AJCN Aug, 2010 - SUMMARY - See this, longer synopses, and links to published articles further down this page.
Archive for the ‘Research discoveries’ Category
Discuss Your End Of Life Desires
For a healthier happier end of your life
I am concerned with helping people have long and healthy lives, and reducing medical expenses. I recommend reading a great article called Letting go, by Atul Gawande, M.D. in the New Yorker of Aug. 2, 2010. The article describes how physicians fail to discuss end of life issues even with terminally ill patients. It describes how LaCrosse, WI encourages those conversations. Their end of life medical costs are less than half the national average, they survive longer than most people, and their surviving relatives have substantially lower rates of depression after their loved ones die. The four key quetions to discuss are:
J Nutrition August, 2010
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AJCN July, 2010
AJCN July, 2010 - SUMMARY - See this, longer synopses, and links to published articles further down this page at DETAILS at www.nutritioninvestigator.org.
J Nutrition July, 2010
AJCN June, 2010
SUMMARY - See this, longer synopses, and links to published articles further down this page at DETAILS at www.nutritioninvestigator.org.
J Nutrition June, 2010
SUMMARY – Evidence for getting enough choline and selenium, avoiding trans-fats, and eating pistachios is shown. A symposium on Access to Healthy Foods indicates policies would be cost-effective if they make energy-dense food more expensive, and nutrient-dense foods less expensive and more available locally.
AGE meeting details
Notes from the American Aging Association Meeting of June, 2010
AGE meeting and LPI news notes
Notes from the American Aging Association Meeting of June, 2010 and the Linus Pauling Institute Spring newsletter
J Nutrition May, 2010
SUMMARY – Just a few headlines as we head into summer: