Creatine as an Athletic Dietary Supplement: Magic Potion or Enigma?
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A 10 page review of the use of synthetically-produced creatine as a dietary supplement for athletes. While the majority of reports point to the benefits of the supplement, its usage has only been common during the past few years. Consequently, there are not long-term studies on the effects of the supplement and caution in its use is advised. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Dangers of Dieting
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A 5 pager paper that explores the medical dangers of diet fads, including anorexia, bulimia and diet drugs such as Fen-Phen and Redux. The paper also explores the psychological and societal influences behind dangerous diet fads. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Dietdang.wps

DASH -- Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
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This 10 page report discusses the “DASH” or Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet DASH is a sound dietary concept that has the potential to save lives and offers a new way of thinking about health, fitness, and nutrition. Hypertension or “high blood pressure” is a major health problem in the United States but African-Americans face a much greater risk of hypertension and all of its related health problems than white Americans. This report particularly focuses on DASH, hypertension, and the African American population. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: BWdash.rtf

Degenerative Diseases Caused by the Modern Diet
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A 12 page discussion of problems in the modern American / Western diet and the degenerative diseases caused by them. Certain cancers, gout, osteoporosis, and more are noted as being caused by specific nutritional deficits, high fat foods, excess protein, and more. Several studies are cited. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
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Diabetes in Older Adults
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A 5 page paper discussing diabetes’ types and the particular problems faced by the older adult in achieving adequate nutrition while also controlling blood glucose with diet. Intervention that seeks to control both diabetes and obesity in the elderly is not an easy task, but it is one that at least is logical. Patient education is paramount, as is visual attractiveness. As older adults lose senses of taste and smell, visual attractiveness can encourage them to eat what they need when they really would rather eat nothing at all. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSdiabOverOlder.rtf

Diet Analysis
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This 5 page paper undertakes a diet analysis of a health twenty one year only male over a two day prod using the interactive healthy eating index. The bibliography cites 1 source.
Filename: TEheteat.rtf

Dietary Aides Can Be Harmful as Well as Helpful
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This 10-page-paper presents a discussion on the negative side effects of dietary supplements. Several popular brands are named and their problems discussed. Bibliography lists eleven sources.
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Dietary Non-Compliance in Cardiac Patients
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A 5 page discussion of the difficulty heart patients encounter trying to adhere to prescribed diets. The author emphasizes the importance of dietary changes in improving the quality of these patients' lives but observes that even deliberate nutritional intervention tactics are often unsuccessful in achieving long-term changes. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Dieting
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A 3 page overview of dieting, in which the writer argues, based on scientific research, that diet do not work and that rather than go on extreme weight reduction diets, individuals should eat frequent small healthy meals and exercise. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khnodi.rtf