From the National Resource Center on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Aging:

January 31, 2005: Biweekly Highlights
This notice provides announcements and links to new nutrition and aging information.

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  Of Special Interest

• Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 with key recommendations for older adults.

• February is National Heart Month, take the healthy heart quiz to test your knowledge on heart healthy eating. For more nutritional information visit foodandhealth.com.

Resources and Web links

• Family Caregiver Alliance, in collaboration with the National Conference of State Legislatures, has released The State of the States in Family Caregiver Support: A 50-State Study.

• Diabetes Life Lines. The biweekly newsletter offers current information on diabetes including insulin therapy, recipes to try, exercise tips. Also available in Spanish.

• Diabetic Lifestyle Online Magazine. For those who want to learn more about living with diabetes. Includes health updates, cooking tips, information on burning calories, and entertaining.

• When you have no appetite: Tips to get the nutrition you need. For consumers, suggestions for increasing calorie intake during an illness, treatment or recovery. Mayo Clinic.

• Tufts University School of Medicine and the Florida Department of Citrus share the facts about grapefruit interactions with certain affected prescription drugs.

Research and Reports

• Campbell SS, Murphy PJ, Stauble TM. Effects of a nap on nighttime sleep and waking function in older subjects. J Am Geri Soc. 2005; 53:(1): 48.

• de Vreede PI, Samson MM, van Meeteren NLU, Duursma SA, Verhaar HJJ. Functional-task exercise versus resistance strength exercise to improve daily function in older women: A randomized, controlled trial. J Am Geri Soc. 2005; 53:(1):2.

• Ehrenpreis ED. Irritable Bowel Syndrome: 10 - 20% of older adults have symptoms consistent with diagnosis. Geriatrics. 2005;60:1: 25-28.

• Finegold K, Pindus N, Wherry L, Nelson S, Triplett T, Capps R, Oliveira V. Background report on the use and impact of food assistance programs on Indian Reservations.2005;USDA.

• Kreijkamp-Kaspers S, Kok L, Bots ML, Grobbee DE, Lampe JW, van der Schouw YT. Randomized controlled trial of the effects of soy protein containing isoflavones on vascular function in postmenopausal women. Am J Clin Nutr. 2005; 81:1:189-195.

• Lau DT, Kasper JD, Potter DEB, Lyles A, Bennett RG. Hospitalization and death associated with potentially inappropriate medication prescriptions among elderly nursing home residents. Arch Intern Med.2005;165:68-74.

• Ray JG, Gong Y, Sykora K, Tu JV. Statin use and survival outcomes in elderly patients with heart failure. Arch Intern Med. 2005;165:62-67.

• Royall DR. The emperor has no clothes: Dementia treatment on the eve of the aging era. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005;
  53:(1):163.

• Stampfer MJ, Kang JH, Chen J, Cherry R, Grodstein F. Effects of moderate alcohol consumption on cognitive function in women. N Engl J Med. 352:245-253.

• Szmitko PE, Verma S. Red wine and your heart.Circulation.2005;111:e10-e11.

• Zarba A, Storr CL, Wagner FA. Carrying habits into old age: Prescription drug use without medical advice by older American adults. J Am Geri Soc. 2005; 53:(1):170. Henning SM, Niu Y, Lee NH, Thames GD, Minutti RR, Wang H, Go VLW, Heber D. Bioavailability and antioxidant activity of tea flavanols after consumption of green tea, black tea, or a green tea extract supplement. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004; 80:6:1558-1564.
  

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