High-CHO & TGs (fwd)

[Laura Larsson]

Friends:

For your information.

Regards,

Laura Larsson
Health Services, University of Washington
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"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 11:25:32 -0600
From: "Suter" <c-suter at tca.net>
To: "Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD" <fivestar at nutritionucanlivewith.com>,
        "ADA" <dietetics-l at www.eatright.org>,
        "Food & Nutrition Specialists" <fnspec_mg at ecn.purdue.edu>,


Gerald Reavens, M.D., Standford Univ. School of Medicine, South San
Francisco, CA, will be speaking on "Are Low Fat, High Carbohydrate Diets
Good for Everyone?" at the  Twenty Seventh Annual Texas Human Nutrition
Conference on Friday, Feb. 4, 2000.   He is one of six speakers and  the
Conference is on "Obesity:  Weighing the Facts."  Six (6) hours of
continuing education credits have been requested from ADA and AAFCS.   For
registration information, please contact Ms. Jacque Hand,  University Center
Scheduling and Services Office, Texas A&M University,  College Station, TX
77843-1232; phone: 409/845-7692; fax: 409/845-2519.   This is  the
conference which Debra B. Reed, Ph.D., announced earlier, and there is still
time to make arrangements if you have not already.  We normally have about
500 people in attendance and would be happy to have you join us.

Carol B. Suter, M.S., R.D., L.D.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD" <fivestar at nutritionucanlivewith.com>
To: "ADA" <dietetics-l at www.eatright.org>; "Food & Nutrition Specialists"
<fnspec_mg at ecn.purdue.edu>; "Public Health Nutrition List"
<phnutr-l at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 11:44 AM
Subject: High-CHO & TGs



>

> FYI -- we may be getting some questions about this

> ---------------------------------

> High-Carbohydrate Diet Elevates Triglyceride Concentration - January 18,

> 2000

>                          WESTPORT, Jan 18 (Reuters Health) - A

> high-carbohydrate diet elevates both fasting and postprandial

> triglyceride concentrations, changes that are associated with

> atherogenesis, according to researchers. Dr. Gerald M. Reaven, of

> Stanford University School of Medicine in California, and colleagues

> randomized eight healthy, nondiabetic volunteers to a diet consisting of

> either 60% carbohydrate, 25% fat and 15% protein, or 40% carbohydrate,

> 45% fat and 15% protein, for 2 weeks. After a 2-week washout period, the

> volunteers crossed over to the

> other diet.

> --

> Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD

> Medical nutrition therapy for Parkinson's disease

> Author: "Eat well, stay well with Parkinson's disease"

> "Parkinson's disease: assessing and managing unique nutrition needs;"

> "Risk for malnutrition and bone fracture in Parkinson'sdisease,"

> J Nutr Elderly. V18:3;1999.

> http://www.nutritionucanlivewith.com/

>