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?
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>   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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