Gastric emptying for specific foods may be key to managing deadly
illnesses in elderly
Research News Release : 22-Apr-2003
< http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2003-04/aps-gef042203.php >
The rate of gastric emptying is a major measure of the glucose and
cardiovascular responses to oral carbohydrates. Now, a team of
Australian
physiologists has produced evidence that the gastric emptying, or nutrient
absorption, for specific foods, may hold the answer for dietary management
of deadly illnesses affecting the elderly population.
-- Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD < fivestar@nutritionucanlivewith.com > "Ask the Parkinson Dietitian" http://www.parkinson.org/ "Eat well, stay well with Parkinson's disease" "Parkinson's disease: Guidelines for Medical Nutrition Therapy" http://www.nutritionucanlivewith.com/
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