Tufts University Diet & Nutrition Letter articles from November 1995

Tufts University Diet & Nutrition Letter archives from November 1995

Low-fat mind games. (dieters can eat more calories than they think when they eat low-fat foods) (includes chart of fat content of foods)
November 1, 1995... You've stocked your kitchen with low-fat cheese, fat-free cookies. and reduced-fat crackers in an attempt to lose a few pounds. But despite all your effort, the weight isn't coming off What's the problem? It may be that even though you're...

Caffeine dependency "brewing." (caffeine amounts in colas and iced teas can affect the behavior of children)(Brief Article)
November 1, 1995... Fidgety, inattentive, easily distracted, impulsive. If these symptoms describe your little one, perhaps you ought to consider how much caffeine he or she is consuming. That's what Hofstra University psychology professor Mitchell Schare, Phd,...

For women sick at heart. (Women's Heart Health Initiative is designed to educate women who do not know they have symptoms of heart disease, which is the leading cause of death for women)(Brief Article)
November 1, 1995... While many women know that following a low-fat diet and exercising regularly reduce the risk of heart disease, many believe that attention to heart health is primarily a man's issue. But heart disease is the number one killer of women, just...

Making sense of taste and smell. (includes related article on how loss of sense of smell can affect eating)
November 1, 1995... Try holding your nose while you eat--the flavor just isn't the same. Or think of how bland meals seem when you catch a cold and you're stuffed up. Me reason is that "taste" or "flavor" is almost all in the nose, so to speak. Mat's why when we...

Debate over MSG's safety reignited. (monosodium glutamate)
November 1, 1995... Three years in the making and 340 pages long, a government-sponsored report meant to help clear confusion on whether monosodium glutamate causes so-called Chinese Restaurant Syndrome has only reiterated what has long been considered common...

Avoiding magnesium overdose. (magnesium toxicity caused by overuse of over-the counter drugs that contain magnesium)(Brief Article)
November 1, 1995... When a 69-year-old woman was admitted to a hospital emergency room with slurred speech and extreme weakness, her physicians thought she had suffered a stroke. It wasn't until two days later, after she had fallen into a coma, that a routine...

Before you step up. (caloric information calculated by exercise machines is often inaccurate on older machines)(Brief Article)
November 1, 1995... At the end of a workout on a computerized stair-climbing machine, exercisers often see a message on their screen telling them how many calories they've burned. But depending on the model of the machine, the numbers can be way off, according to...