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Recent Longevity News for the seven days ending 11/24/04: Testosterone Improves Women's Sex Lives - Science Daily, 11/23/04 - "A testosterone supplement increased women's interest and joy in sex and their satisfaction with the extent of their sex life" System That Regulates Blood Pressure May Also Affect Aging - Science Daily, 11/22/04 - "participants with the combination associated with highest ACE production showed a 75 percent improvement in knee strength – compared to a 23 percent improvement in participants who had the combination associated with lowest ACE production" Soy to the Rescue? - Physician's Weekly, 11/22/04 - "isolated soy protein consumption significantly lowered urinary albumin excretion by 9.5%, total-to-HDL-C ratio by 0.45, LDL-C to HDL-C ratio by 0.20, and it raised HDL-C by 4.3%" Obesity May Lead to Brain Loss - WebMD, 11/22/04 - "women who were obese throughout their adult lives were more likely to lose brain tissue, a condition known as brain atrophy that has been linked to impaired brain function and dementia" Scientists Warn of Toxins in Fish - ABC News, 11/20/04 - "blood mercury concentrations were seven times higher among women who ate at least nine fish or shellfish meals a month than among those who ate no seafood at all" Grape Juice Raises 'Good' Cholesterol Levels - WebMD, 11/19/04 - "Grape juice drinkers had HDL levels of 50 mg/dL, compared with almost 45 mg/dL in the placebo group" Heavy, Lifetime Alcohol Users May Be Toasting Metabolic Syndrome - Science Daily, 11/18/04 - "drinkers in the highest category of intensity have a 60 percent greater risk of developing metabolic syndrome than those in the lowest category ... The highest quartile category of intensity represented females who consumed an average of four drinks per drinking day and males who consumed an average of six drinks per drinking day"
Apples May Ward Off Alzheimer's Disease - WebMD,
11/18/04 - "The
results suggest that quercetin "contributes
significantly" to the protection of brain cells from free radicals in conditions
like Alzheimer's disease" - See
iHerb or
Vitacost Cholesterol-lowering Drug May Slow Alzheimer's Progression - Science Daily, 11/17/04 - "The cholesterol-lowering drug atorvastatin slowed down mental decline and improved depressive symptoms in people with Alzheimer’s disease" High- and Low-Carb Diets Produce Similar Results - Medscape, 11/17/04 - "A rare head-to-head comparison of a high glycemic index (GI)/high-carbohydrate diet with a low-GI/low-carbohydrate diet resulted in comparable weight loss and increase in insulin sensitivity" Fishing For Answers To Alzheimer's: Healthful, Fish-Rich Diet Might Prevent Tragic Disease - Intelihealth, 11/17/04 - "Fish is the most concentrated natural source of a particular omega-3 called docosahexaenoic acid, or DHA. That fat is known to play a crucial role in learning and memory ... Unless you're eating fish every day, you're not getting enough DHA" - See iHerb docosahexaenoic products. Eat Whole-Grain Carbs, Gain Less Weight - WebMD, 11/17/04 - "Eating 40 grams of whole grains a day cuts middle-age weight gain by as much as 3.5 pounds ... Whole grains have three parts: bran, germ, and the starchy endosperm ... all three parts of whole grains work together" Selenium May Lower Colon Cancer Risk - WebMD, 11/16/04 - "participants with the highest blood levels of selenium were 34% less likely to develop a new adenoma compared with those with the lowest selenium blood levels" Students Take ADHD Drug to Boost Scores - ABC News, 11/15/04 - "A Yale University junior said Adderall helped him read the 576-page novel "Crime and Punishment" and write a 15-page paper — all in 30 hours" Abstracts from this week's Doctor's Guide Nutrition/Dietetics:
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