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New Allergy Vaccine Provides Long-Lasting Hay Fever Relief After Just Six
Weeks of Shots
Researchers at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have
successfully used an experimental DNA-based vaccine to protect against
ragweed allergies, commonly known as hay fever, after just six injections.
Patients receiving the vaccine showed an average 60 percent reduction in
allergy symptoms compared to those receiving a placebo. (Embargo expired
on 04-Oct-2006 at 17:00 ET)
NEJM, 5-Oct-2006
--Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/523928/?sc=dwtp

Allergy OTC Medicines-Speak With Your Pharmacist
For allergy sufferers, the fall season can be just as bad as the
spring. A quick trip to the pharmacy for an over-the-counter (OTC)
medicine; however, can quickly becoming an overwhelming experience. Speak
with the pharmacist before selecting the OTC product that will be the most
effective and safest to use for the symptoms that they are experiencing.
--University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/524044/?sc=dwtp

Consuming Cola May Up Osteoporosis Risk for Older Women
In an epidemiological study, researchers analyzed dietary
questionnaires and bone mineral density measurements of more than 2,500
people in the Framingham Osteoporosis Study and found that cola
consumption was associated with lower bone mineral density at three
different hip sites of older women. (Embargo expired on 06-Oct-2006 at
00:15 ET)
Am. J. of Clinical Nutrition, Oct-2006
--Tufts University
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/523982/?sc=dwtp

New Study Suggests Perchlorate Effects on Thyroid Function of U.S. Women
Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
have released findings showing that American women, particularly those
with low iodine intake, may have reduced thyroid function due to
perchlorate exposure. Similar thyroid function changes were not found for
men.
Environmental Health Perspectives, Oct-2006
--Environmental Health Perspectives (NIEHS)
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/524028/?sc=dwtp

Women More Prone to Anxiety Disorders than Men
Many types of anxiety disorders and phobias are more common in women
than in men, says Coping with Anxiety and Phobias, a new report from
Harvard Medical School. Scientists are examining hormonal and biological
factors, as well as differences in experiences, that may account for these
disparities.
--Harvard Health Publications
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/524055/?sc=dwtp

Prescribe Exercise for Older Adults for Better Health
Tufts University researchers propose that physicians give older
adults "prescriptions" for exercise. Older adults, who have more contact
with health care providers, are less likely to exercise but could benefit
greatly, as physical activity potentially lowers the risk of poor health
and disease.
American Family Physician (August 1, 2006)
--Tufts University
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/524091/?sc=dwtp

Physical Exercise Has Little Impact on Obesity in Young Children
Physical activity is unlikely to have a significant effect in
reducing levels of obesity amongst pre-school children, but could lay the
foundations for a healthier future, a BMJ study reveals today. (Embargo
expired on 05-Oct-2006 at 19:05 ET)
BMJ
--British Medical Journal
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/524058/?sc=dwtp

Fruit Juice Intake Among Preschool Children Not Associated with Weight
Consumption of 100 percent fruit juices is not linked with
preschoolers being overweight, finds a new research study published this
week in the October issue of Pediatrics, the leading scientific research
journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Pediatrics, Oct-2006
--Kellen Communications
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/524081/?sc=dwtp

AJCN -- Table of Contents Alert

A new issue of American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
has been made available:

1 October 2006; Vol. 84, No. 4

URL: http://www.ajcn.org/content/vol84/issue4/?etoc

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Editorials
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Weighing in on glycemic index and body weight
Mark A Pereira
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 677-679
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/84/4/677?etoc

The dubious use of vitamin-mineral supplements in relation to
cardiovascular disease
Donald B McCormick
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 680-681
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/84/4/680?etoc

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Review Article
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Coffee, diabetes, and weight control
James A Greenberg, Carol N Boozer, and Allan Geliebter
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 682-693
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/4/682?etoc

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Commentary
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The case against ergocalciferol (vitamin D2) as a vitamin supplement
Lisa A Houghton and Reinhold Vieth
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 694-697
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/4/694?etoc

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Obesity and eating disorders
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Nutrient intake in community-dwelling adolescent girls with anorexia
nervosa and in healthy adolescents
Madhusmita Misra, Patrika Tsai, Ellen J Anderson, Jane L Hubbard,
Katie Gallagher, Leslie A Soyka, Karen K Miller, David B Herzog, and
Anne Klibanski
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 698-706
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/4/698?etoc

Are American children and adolescents of low socioeconomic status at
increased risk of obesity? Changes in the association between overweight
and family income between 1971 and 2002
Youfa Wang and Qi Zhang
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 707-716
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/4/707?etoc

Determinants of overweight in a cohort of Dutch children
Neeltje Vogels, Danielle LA Posthumus, Edwin CM Mariman, Freek
Bouwman, Arnold DM Kester, Patrick Rump, Gerard Hornstra, and Margriet
S Westerterp-Plantenga
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 717-724
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/4/717?etoc

Less activation of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in response to a
meal: a feature of obesity
Duc Son NT Le, Nicola Pannacciulli, Kewei Chen, Angelo Del Parigi,
Arline D Salbe, Eric M Reiman, and Jonathan Krakoff
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 725-731
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/4/725?etoc

Effects of binge eating on satiation, satiety, and energy intake of
overweight children
Margaret C Mirch, Jennifer R McDuffie, Susan Z Yanovski, Merel
Schollnberger, Marian Tanofsky-Kraff, Kelly R Theim, Jonathan Krakoff,
and Jack A Yanovski
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 732-738
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/4/732?etoc

Associations of size at birth and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry measures
of lean and fat mass at 9 to 10 y of age
Imogen S Rogers, Andy R Ness, Colin D Steer, Jonathan CK Wells,
Pauline M Emmett, John R Reilly, Jon Tobias, and George Davey Smith
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 739-747
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/4/739?etoc

Dietary intakes of fat and antioxidant vitamins are predictors of
subclinical inflammation in overweight Swiss children
Isabelle Aeberli, Luciano Molinari, Giatgen Spinas, Roger Lehmann,
Dagmar l'Allemand, and Michael B Zimmermann
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 748-755
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/4/748?etoc

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Cardiovascular disease risk
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Reduced-calorie orange juice beverage with plant sterols lowers C-reactive
protein concentrations and improves the lipid profile in human volunteers
Sridevi Devaraj, Bryce C Autret, and Ishwarlal Jialal
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 756-761
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/4/756?etoc

Selenium and coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis
Gemma Flores-Mateo, Ana Navas-Acien, Roberto Pastor-Barriuso, and
Eliseo Guallar
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 762-773
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/4/762?etoc

Effects of soy isoflavones and phytate on homocysteine, C-reactive protein,
and iron status in postmenopausal women
Laura N Hanson, Heather M Engelman, D Lee Alekel, Kevin L Schalinske,
Marian L Kohut, and Manju B Reddy
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 774-780
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/4/774?etoc

Asymmetrical dimethylarginine regulates endothelial function in
methionine-induced but not in chronic homocystinemia in humans: effect of
oxidative stress and proinflammatory cytokines
Charalambos Antoniades, Dimitris Tousoulis, Kyriakoula Marinou, Carmen
Vasiliadou, Costantinos Tentolouris, George Bouras, Christos Pitsavos,
and Christodoulos Stefanadis
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 781-788
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/4/781?etoc

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Nutritional status, dietary intake, and body composition
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Intake of macronutrients as predictors of 5-y changes in waist
circumference
Jytte Halkjaer, Anne Tjonneland, Birthe L Thomsen, Kim Overvad, and
Thorkild IA Sorensen
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 789-797
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/4/789?etoc

Total energy expenditure in the Yakut (Sakha) of Siberia as measured by the
doubly labeled water method
J Josh Snodgrass, William R Leonard, Larissa A Tarskaia, and Dale A
Schoeller
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 798-806
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/4/798?etoc

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Carbohydrate metabolism and diabetes
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Effect of a low-glycemic-index diet during pregnancy on obstetric outcomes
Robert G Moses, Megan Luebcke, Warren S Davis, Keith J Coleman, Linda
C Tapsell, Peter Petocz, and Jennie C Brand-Miller
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 807-812
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/4/807?etoc

Effects of moderate variations in macronutrient composition on weight loss
and reduction in cardiovascular disease risk in obese, insulin-resistant
adults
Tracey McLaughlin, Susan Carter, Cindy Lamendola, Fahim Abbasi, Gail
Yee, Patricia Schaaf, Marina Basina, and Gerald Reaven
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 813-821
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/4/813?etoc

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Vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals
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Extruded rice fortified with micronized ground ferric pyrophosphate reduces
iron deficiency in Indian schoolchildren: a double-blind randomized
controlled trial
Diego Moretti, Michael B Zimmermann, Sumithra Muthayya, Prashanth
Thankachan, Tung-Ching Lee, Anura V Kurpad, and Richard F Hurrell
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 822-829
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/4/822?etoc

Ascorbyl palmitate enhances iron bioavailability in iron-fortified bread
Fernando Pizarro, Manuel Olivares, Eva Hertrampf, Silvia Nunez,
Marcelo Tapia, Hector Cori, and Daniel Lopez de Romana
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 830-834
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/4/830?etoc

Postprandial metabolic fate of tocotrienol-rich vitamin E differs
significantly from that of {alpha}-tocopherol
Syed Fairus, Rosnah M Nor, Hwee M Cheng, and Kalyana Sundram
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 835-842
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/4/835?etoc

Magnesium requirements: new estimations for men and women by
cross-sectional statistical analyses of metabolic magnesium balance data
Curtiss D Hunt and LuAnn K Johnson
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 843-852
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/4/843?etoc

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Pregnancy and lactation
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Docosahexaenoic acid supply in pregnancy affects placental expression of
fatty acid transport proteins
Elvira Larque, Susanne Krauss-Etschmann, Cristina Campoy, Dominik
Hartl, Javier Linde, Mario Klingler, Hans Demmelmair, Africa Cano,
Angel Gil, Brigitta Bondy, and Berthold Koletzko
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 853-861
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/4/853?etoc

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Growth, development, and pediatrics
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Energy expenditure and substrate oxidation predict changes in body fat in
children
James P DeLany, George A Bray, David W Harsha, and Julia Volaufova
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 862-870
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/4/862?etoc

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Nutritional epidemiology and public health
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Glycemic index and glycemic load in relation to changes in body weight,
body fat distribution, and body composition in adult Danes
Helle Hare-Bruun, Anne Flint, and Berit L Heitmann
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 871-879
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/4/871?etoc

Vitamin-mineral supplementation and the progression of atherosclerosis: a
meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Joachim Bleys, Edgar R Miller, III, Roberto Pastor-Barriuso, Lawrence
J Appel, and Eliseo Guallar
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 880-887
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/4/880?etoc

Coffee consumption and markers of inflammation and endothelial dysfunction
in healthy and diabetic women
Esther Lopez-Garcia, Rob M van Dam, Lu Qi, and Frank B Hu
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 888-893
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/4/888?etoc

Dietary fat intake and risk of coronary heart disease: the Strong Heart
Study
Jiaqiong Xu, Sigal Eilat-Adar, Catherine Loria, Uri Goldbourt, Barbara
V Howard, Richard R Fabsitz, Ellie M Zephier, Claudia Mattil, and
Elisa T Lee
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 894-902
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/4/894?etoc

Maternal antioxidant intake in pregnancy and wheezing illnesses in children
at 2 y of age
Augusto A Litonjua, Sheryl L Rifas-Shiman, Ngoc P Ly, Kelan G
Tantisira, Janet W Rich-Edwards, Carlos A Camargo, Jr, Scott T Weiss,
Matthew W Gillman, and Diane R Gold
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 903-911
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/4/903?etoc

A randomized factorial study of the effects of long-term garlic and
micronutrient supplementation and of 2-wk antibiotic treatment for
Helicobacter pylori infection on serum cholesterol and lipoproteins
Lian Zhang, Mitchell H Gail, Yu-que Wang, Linda Morris Brown, Kai-feng
Pan, Jun-ling Ma, Harunobu Amagase, Wei-cheng You, and Roxana Moslehi
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 912-919
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/4/912?etoc

Intervention with a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet does not influence the
timing of menopause
Lisa J Martin, Carolyn V Greenberg, Valentina Kriukov, Salomon Minkin,
David JA Jenkins, and Norman F Boyd
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 920-928
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/4/920?etoc

Dietary factors of one-carbon metabolism and prostate cancer risk
Stephanie J Weinstein, Rachael Stolzenberg-Solomon, Pirjo Pietinen,
Philip R Taylor, Jarmo Virtamo, and Demetrius Albanes
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 929-935
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/4/929?etoc

Colas, but not other carbonated beverages, are associated with low bone
mineral density in older women: The Framingham Osteoporosis Study
Katherine L Tucker, Kyoko Morita, Ning Qiao, Marian T Hannan, L
Adrienne Cupples, and Douglas P Kiel
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 936-942
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/84/4/936?etoc

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Letters to the Editor
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Maternal calcium supplementation and bone accretion in infants
Winston Koo
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 943
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/84/4/943?etoc

Reply to W Koo
Ann Prentice, M Ann Laskey, Gail R Goldberg, and Landing MA Jarjou
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 944-945
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/84/4/944?etoc

Energy intake or energy expenditure?
Anja Bosy-Westphal and Manfred J Muller
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 945
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/84/4/945-a?etoc

Reply to A Bosy-Westphal and MJ Muller
Boyd A Swinburn, Damien Jolley, Peter J Kremer, Arline D Salbe, and
Eric Ravussin
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 945-946
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/84/4/945-b?etoc

Does cigarette smoking induce micronuclei in buccal cells?
Armen K Nersesyan
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 946-947
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/84/4/946?etoc

Reply to AK Nersesyan
Jimmy W Crott
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 947-948
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/84/4/947?etoc

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Erratum

Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 949
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Erratum

Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 949
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Erratum

Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 950
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/84/4/950-a?etoc

Erratum

Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 950
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/84/4/950-b?etoc

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Book Review
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Nutrients, Stress, and Medical Disorders: edited by Shlomo Yehuda and David
Mostofsky, 2006, 433 pages, hardcover, $145. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ.
Dorothy W Gietzen
Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 951
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/84/4/951?etoc

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Continuing Medical Education
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Continuing Medical Education

Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 952-953
http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/84/4/952?etoc

Continuing Medical Education

Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 954-955
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Continuing Medical Education

Am J Clin Nutr 2006;84 956
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Black tea may speed up recovery from stress

By Stephen Daniells
05/10/2006 - Drinking black tea could reduce stress hormone levels and help ease the burden of heart disease, says the first randomized clinical trial into the effects of the beverage on stress.

“This has important health implications, because slow recovery following acute stress has been associated with a greater risk of chronic illnesses such as coronary heart disease,” said lead researcher Professor Andrew Steptoe from University College London.
The researchers, from UCL and Unilever Research Colworth, found that drinking four cups of black tea every day for six weeks reduced blood levels of the stress hormone cortisol by 20 per cent more than the placebo group, backing up the ‘old wives tale' that tea helps people relax.
“Drinking tea has traditionally been associated with stress relief, and many people believe that drinking tea helps them relax after facing the stresses of everyday life,” said Steptoe. “However, scientific evidence for the relaxing properties of tea is quite limited. This is one of the first studies to assess tea in a double-blind placebo controlled design.”

The study, published on-line ahead of print in the journal Psychopharmacology (doi 10.1007/s00213-006-0573-2), recruited 75 healthy young male volunteers (average age 33). The men were put through a four-week wash-out period before the study, withdrawing consumption of tea, coffee, other caffeinated drinks, aspirin, ibuprofen, dietary supplements, and various fruit and vegetables rich in flavonoids.

They were then randomly assigned to the black tea group (37 men, four cups of black tea per day) or the placebo group (38 men, a caffeinated drink identical in taste, but devoid of the active tea ingredients) for six weeks.

Both groups were subjected to challenging tasks, while their cortisol, blood pressure, blood platelet and self-rated levels of stress were measured. In one task, for example, the subjects were asked to verbally respond in front of camera and argue their case after being exposed to one of three stressful situations (threat of unemployment, a shop lifting accusation or an incident in a nursing home).

The tasks triggered significant increases in blood pressure, heart rate and subjective stress ratings in both of the groups, and no difference was observed between the groups concerning blood pressure or heart rate. However, 50 minutes after the task, cortisol levels had dropped by an average of 47 per cent in the tea drinking group compared with 27 per cent in the fake tea group.

The researchers also found that blood platelet activation – linked to blood clotting and the risk of heart attacks – was lower in the tea drinkers, and that this group reported a greater degree of relaxation in the recovery period after the task.

“Tea, therefore, appears to influence the effectiveness of post-stress recovery, rather than the magnitude of stress responses themselves,” wrote the reviewers.

The news adds to a growing list of benefits that has linked tea and tea extracts, particularly the catechin, epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) to reducing the risk of Alzheimer's, certain cancers, as well as having a role in weight loss.

Indeed, European demand for tea extracts is currently surging, having reached 500 metric tonnes by 2003.

Steptoe and his fellow researchers however could not identify which of the compounds in tea, either independently or synergistically, were behind the benefits observed in this clinical trial.

“Tea is chemically very complex, with many different ingredients,” he said. “Ingredients such as catechins, polyphenols, flavonoids and amino acids have been found to have effects on neurotransmitters in the brain, but we cannot tell from this research which ones produced the differences.”

The researchers do reference previous results from both animal and human studies that report that tea flavonoids have an effect on the sympathetic nervous system of rats, the amino acid theanine found in tea increased brain wave activity in specific areas of the human brain, and EGCG has been reported to have a sedative effect and reduce responses to separation stress.

“Nevertheless, our study suggests that drinking black tea may speed up our recovery from the daily stresses in life. Although it does not appear to reduce the actual levels of stress we experience, tea does seem to have a greater effect in bringing stress hormone levels back to normal.”

The research was funded by UK's BBSRC, Unilever Research and the British Heart Foundation.

The global tea market is worth about €790m (£540m, $941m). Green tea accounts for about 20 per cent of total global production, while black tea (green tea that has been oxidized by fermentation) accounts for about 78 per cent.

STORY LEAD:
Ground Beef Nutrient Profiles Now Made to Order
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ARS News Service
Agricultural Research Service, USDA
Rosalie Marion Bliss, (301) 504-4318, rosalie.bliss@ars.usda.gov
October 6, 2006
--View this report online, plus any included photos or other images, at www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr
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A broiled hamburger patty that's 80 percent lean and 20 percent fat has 20 grams of protein in it--but how much protein would the same-sized patty have if it were 94 percent lean and only 6 percent fat? Solving this puzzle would have been a problem in the past, but not today.

A new computer program, the Ground Beef Calculator, is now available online free of charge at the Agricultural Research Service's Nutrient Data Laboratory (NDL) web site. ARS is the chief scientific research agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Ground beef is the most commonly consumed beef product in the United States. It is offered in retail stores at differing fat levels and can be prepared in various ways. The calculator program generates a custom nutrient profile for a variety of ground beef products containing any fat level between 5 percent and 30 percent. Estimates for most vitamins and minerals and the major fatty acid classes are also calculated automatically, based on chemical analyses and mathematical equations.

Users simply type in the percent fat or lean of any one of five product types: raw ground beef, broiled patty, pan-broiled patty, pan-browned crumbles or baked loaf. The nutrient profiles generated can then be printed directly from the web page.

The calculator was produced by ARS lead nutritionist Juliette C. Howe and colleagues at the NDL, which is part of the Beltsville (Md.) Human Nutrition Research Center. They collaborated with researcher Dennis R. Buege with the University of Wisconsin, and statistician Larry A. Douglass with the University of Maryland.

To access the Ground Beef Calculator, go to:
http://www.ars.usda.gov/nutrientdata/GroundBeefCalculator

The computer program also can be accessed through the online search feature of the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference (SR), which has recently been updated with the launch of version SR19. The NDL produces and manages the Standard Reference for public use.

The calculator allows consumers, dietitians and researchers to estimate dietary nutrient intakes based on ground beef products available in the marketplace. Industry also will use the nutrient information generated by the program to meet labeling requirements for their products containing ground beef.
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What others are saying about Dave Ellis

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Sports dietitian and strength coach Dave Ellis has been refining and field-testing his three-step Fueling Tactics® sports nutrition system for 25 years now and in the summer of ’06 released his nutrition system on DVD for the first time (see www.fuelingtactics.com - a one-hour version for athletes and a two-hour version for coaches and teachers).

Ellis directed nutrition services during the University of Nebraska’s three national championship football seasons in 1994, ’95 and ’97. And he was on board when the New England Patriots won their third Super Bowl capping off their 2004 season, but as you can see from the quotes below Dave’s practice now spans every aspect of sports:

“A well organized approach to educating and feeding athletes can make a difference, especially at the highest levels of sport. Dave’s Fueling Tactics system is a time-tested performer.”
--Head coach Bill Belichick, three-time Super Bowl champion New England Patriots

“We knew early in Dave's career that he could help us sell athletes on the value of nutrition. He has endless curiosity in this area. Dave was a big part of our three national championship teams.”
--U.S. Congressman Tom Osborne (Neb.); head football coach (1973-97) at the University of Nebraska

"When we were ready to evolve our nutrition and body composition services for basketball we brought in a professional in Dave Ellis. Dave's ability to work with all aspects of our organization was evident starting with the positive changes made in our travel meals. Being able to work with administration, sports medicine and strength and conditioning is key in making changes that really work and Dave has the experience to navigate them all."

--Lute Olson, Head Basketball Coach, University of Arizona

“It's great to see the evolution in Dave's nutrition system over the years. It's obvious that he keeps up with the research as well as the trends that top athletes and coaches are exposed to. Dave has become one of the true Professionals in his field."

--Barry Alvarez, Athletic Director & Former Football Coach, University of Wisconsin Athletics

“Dave Ellis is one of the few people that a head coach can put in front of the entire team with confidence that he’s going to deliver concise messages with credibility. Few people in sports have been behind the scenes of more organizations, and he’s learned something from all of them.”
--Bob Stoops, Head Football Coach, University of Oklahoma

“Dave has always been able to communicate complex nutrition concepts to athletes with the energy it takes to keep their attention. Dave is one of the few in the field with the credibility to influence athletes at every level of competition.”
--Jerry Schmidt, Head Strength Coach, University of Oklahoma

“I’ve witnessed from day one how Dave’s been blazing a trail in sports nutrition and strength training. He always seems to be ahead of the curve. He’s the only person I know who has a system to determine athletes’ weight-carrying capacity. Knowing the limitations of an athlete’s frame adds much needed objectivity in determining the position an athlete may be best suited to play.”
--Frank Solich, Head Football Coach, Ohio University

“Dave was one of the first to realize there could be diminishing returns when adding body weight to athletes, even if it was lean weight. As an orthopedic surgeon, that kind of insight, which came early in Dave's career, is characteristic of his overall success. Dave is an innovator!”
--Pat Clare, Head Orthopedic Surgeon, University of Nebraska Athletics Orthopedic Group

“As an N.B.A. strength coach it is very important to determine the optimal body weights of our players. The unique frames of NBA athletes make it particularly challenging but Dave has devised an objective method of determining frame size that looks at skeletal parameters beyond height. The end result is a customized, easy to use nutrition program that lays the foundation for optimized athletic performance."

--John Murray, Strength Coach, Golden State Warriors

“It's great to find someone who delivers a message that athletes can wrap their arms around. Dave presented data in a sex specific manner so that our female athletes related to it and were motivated by it. We saw immediate results because our athletes listened!”
--Sherri Coale, Head Women's Basketball Coach, University of Oklahoma

"Dave has the experience and credibility to have an immediate impact with athletes. However, his ability to connect with them in an organized and highly informative way is what has kept our athletes talking about his Fueling Tactics system long after his visit. He is an asset we plan to continue to use with our football team well into the future. As a matter of fact, we plan on sharing him with all our athletics teams at Boston College."
--Todd Rice, Head Strength Coach, Boston College

“Dave’s 3-step Fueling Tactics system helps athletes outwork the competition with the power of food! Fueling Tactics is a program we are introducing to our USA Hockey athletes in 2006.”
--Mark Tabrum, Director of Coaching Education, USA Hockey

"Dave is one of the few Sports Dietitians who can illustrate how professional athletes routinely gain muscle in a safe and ethical fashion. Young male and female athletes need to hear this message so they don't lose perspective on just how many athletes are doing it right.”
--Don Hooton, Founder of the Taylor Hooton Foundation (www.taylorhooton.org)

“Both my wife and I were immediately impressed with Dave's down-to-earth approach and motivational style. He has vast experience and stays on top of the latest research.”
--Mike Wahle, All Pro Offensive Lineman, Carolina Panthers

“Dave’s counsel and advice on nutrition and supplementation has been greatly valued by the Professional Baseball Strength & Conditioning Coaches Society.”
--Tim Maxey, Cleveland Indians Strength & Conditioning Coach

“If you’re looking for state of the art research and application in the areas of nutrition, metabolism, body composition and frame estimation, the leader in the field is clearly Dave Ellis.”
--Paul Golberg, MS, RD, CSCS, Strength & Conditioning/Dietitian, Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club

--John Murray, Strength Coach, Golden State Warriors

“In all my years of being around athletics I have never heard a nutrition message that is more grounded and easy to understand than Dave's. It's a message that is applicable to everyone, not just athletes. Americans in general need the wake-up call that Dave's Fueling Tactics system delivers.”
--Brian Boitano, Olympic Gold Medalist, Professional Figure Skater

"I send athletes and coaches to Dave to benefit from his extremely professional and effective Fueling Tactics system, and the results have been outstanding. For those whose schedules don't yet permit for them to consult with Dave personally, I provide them a copy of his DVD and poster, which is an easily understood, excellent educational tool. I highly recommend Fueling Tactics System as a key component to athletic success."
--Neil M. Cornrich, NC Sports, LLC

“Dave’s depth of knowledge and practical application of sports nutrition is at the world class level. He can go from cellular metabolism to “coaching” athletes about a food first approach in the same breath. That is what makes Dave an invaluable resource to the athletic community.”
--Michael Barnes, National Strength & Conditioning Association, Director of Education

“A lot of people talk about sports nutrition, but few practice it on a full time basis. Even fewer have done it for 25 years! Dave is the real deal and has been doing it longer than anyone in the business."
--Rob Skinner, Director of Sports Nutrition, Georgia Tech Athletics

“I don't know of any other sports dietitian who practices at the competitive level of sports that Dave does. He has the practical expertise that can actually help us determine what direction we need to take some of our clinical research. Dave often knows what works long before we have the data to validate it. If Dave says it works for his athletes, you can bet he has first hand knowledge."
--Wayne Askew, PhD, Professor and Director, Division of Nutrition, College of Health, University of Utah

“Few people outside the highest levels of sport get to witness Dave behind the scenes. Having seen his practice evolve over the years, and having tracked his successes, it’s clear to me that his methods have become highly refined, and that he offers one-of-a-kind expertise that you simply won’t find anywhere else."
--Mitchell Kanter, Director of Nutrition, Cargill Inc.
"Dave's 25+ years in the sports nutrition world are unsurpassed; I don't know anybody in the sports nutrition world who is better connected or grounded on the realities of feeding athletes than Dave Ellis. You can always get a realistic perspective on what works with Dave which has made him a valuable advisor with my practice as a Sports Dietitian."

--Christopher R. Mohr, PhD, RD, Ownder www.MohrResults.com

“Dave is light years ahead of anyone in sports nutrition. His Fueling tactics are a unique blend of cutting edge nutritional science and 25 years of personal experimentation with feeding athletes. His basic and applied knowledge on nutrition, metabolism, and performance is unmatched – Dave is the total package when it comes to optimally feeding athletes.”
--Jeff S. Volek, PhD, RD Nutrition and Exercise Researcher, University of Connecticut

"We have gotten a great deal of mileage out of Dave's Advanced Fueling Tactics DVD as a class room educational tool or just by playing it in areas where the athletes congregate. It's a message they need to hear over and over. The ability to send a copy of the Fundamental Fueling Tactics DVD home to educate those cooking for the athletes is also key in closing the circle.”
--Zach Duval, General Manager, Explosive Edge Training, Omaha NE

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