i don't have the time now to check into it so i send it to the list and
maybe someone will get something out of it.
jean-claude
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> Low-carbohydrate, high-protein diets may trigger a quick weight loss,
> but it's only temporary and largely due to water loss, not body fat,
> according to a Cornell University nutritional sciences professor. Such
> a diet on a long-term basis also would probably promote chronic
> diseases.
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> That kind of advice can be found readily on "Ask The Nutrition
> Expert," a recent feature on Cornell Cooperative Extension's Food and
> Nutrition World Wide Web site.
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> The site provides research-based information on food, nutrition and
> health and food safety. The "Ask The Nutrition Expert" feature at
> 3. http://www.cce.cornell.edu/food
> [3]this URL provides a concise summary and answers questions on a
> specific topic that changes periodically. It is targeted at nutrition
> professionals to provide easy access to the expertise of nutrition
> faculty at Cornell. For the next two months, the featured topic is
> "Low-Carbohydrate Diets: Heresy or Hype?" discussed by expert David
> Levitsky, Cornell professor of nutritional sciences.
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> "The expert will answer individuals' questions via email, and the
> questions and answers of general interest on that topic will be posted
> on the website," says Christina Stark, a nutritionist in the Division
> of Nutritional Sciences who developed and maintains "Ask The Nutrition
> Expert" and its home site in collaboration with Ariadne's Thread Inc.,
> a local web design firm.
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> The website also links to an archive of previous topics, which
> includes antioxidants, selenium, folic acid, and food insecurity, with
> related questions and answers.
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> Upcoming topics include eating behaviors and what influences decisions
> regarding fruit and vegetable consumption. Recent questions/answers
> posted include: Is there a difference in bioavailability between folic
> acid in foods versus supplements? Are vegetarians at risk of selenium
> deficiency? Should I recommend supplements containing antioxidants?
>
> The "Ask The Nutrition Expert" complements Nutriquest, the Cornell
> Division of Nutritional Sciences'
> 4. http://www.nutrition.cornell.edu/nutriquest [4]website, which fields
> nutrition-related questions from the public during the academic year.
> Nutrition majors, under the supervision of professors of nutrition,
> provide answers to questions emailed to the Nutriquest site. Its
> archive of answers goes back to 1991.
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> "Ask the Nutrition Expert" is supported by Cornell Cooperative
> Extension and the New York State College of Human Ecology at Cornell.
> Nutriquest is supported by the Division of Nutritional Sciences.
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> Related websites:
> [5]Division of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell
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> [6]College of Human Ecology
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> [7]Cornell Cooperative Extension
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> 5. http://www.nutrition.cornell.edu/
> 6. http://www.human.cornell.edu/index.cfm
> 7. http://www.cce.cornell.edu/
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> [Contact: [8]Susan S. Lang]
> 8. mailto:[log in to unmask]
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> 26-Jan-2000
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