From the National Policy and Resource Center on Nutrition and Aging:

June 18, 2004: Biweekly Highlights
This notice provides announcements and links to new nutrition and aging information.

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Of Special Interest

• AoA: The Older Americans Month "Aging Well, Living Well" Program Champion initiative highlights programs in local communities around the country that assist older Americans in their quest to age and live well.

 
• DHHS' ASPE: Prevention: A Blueprint for Action outlines simple steps that individuals and interested groups can take to promote healthy lifestyles and encourage healthy behavior.

• CDC's NCHS: The NHANES 2001-2002 Data Release includes many different items from the household interview, physical exam, and laboratory assessments.

• HHS & USDA: The final meeting of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is scheduled for August 10-11, 2004. The Committee will submit a report of its recommendations to assist the Departments in preparing the 2005 edition of the Dietary Guidelines.

• International Society for Aging and Physical Activity (ISAPA): The 6th World Congress on Aging and Physical Activity: Research to Action for an Aging Society, August 3-7, 2004, London, Ontario, Canada will introduce leading edge methods on developing, implementing, and evaluating physical activity programs for older adults.

• ADA's Center for Professional Development will host a live, interactive phone teleseminar "The Carbohydrate Craze" on June 23, 2004 to discuss the new research and scientific data available on low carbohydrate diet modifications utilized as a potential method for weight control.

Resources and Web link

• Best Practices in Physical Activity. (2004). For professionals, a brochure highlights 10 best practices in physical activity for older adults to provide information about developing, implementing, and sustaining successful community-based programs. National Council on Aging. (202) 479-1200.

• Consumer Action Handbook (formerly the Consumer's Resource Handbook). For consumers, this booklet, a list of FREE consumer publications in Spanish, includes 200 federal consumer publications on a variety of subjects such as food and nutrition, money, employment, federal benefits, children, housing, and health. Federal Citizen Information Center. (888) 878-3256.

• Household Food Security in the United States, 2002.  For professionals, this report provides statistics on the food security of households and on how much they spent for food and the extent to which food-insecure households participated in Federal and community food assistance programs. Economic Research Service. (800) 999-6779.

 
• Physical Activity & Fitness Progress Review. (2004). For professionals, a power point presentation gives up to date information on the physical activity and fitness progress for adults in the US. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

 
• NIH Senior Health. For professionals and consumers, a website includes a wealth of information on physical activity for the older adult. National Institute on Aging.

 
• Small Steps to Better Health. For professionals and consumers, the website provides information on ways to integrate better eating and activity habits into one's life one by one. Health and Human Services.

 
• Women's Fitness Planner.  For consumers, this information helps women determine if they are getting enough physical activity to optimize health. It is based on a behavior change model with messages tailored to the user's current level of activity and gives suggestions on how to improve, if necessary. Meals Matter. webmaster@mealsmatter.org

Research and Reports

• Bennett G, Dealey C, Posnett J. The cost of pressure ulcers in the UK. Age Ageing. 2004;33:230-235.

 
• Fletcher PC, Hirdes JP. Restriction in activity associated with fear of falling among community-based seniors using home care services. Age Ageing. 2004;33:273-279.

• Gerberding J. CDC's role in promoting healthy lifestyles. Washington, DC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2003.

• Higgins N, Regan C. A systematic review of the effectiveness of interventions to help older people adhere to medication regimes. Age Ageing. 2004;33:224-229.

• Jack L, Airhihenbuwa CO, Namageyo-Funa A, Owens M, Vinicor F. The psychosocial aspects of diabetes care: using collaborative care to manage older adults with diabetes. Geriatrics. 2004;59:26-32.

• Moore C, Murphy M, Keast D, Holick M, Moore C. Vitamin D intake in the United States. J Am Diet Assoc. 2004;104:980-983.

• Morabia A, Costanza MC. Does walking 15 minutes per day keep the obesity epidemic away? Simulation of the efficacy of a populationwide campaign. Am J Public Health. 2004;94:437-440.

• Mourey F, Manckoundia P, Martin-Arveux I, Tavernier-Vidal B, Pfitzenmeyer P. Psychomotor disadaptation syndrome: a new clinical entity in geriatric patients. Geriatrics. 2004;59:20-24.

• National Blueprint: Increasing Physical Activity Among Adults Age 50 and Older. Princeton, NJ: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; 2001.

• Pattison DJ, Silman AJ, Goodson NJ, Lunt M, Bunn D, Luben R, Welch A, Bingham S, Khaw KT, Day N, Symmons DPM. Vitamin C and the risk of developing inflammatory polyarthritis: prospective nested case-control study. Ann Rheum Dis. 2004;63: 843-847.

• Philipson T, Dai C, Helmchen L, Variyam JN. The Economics of Obesity: A Report on the Workshop Held at USDA’s Economic Research Service. Washington, DC: Economic Research Service/USDA; May 2004.

• Stern L, Iqbal N, Seshadri P,Chicano K L, Daily D A, McGrory J, Williams M, Gracely M, Samaha FF. The effects of low-carbohydrate versus conventional weight loss diets in severely obese adults: One-year follow-up of a randomized trial. Annals Inter Med. 2004;140:778-785.

• Tanasescu M, Cho E, Manson JE, Hu FB. Dietary fat and cholesterol and the risk of cardiovascular disease among women with type 2 diabetes. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004;79:999-1005.

• Villareal D, Steger-May K, Schechtman KB, Yarasheski K E, Brown M, Sinacore DR, Binder EF. Effects of exercise training on bone mineral density in frail older women and men: a randomised controlled trial. Age Ageing. 2004;33:309-312.

• Wilbert S, Aronow MD. Don't trust an LDL over 70? New data requires revising NCEP III guidelines for middle-age and older adults. Geriatrics. May 2004.

• Wolfgang K, Lauber D, Weineck J, Hensen J, Kalender W, Engelk K. Benefits of 2 years of intense exercise on bone density, physical fitness, and blood lipids in early postmenopausal osteopenic women. Arch Intern Med. 2004;164:1084-1091.

 
• Wu X, Beecher GR, Holden JM, Haytowitz DB, Gebhardt SE, Prior RL. Lipophilic and hydrophilic antioxidant capacities of common foods in the United States. J Agric Food Chem. 2004;52:4026-4037.

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