Monthly Archives: February 2013

General Announcements:

• Valentine’s day truffle making workshop.
  • February 12 from 4-5 p.m. in the SUB room 212 A
  • $10 for non-members and $5 for members
  • Bring a container.
  • If you are interested sign up via this link:
    • https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhBnjMIpVVWrdEhYS1JlQjBGSzkwZHU4RGVZSkdPMmc&usp=sharing
• If you are interested in becoming part of the executive team, elections are coming March 8th.
  • Please send us an email at nst.ubc@gmail.com  if you are interested and we can keep you posted on our elections.

Meeting:

Tips Master: Samira

• To combat cold and flu symptoms, use garlic extract
  • Benefits of garlic:
    • Contains prebiotics, which support gut health.
    • Inulin rich, supports good bacteria in the gut.

Grammarian: Courtney

• Rice bran oil: a trending oil available on the market that has been advertised by Dr. Oz.
  • May have slightly higher nutrition…although probably does not make much of a difference.
  • Advertised as being gluten free, although most oils, such as olive oil, should be gluten free (depending on how and where they are processed).

Table Topics: Cathy:

• Topic:  Is obesity more than an energy imbalance?
  • Point brought up that everyone has a “set point weight:”
    • Not everyone can be that a perfect weight.
    • Genetics definitely play a role.
  • Emotional factor behind food:
    • What is people’s motivation behind eating?
    • Move more into mental health issues-look to the root of the problem.
  • Environment:
    • Neighbourhood and income.
  • Mineral deficiencies?
    • Thought to cause increased appetite as the person craves what they are missing.
    • Soils in the lower mainland is lower in nutrients (water-logged).
  • Psychology:
    • Pushing ourselves too hard:
      • Eating disorders.
      • Extremists
  • Eating disorders:
    • Must have a shift in society.
      • Acceptance

• Overweight death rate: Skinny and unhealthy individuals have a higher death rate than overweight and healthy individuals.

Table topics 2: What do you think of Dr. Oz?

• Many people subscribe to Dr. Oz.
  • Three products: Ketone bodies, green coffee bean extract, L-carnitine.
    • Raspberry ketones:
      • Only based on rat studies.
    • Green coffee bean extract:
      • Thought to increase metabolism and weight loss.
      • Unsure about the validity of this…

• Amino acid L-carnitine:

• More studies have been done on L-carnitine.
• Thought to potentially aid memory and digestion.
• Issue of short term solutions with weight loss products.
• Do no like how Dr. Oz uses his credentials as a doctor to promote pseudomedicine that is not proven…commercialized weight loss, anti-aging etc.
  • Breeds a culture that desires quick fix solution.
  • Person who is responsible for own health is you.

Thank you to everyone who showed up to the meeting today!

See you next week!