Nutrition

Evening primrose oil
In a recent thread Matti suggested that cancer growth is promoted by EFAD/Mead acid and that GLA suppresses cancer growth based on these studies from " S Afr Med J." which doesn't sound like much trustable source to me: S Afr Med J. 1982 Oct 30;62(19):683-5. The reversibility of cancer: evidence that malignanc... 12 Aug 2008 12:10

Hey guys read my weight loss success story..
I was 20 lbs over weight this summer!!! BUt i did a ton of research and figured out a lot of ways to lose the weight.. Finally by the end of summer (now-ish) I am finally where I want.. Just wanted to spread the love.. I started a blog about a lot of the tips that helped me. A lot of different ways that will... 14 Aug 2008 14:31

TO: Matti - can you defend the EFA claim as good as your Omega-3claims?
Matti Narkia wrote: Taka wrote: But when we are at it could you please post some modern studies in the defense of your claim that the Omega-6 and Omega-3 fatty acids are essential for humans? I would love to see such studies, not the old flawed Burr & Burr stuff. I don't believe thi... 14 Aug 2008 12:26

Delta6-Desaturase (FADS2) deficiency unveils the role of omega3-and omega6-polyunsaturated fatty acids.
Matti Narkia wrote: Taka wrote: On Aug 11, 9:55 am, "rs10...(a)yahoo.com" <rs10...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: EMBO J. 2008 Aug 7. [Epub ahead of print] Delta6-Desaturase (FADS2) deficiency unveils the role of omega3- and omega6-polyunsaturated fatty acids. Stoffel W, Holz B, Jenke B, Bincz... 13 Aug 2008 11:47

Older Women and Younger Men
Across the industrialized world, women still live 5 to 10 years longer than men. Among people over 100 years old, 85% are women, according to Tom Perls, founder of the New England Centenarian Study at Boston University and creator of the website LivingTo100.com. Time.com asks him why. Why Do Women Outlive Men? ... 15 Aug 2008 11:00

Delta6-Desaturase (FADS2) deficiency unveils the role of omega3- and omega6-polyunsaturated fatty acids.
On Aug 11, 9:55 am, "rs10...(a)yahoo.com" <rs10...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: EMBO J. 2008 Aug 7. [Epub ahead of print] Delta6-Desaturase (FADS2) deficiency unveils the role of omega3- and omega6-polyunsaturated fatty acids. Stoffel W, Holz B, Jenke B, Binczek E, Günter RH, Kiss C, Karakesisoglou I, Thevis M,... 13 Aug 2008 13:52

Traditional Chinese medicine refining dictionary 3.0 released
The process of refining traditional Chinese medicine is the basic content and a required course of herbal medicine science. Refining traditional Chinese medicine is the traditional craft to process herbs further according to clinical medicine theory and the need of refining herbal medicine. There are many ways to r... 14 Aug 2008 14:31

mg IU RAE DFE definition and justification
I have a problem I go to http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/ and I see that for 100 g of raw banana there is 64 IU's of Vitamin A and 3 micrograms of Retinol Activity Equivalents. I find that several web sites say that 1 mcg RAE = 3.3 IU (vit A) yet the USDA seems to indicate that 1mcg RAE =22 IU (vit A) ... 11 Aug 2008 02:19

Eggs and inflammation
On Aug 7, 3:35 am, "trigonometry1...(a)gmail.com |" <trigonometry1...(a)gmail.com> wrote: While I agree that eggs have nutritional merits they are also a food that is high in arachidonic acid so if one is prone to some form inflammation i.e. osteoarthritis, What about Rheumatoid arthritis or some other conditi... 11 Aug 2008 21:51

TO: Matti - can you defend the EFA claim as good as your Omega-3 claims?
Matti: I cannot match you epidemiological and marker study citing power due to lack of time right now, you beat us with arguments... But when we are at it could you please post some modern studies in the defense of your claim that the Omega-6 and Omega-3 fatty acids are essential for humans? I would love to se... 12 Aug 2008 13:12