Links:
N,P
Nutrition:
- http://www.glycemicindex.com: A
database of glycemix index and glycemic load.
- http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/pyramids.html:
A (better alternative to the confusing USDA?) food pyramid from
Harvard university.
- http://www.mypyramid.gov: The
customizable food pyramid from the USDA.
- http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/transfat.html:
Information on trans fats from the FDA.
- http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/ns421/BMR.html:
Information on the BRM at Cornell.
- http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/Exercise.htm: Information on metabolic needs and exercise at Harvard.
Proteins:
- Memebrane
proteins:
- http://blanco.biomol.uci.edu/MemPro_resources.html: Resources relating to membrane proteins including MPEx (Membrane Protein Explorer), and MPtopo (the Membrane Protein Topology Database).
- Prediction methods:
- http:/blanco.biomol.uci.edu/mpex: Membrane Protein Explorer (MPEx), for the prediction of membrane protein transmembrane segments.
- Visuallization and dynamics:
- http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/:
Visulal Molecular Dynamics (VMD), a molecular visualization
program.
- http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/namd/:
NAMD, for scalable molecular dynamics.
- http://pymol.sourceforge.net/: PyMol, a python based molecular visualization tool.
- http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/:
Visulal Molecular Dynamics (VMD), a molecular visualization
program.
In the News:
Can beta-carotene be bad for you?
Fish oils: not as good as we thought?
Can beta-carotene be bad for you?
Time (Magazine), October 3, 2005
Beta-carotene, the polyene provitamin form of vitamin A is known to have several beneficial properties including antioxidant properties. However, a number of of studies have indicated that smokers, both men and women, who take beta-carotene have a higher risk of cancer.
The National Cancer Institute web site has two articles that talk about the studies that investigated the relationship between cancer and beta-carotene intake in smokers (article one,article two).
Fish Oils: not as good as we thought?
Time (Magazine), September 19, 2005
An European study found that fish oils did not protect against irregular heart rhythms in patients with implanted defibrillators. It seems like too narrow of a subject population to make a general statement about the benefits (or lack thereof) of fish oil. The American Heart Association recommends eating fish oil two times a week.