Recent Longevity News for the seven days ending 6/9/04:

New Study Links Common Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs To Reduced Prostate Cancer Risk - Science Daily, 6/8/04 - "men who have taken any amount of these drugs, known as statins, have a 58 percent lower risk of prostate cancer than men who have taken none at all"

Group: Products have ugly side - USA Today, 6/7/04 - "One in three personal-care products has at least one ingredient classified as a possible carcinogen"

Metformin, Diet/Exercise Comparable at Cutting Diabetes Risk in Women With GDM - Medscape, 6/7/04 - "in women who reported a history of GDM, either metformin or lifestyle changes reduced the relative risk of later type 2 DM by about 54%. In contrast, the relative risk reduction associated with metformin was 14% in women with no history of GDM compared with 51% for lifestyle changes"

Sugary Sodas Add Pounds, Raise Diabetes Risk - WebMD, 6/7/04 - "women who went from drinking less than one non-diet soda a day to one or more sodas a day gained more weight and were nearly twice as likely to develop type 2 diabetes over a four-year period than women who drank less than one soft drink a day"

Statin Drugs May Cut Colon Cancer Risk - WebMD, 6/7/04 - "When they added in those factors, "use of statins was still associated with a 46% reduction in risk.""

Whey protein better than meat for reducing body weight - Nutra USA, 6/7/04 - "Increasing the dietary density of whey protein, but not of red meat, reduced body weight gain by 4 per cent, they add, while whey protein also reduced plasma insulin concentration by 40 per cent and increased insulin sensitivity, compared to meat protein" - See iHerb or Vitacost whey protein products.

Not All Sugars Are Equal, at Least When it Comes to Weight Gain and Health - Doctor's Guide, 6/4/04 - "drinking beverages containing fructose, a naturally-occurring sugar commonly used to sweeten soft drinks and other beverages, induces a pattern of hormonal responses that may favor the development of obesity"

Insulin Plays Central Role In Aging, Brown Scientists Discover - Science Daily, 6/4/04 - "insulin regulates its own production and that it directly regulates tissue aging. The principle: Keep insulin levels low and cells are stronger, staving off infection and age-related diseases such as cancer, dementia and stroke" [Nutra USA] Related article:

• Metformin: An Effective and Underappreciated Life Extension Drug - Dr. Ward Dean - "we list the following benefits of Phenformin, which I believe are shared by Metformin ... Reduces insulin levels"

Fruits, Vegetables May Cut Stroke Risk - WebMD, 6/3/04 - "men who were in the bottom fifth for levels of alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, and lycopene had the highest risk of stroke ... Men who were in the top four-fifths had a 40% lower risk of having a stroke than those in the lower fifth in the 13 years that the men were followed"

Chromium Picolinate Supplementation Linked With Reduced Carbohydrate Cravings Associated With Atypical Depression - Doctor's Guide, 6/2/04 - [Nutra USA][WebMD]  "daily supplementation with 600 mcg of chromium as chromium picolinate, significantly reduced carbohydrate cravings compared to placebo, and improved other symptoms such as mood swings, fatigue and weight gain perception" - See iHerb or Vitacost chromium products.

Abstracts from this week's Doctor's Guide Nutrition/Dietetics:

Long-term monitoring of insulin sensitivity in growth hormone-deficient adults on substitutive recombinant human growth hormone therapy - Metabolism. 2004 Jun;53(6):740-3 - "rhGH therapy determined an increase in fasting glucose and insulin levels, causing in the short-term period a worsening of IS. The sustained reduction in BF%, without further deterioration of IS, suggests that long-term beneficial effects on body composition may overcome the negative influence of GH on glucose metabolism"

Effects of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation and exercise on low-density lipoprotein and high-density lipoprotein subfractions - Metabolism. 2004 Jun;53(6):749-54 - "Supplementation with n-3fa alone increased total HDL-C and HDL(2)-C, while exercise alone increased total HDL-C, HDL(3)-C, and total LDL-C ... Combination treatment resulted in an additive effect for HDL(3)-C only"

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