Diets high in Glycemic Index and/or Glycemic Load increase the risk of certain chronic, degenerative diseases

Hi everyone,

I hope you had a nice Easter and that you were easy on the chocolate and sweets, since the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition recently published a meta-analysis to evaluate the association between Glycemic Index, Glycemic Load and chronic disease risk. They found that there was a significant positive association for type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, gallbladder disease, breast cancer, and all diseases combined, with high sugar diets.

Low Glycemic Index and/or low Glycemic Load diets are instead associated with a reduced risk of chronic diseases. The findings support the hypothesis that higher Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load diets, resulting in high after meal blood glucose levels, increase the risk of several chronic, degenerative diseases.

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 87, No. 3, 627-637, March 2008


Do you know what I do? Well, I like my chocolate, but I try to eat Low Glycemic Index foods and I love the USANA products, especially the peanut butter bars and the chocolate shakes. Have a look at all their bars and shakes, I promise you, they are as good as they look!

If you want to try some go to http://www.nutritionals4health.usana.com/, click on products and I am sure you will love them too.

Also there is a complete Low Glycemic Index weight management program that has been showing fantastic results, it is called RESET

Let me know how you find them!

Jessica

Calcium supplementation increases bone mineral content in adolescent girls

A recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition showed that over 18 period, girls who received supplemental calcium showed significantly greater gains in bone mineral content and bone mineral density was greater compared with the group that received only a placebo.



This study indicates that calcium supplementation does indeed enhance bone mineral accumulation in teenage girls. The likely mechanism for the effect of the calcium is suppression of bone turnover, which is reversed upon supplement withdrawal. Therefore, calcium supplementation must be consistent and life-long to achieve full bone health benefits. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 87, No. 2, 455-462, February 2008

Does this makes sense to you? It does to me, then why don't you try Active Calcium by USANA?

Go to http://www.nutritionals4health.usana.com/ and try it today.


To next time


Jessica

Calcium with Vitamin D to Prevent Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a major public health threat for an estimated 44 million Americans. There are many ways of preventing its damage: exercise, particularly weight bearing ones, diet and supplements are all useful tools in the fight against Osteoporosis.

The Lancet and the University of Western Sydney, Australia, published a study proving that taking oral calcium supplementation reduced bone mineral loss and risk of fracture in the hip and spine, as well as a 12% reduction in all fractures. What was most interesting about this study was that the amount mattered, at least 1200 mg of calcium and 800 IUs of Vitamin D daily seemed to provide the best outcome. Lancet. 2007 Aug 25;370(9588):657-66. Also the quality of the supplement matters since Calcium is a very difficult mineral to absorb.

So, as we age, let's be prudent, keep active, eat well and support your bones with a quality supplement such as Active Calcium from USANA Health Science.

Keep well,

Jessica