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Eating high glycemic index foods may put women at higher risk for heart disease | Booster Shots | Los Angeles Times

Eating high glycemic index foods may put women at higher risk for heart disease | Booster Shots | Los Angeles Times All carbohydrates are not created equal, at least when it comes to heart disease. A new study released today finds that carbs with a high glycemic index--those that spike blood glucose levels quickly--may be linked with a higher risk of coronary heart disease in women. [...] Foods were analyzed to determine their glycemic index and glycemic load. The glycemic index measures how carbs effect blood sugar levels. High glycemic index foods are quickly digested and release glucose quickly into the bloodstream, making glucose levels jump. High-glycemic index foods include baked potatoes, watermelon and rice. Low glycemic index foods slowly release glucose into the bloodstream, keeping blood glucose levels more steady. Those foods include most fruits and vegetables, plus pasta and milk. Glycemic load refers to a food's ranking according to how many total grams of carbohydrat

Low Bone Mass in Subjects on a Long-term Raw Vegetarian Diet

Arch Intern Med -- Abstract: Low Bone Mass in Subjects on a Long-term Raw Vegetarian Diet, March 28, 2005, Fontana et al. 165 (6): 684 Low Bone Mass in Subjects on a Long-term Raw Vegetarian Diet Luigi Fontana, MD, PhD; Jennifer L. Shew, BS; John O. Holloszy, MD; Dennis T. Villareal, MD Arch Intern Med. 2005;165:684-689. Background Little is known regarding the health effects of a raw food (RF) vegetarian diet. Methods We performed a cross-sectional study on 18 volunteers (mean ± SD age, 54.2 ± 11.5 years; male/female ratio, 11:7) on a RF vegetarian diet for a mean of 3.6 years and a comparison age- and sex-matched group eating typical American diets. We measured body composition, bone mineral content and density, bone turnover markers (C-telopeptide of type I collagen and bone-specific alkaline phosphatase), C-reactive protein, 25-hydroxyvitamin D, insulin-like growth factor 1, and leptin in serum. Results The RF vegetarians had a mean ± SD body mass index (calculated as weight in