Nutrition

Garlic does not lower cholesterol - study - idiots
http://foodconsumer.org/7777/8888/H_eart_amp_B_lood_30/022710062007_Garlic_does_not_lower_cholesterol_-_study.shtml Garlic does not lower cholesterol - study By David Liu - foodconsumer.org Feb 27, 2007 - 10:06:39 AM Those who count on eating raw garlic or taking garlic supplements to get their serum chol... 28 Feb 2007 20:12

Research indicates new benefit of seafood diet
Peter Pallot, "Research indicates new benefit of seafood diet", Daily Telegraph, February 21, 2007, Link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/global/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/global/2007/02/21/heseafood.xml Growing numbers of Britons retiring to Florida or the Mediterranean are well placed to keep fish on the men... 1 Mar 2007 17:23

Iron in steatohepatitis
The remnants of destroyed red blood cells leads to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. <<snip>> These results indicate that the engulfment of PS-externalized, apoptotic signal-positive, erythrocytes by hepatic macrophages may lead to the deposition of iron derived from hemoglobin in the liver and be involved in the p... 27 Feb 2007 18:38

Diabetes and Phosphate?
"Diabetic vascular disease. The importance of insulin deficiency, hyperglycemia and hypophosphatemia on red cell oxygen unloading.Ditzel J. Diabetes is associated with a fluctuating impairment in oxygen transport of the erythrocytes. This impairment is correlated with hyperglycemia by the formation of glycosylated... 20 Mar 2007 14:21

Vitamin A may reduce stomach cancer risk
"Vitamin A may reduce stomach cancer risk", Reuters UK, February 26, 2007, Link: http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=healthNews&storyID=2007-02-26T204105Z_01_COL674288_RTRIDST_0_HEALTH-STOMACH-CANCER-DC.XML&WTmodLoc=SciHealth-C4-Health-3 High intakes of vitamin A apparently reduce the risk of de... 27 Feb 2007 10:02

Iron reduction therapy beneficial for chronic hepatitis C patients
J Gastroenterol. 2007 Jan;42(1):49-55. Epub 2007 Feb 16.Efficacy and safety of 6-month iron reduction therapy in patients with hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis: a pilot study.Tanaka N, Horiuchi A, Yamaura T, Komatsu M, Tanaka E, Kiyosawa K. Department of Gastroenterology, Showa Inan General Hospital, Komagane, ... 27 Feb 2007 06:40

trolls are gone or just regrouping?
Seems that the food industry cult trolls have given up or are trying a different tack. Now we can get back to having intelligent discussions in this ng. TC ... 26 Feb 2007 16:04

More Evidence that Drug Makers Should Not be Allowed to Design and Perform Their Own Studies
Drug firms may sway cancer trials Email Print Normal font Large font Carol Nader February 27, 2007 DRUG industry-funded trials of breast cancer therapies are more likely to report positive results than those independent of drug companies, according to a report. Authors of the US study, who claim it is the fir... 11 Apr 2007 07:33

Effect of hematocrit on blood pressure via hyperviscosity
American Journal of Hypertension Volume 12, Issue 7 , July 1999, Pages 739-743 doi:10.1016/S0895-7061(99)00011-4 Copyright © 1999 American Journal of Hypertension, Ltd. Published by Elsevier Science Inc. Brief Communications Effect of hematocrit on blood pressure via hyperviscosity Yıldırım Çınar, , ... 26 Feb 2007 03:15

Myth of nicotine addiction.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoking .. So I was standing in market with fresh vegetables around me. Doctors advice that eating fresh vegetables is good for health. I was hungry and I had money in my pocket. Why I was standing still there? That was moment of truth. I was feeling inside to go to restaur... 27 Feb 2007 17:03