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Hi Barb 'n Judith,
When it comes to Ben 'n Jerry's and Haagan Daz and Sara Lee etc. versus
the low fat no sugar whatevers.....  why, it's a NO-BRAINER of course!!  ...  murray

On 2 Jul 2000, at 10:29, Barb_MSN wrote:

> Judith...
>
> BAH! Humbug!!!  Betcha the author has carried a grudge against
> Sara Lee since childhood, and THIS is her way of getting back at
> poor Sara! <grin>
>
> Barb (bring on the Haagan Daz) Mallut
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Judith Richards <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Sunday, July 02, 2000 5:26 AM
> Subject: Skip the Calories And Save Your Brain
>
>
> Skip the Calories And Save Your Brain
> by Amy Norton
>
> NEW YORK, June 30, 2000 (Reuters Health) - While low-calorie diets
> have
> been linked to a longer lifespan in both animals and humans, the
> reason
> for the association has been unclear. Now researchers have
> evidence from
> studies in mice that cutting calories shields brain cells from the
> decline that comes with aging.
>
> According to investigators at the University of Wisconsin-Madison,
> the
> study suggests that calorie intake may help determine a person's
> risk
> for degenerative brain diseases like Alzheimer's and PARKINSON'S
> disease.
>
> Cheol-Koo Lee and his colleagues report their findings in the July
> issue
> of Nature Genetics.
>
> In experiments with mice, Lee's team used a gene chip, a new type
> of
> gene-scanning technology, to rapidly determine the activity of
> more than
> 6,000 genes in the animals' brain
> tissue.
>
> The researchers found that aging boosted the activity of some
> genes and
> decreased it in others. As the mice aged, activity increased in
> genes
> responsible for inflammation and the stress response--two key
> factors
> related to cell damage. In addition, activity declined in genes
> involved
> in repairing cell damage. Co-investigator Dr. Richard Weindruch
> told
> Reuters Health that inflammation in the brain isbelieved to be
> related
> to certain diseases such as Alzheimer's.
>
> Since it is known that animals live longer on restricted diets,
> Weindruch said, his team expected that brain tissue from mice
> raised on
> low-calorie diets would show fewer aging-related gene shifts. The
> researchers had previously shown this to be true in mouse skeletal
> muscle.
>
> Indeed, when Weindruch and his colleagues compared elderly mice
> raised
> on a low-calorie diet with those on a standard diet, they found
> the
> calorie-deprived mice had maintained a more youthful balance of
> gene
> activity.
>
> Exactly how calorie intake affects genes over a lifetime is
> unknown,
> according to Weindruch. He said it is possible that restricting
> energy
> intake results in basic changes in energy metabolism, which in
> turn
> helps regulate gene activity.
>
> Weindruch also noted that a study in Parkinson's patients has
> suggested
> that high calorie intake contributes to the risk for the disease.
> "These
> findings," he said, "provide a link at the molecular level."
>
> SOURCE: Nature Genetics 2000;25:294-297.
>   Copyright © 2000 Reuters Limited.
>
> --
> Judith Richards, London, Ontario, Canada
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