights

• a study of immense implications as far as reinforcing what we've been saying: randomly assigned adults with metabolic syndrome were given a low glycemic carbohydrate (rye-pasta) or high glycemic carbohydrate (oat-wheat-potato); the low glycemic carb decrease expression of genetic insulin (inflammatory) pathways while the high glycemic carbs increased expression of the same pathways
  
  
• a study showing the effectiveness of high-dose fish oil supplementation before heart surgery provides a foundation for further studies into the optimal use of fish oil as a preventive against life-threatening arrythmias that are prone to occur after heart attack; flaxseed and olive oil had no significant effect
  
  
• trace element supplementation (copper, selenium, zinc) was associated with higher circulating plasma and skin tissue contents of selenium and zinc and improved antioxidant status. These changes improved clinical outcome, including fewer pulmonary infections and better wound healing in burn patients
  
  
• older persons who consume inadequate dietary protein for one week experience a wide variety of changes that may precede accommodation, including inflammatory stress, reduced metabolism and oxygen transport, reduced protein synthesis, and muscle wasting
  
  
• a dietary pattern characterized by high meat and fat intakes increases squamous cell
  carcinoma, a specific form of skin cancer, particularly in persons with skin cancer history