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High calcium intakes may improve male survival: Study By Stephen Daniells

Intakes of calcium above the recommended daily levels may reduce the risk of dying from heart disease and cancer by 25 per cent, says a new study from Sweden.

Average daily intakes of 1,953 m of the mineral were also associated with a non-significant lower risk of mortality from only heart disease, compared to average daily intakes of 990 mg per day, according to findings published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

Recommended daily intakes of calcium for people between 19 and 50 years of age are 1,000 mg for both men and women, according to the US National Institutes of Health (NIH).

On the other hand, intakes of magnesium were not associated with mortality from all-causes, heart disease or cancer, report researchers led by Alicja Wolk from the Karolinska Institutet.

Wolk and her co-workers analysed data from 23,366 Swedish men aged between 45 79, non of whom used dietary supplements. Between 1998 and the end of 2007, they documented 2,358 deaths from all causes, which included 819 deaths from cardiovascular disease and 738 from cancer.

The highest average intakes, almost double the recommended levels, were associated with a 25 per cent reduction in so-called all-cause mortality, compared with the lowest average intakes, said the researchers.

Magnesium intakes up to about 523 milligrams per day were not associated with any modifications to the risk of all-cause, CVD, or cancer mortality, they added.

“This population-based, prospective study of men with relatively high intakes of dietary calcium and magnesium showed that intake of calcium above that recommended daily may reduce all-cause mortality,” they concluded.

Blood pressure link

The findings relating to heart disease appear to be inline with findings from other studies, which have reported that the mineral may lower blood pressure and reduced the risk of hypertension. Such a link is controversial, however, with a Cochrane review published in 2006 reporting that the associations were weak.

Various studies have also linked the mineral to reduced risks of colorectal (when combined with vitamin D) and prostate cancer. However, the new study found no significant relationship between calcium intakes and the risk of mortality from cancer.

Too much of a good thing

According to the NIH’s Office of Dietary Supplements, excessive calcium intakes may impair kidney function and detrimentally affect the absorption of other minerals.

The upper tolerable limit for the mineral is 2,500 milligrams, and excessive calcium intakes rarely occur from dietary or supplemental calcium intakes, said the NIH ODS.

Source: American Journal of Epidemiology Published online ahead of print, doi:10.1093/aje“Dietary Calcium and Magnesium Intake and Mortality: A Prospective Study of Men” Authors: J. Kaluza, N. Orsini, E.B. Levitan, A. Brzozowska, W. Roszkowski, A. Wolk

Link to the abstract of this study, or click on the link pasted at the bottom of this homepage: http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/kwp467

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The American Nutraceutical's Spring 2010 Continuing Medical Education Conference - April 24, 2010, Phoenix Arizona, Downtown Sheraton Hotel

" The Role of Diet, Nutrition and Nutraceuticals in the Prevention and Management of Disease"

Speakers and Topics:

Helmut Sies, MD, PhD, Professor, Heinrich-Heine University Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Düsseldorf, Germany.

Topic of his talk: Polyphenols and Health:An Update.

A leading expert in cancer prevention research, Dr. Sies has published more than 500 original research articles and book chapters in a variety of topics in nutrition and cancer prevention-many of which stem from plant products. Dr. Sies past research breakthroughs on micronutrients include the discovery that the carotenoid, lycopene, an antioxidant found in tomatoes, helps prevent oxidation or the damage to cells by free-radicals-which is the largest environmental cause of cancer.

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Jay Udani, MD, CPI.

Topic of his talk: Integrative Medical Treatments for IBS.

Dr. Udani is the Medical Director of the Integrative Medicine Program at Northridge Hospital and Assistant Clinical Professor at the UCLA/Geffen School of Medicine. Dr. Udani is a board certified Internist and was the Chief Resident of Internal Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, as well as the first Fellow in Integrative Medicine at Cedars Sinai. He has published over 30 book chapters and articles on Integrative Medicine in many prestigious medical journals including the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Dr. Udani is also the recipient of the AMA National Achievement Award, the Harvard Medical School Research Fellowship Award, and was voted Best Physician Specialist and Best Medical Speaker in Los Angeles by the Daily News.

-------------------------------------------------- Prof. Iain L.C. Chapple, NDS, PhD., CCST. Prof. Chapple is Professor and Head of Periodontology at Birmingham England Dental School and Hospital.

Topic of his talk: The Role of Good Periodotol Health in Health Aging: Results of a research project on fruit and vegetable extracts and concentrates and their role in periodontal health.

Dr. Chapple is the Periodontal Editor of a series of 7 textbooks and author of 6 of these texts. He was President of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) Periodontal Research Group (2006-2007), former Chairman of the British Society for Dental Research (BSDR) Periodontal Research Group, Chair of the BSDR’s strategic review committee for Oral and Dental Research and member of the Department of Health’s working group on Dentists with Special Interests in Periodontology in the UK.

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Integrative Approaches to Breast Cancer: Guidelines for the Clinical Practice Victoria Maizes, MD - Executive Director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona and an associate professor of medicine, family and community medicine and public health. Dr. Maizeslectures internationally to academic and community audiences. She is a sought out speaker on topics including integrative medical education, and women’s health. She has published numerous articles and book chapters on integrative medicine and is currently editing a textbook on Integrative Approaches to Women’s Health.

-------------------------------------------------- GOALS - OBJECTIVES The goal of this program is to offer healthcare providers (physicians, physician assistants, pharmacists, nurses, registered dieticians, chiropractic and naturopathic physicians, and others) the opportunity to develop skills in using nutrition and nutraceuticals in their practices. The program is designed to provide dynamic interaction among participants and speakers using a case study approach in order to maximize the knowledge, understanding and best practices in the use of nutrition, nutraceuticals and botanicals into clinical practice to optimize their patients’ health and quality of life.

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Upon completion of this CME/CE conference the healthcare provider will be able to: • Explain the nature of periodontal disease, its prevalence and impact upon general health and mortality in an aging population. • Recognize the evidence for nutrition as a risk factor for periodontitis and the role of nutrition in the modulation of innate periodontal immunity at a cellular and molecular level. • Discuss interim data from a nutritional intervention study in periodontal therapy, employing adjunctive whole dried fruit, vegetable and berry extracts. • Describe the state of the art for the diagnosis and pathophysiology of IBS. • Recognize the diagnostic criterion for IBS • Outline the evidence for integrative treatment modalities for IBS. • Learn the functions of polyphenol compounds beyond their simple antioxidant role. • Discuss the merits of measuring total antioxidant capacity analysis to human plasma samples versus the measurement of ascorbate, urate and tocopherol. • Describe and identify the specific function of various flavonoids such as the inhibition of prooxidant enzymes such as NADPH oxidase, lipoxygenase, myeloperoxidase. • Discuss one example of a mind-body strategy that could be used to promote relaxation or reduce stress during cancer treatment. • Recognize two potential benefits and one potential risk of including CAM in the treatment of cancer. • Identify three supplements commonly used in managing women with breast cancer.

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CONFERENCE PRICE AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION Conference fee : ANA Member–$225• Non-Member–$250.

To register for the spring 2010 CME Conference in Phoenix, AZ., phone the ANA customer service department at 800-566-3622 M-F, 8 AM to 4 PM, central time, or click on ANA conferences on www.ana-jana.org.