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May 2005
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Ginger Seems Safe for Easing Nausea in Pregnancy -
Ginger appears to help pregnant women who suffer from morning sickness, without side effects to the unborn child, according to a review of the medical literature.
In six studies that examined the effects of ginger in reducing nausea and vomiting in expecting mothers, ginger worked better than a placebo, or inactive drug, and as well as vitamin B6, which has been shown to improve nausea and vomiting in some pregnant women.
None of the women who took ginger had problems with their pregnancies, the authors report in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Zinc may be good for teenagers' brains -
According to a paper presented yesterday at a meeting of the American Society of Nutritional Sciences, 209 seventh graders were randomly assigned to one of three groups.
The first group received 4 ounces of fruit juice a day containing 20 milligrams of zinc, the second drank the same juice with 10 milligrams of zinc, and the third drank the juice alone with no zinc added.
At the beginning and end of the 12-week study, students were examined with a series of tests of attention, memory, problem solving and hand-eye coordination. "As far as I know," Dr. Penland said, "this is the first study of its kind undertaken with teenagers."
Students who had taken 20 milligrams of zinc increased their scores significantly on visual memory, word recognition, and attention and vigilance tasks compared with the plain-juice drinkers.
Low Iron May Impede Mom-Baby Bonding -
New mothers who don't get enough iron are more likely to have a difficult time bonding with their babies than women who take their vitamins, according to a landmark Penn State study that is the first to look at how iron deficiency affects new mothers' ability to tune in to their children emotionally.
"Our new results suggest that the effects of mild iron deficiency ... can disrupt the solid foundation that is established by healthy mother-infant interactions," said the study's lead author, Dr. Laura Murray-Kolb.
Women who forgo vitamin supplements commonly experience iron deficiency after childbirth, the researchers said.
"New mothers should be aware of their iron status, which we now know affects the child as well as the mother," Murray-Kolb said in a statement. "Iron deficiency is easy to correct and could be a big part of postpartum problems with mother-child interactions."
Courtesy of Reuters 4/5/05
Vitamin E 'relieves period pain' -
Taking vitamin E can significantly reduce the severity and duration of period pain, research suggests.
The condition, also known as dysmenorrhoea, usually affects teenage girls, and can significantly disrupt their education. The research is published in the
British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Just under 280 girls aged 15 to 17 who had reported suffering from period pain took part in the study. Half were given 200 "international units" (IU) twice a day (a total equivalent to about 270mg), while the rest took dummy pills (placebos), over four consecutive menstrual periods.
They were asked to rate the pain they experienced during each period, and how many painkillers they took. The amount of blood lost was also monitored.
At the end of the study, researchers found girls who took vitamin E reported the greatest decrease in the intensity of pain which they felt, which was reflected in a significant reduction in the number of painkillers they took.
Those who took the vitamin also experienced less blood loss than the placebo group. Courtesy of BBC News 4/11/2005
Green tea reduces prostate risk -
A new study presented at the 96th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research found that after a year’s oral administration of green tea catechins (GTCs), only one man in a group of 32 at high risk for prostate cancer developed the disease, compared to nine out of 30 in a control.
Of the 62 volunteers, 32 received three tablets per day of 200 mg GTCs, while the remainder were given a placebo. The reasearchers carried out follow-up biopsies after six and 12 months. Only one case of prostate cancer was diagnosed among those receiving 600 mg daily of GTCs, while nine cases were found in the untreated group. The 30 percent incidence rate among controls is consistent with previous findings, as was the absence of significant side effects or adverse reactions.
The 600 mg-per-day dosage of caffeine-free, total catechins (50 percent of which is EGCG) given to participants in the study was one or two times the amount of green tea consumed daily in China, where 10 to 20 cups a day is normal, said the scientists.
Fish Oil Found to Reduce Arthitis Pain -
The results of this study, conducted by Joseph Maroon, MD, and Jeff Bost, PAC, at the University of Pittsburgh (PA) were presented today at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons' annual meeting in New Orleans, LA.
Adult patients with non-surgical neck or back pain under physician's care were asked to supplement with 1200 mg of omega-3 EFAs, of which 900 mg are EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and 200 mg are DHA (docosahexaenoic acid).
After supplementing for an average of 75 days, 60% of the respondents reported reduction in both overall pain and joint pain, and 59% discontinued taking prescription pain medications or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
In additional reported results, 80% of the subjects reported being satisfied with the improvement experienced from supplementing with omega 3's, and 88% reported that they would continue to take them. Virtually no side effects were reported, which is noteworthy in light of the recent voluntary withdrawals of two widely prescribed NSAIDs: Vioxx® (10/30/04) and Bextra®.
Vitamin's E and C are safe across a broad range of intakes -
A review article from nutritional experts across the globe conclude from clinical trial evidence that vitamin E supplements appear safe for most adults in daily amounts of 1600IU or less and vitamin C supplements in daily amounts of 2000mg or less. Note: three of the ten contributors of this study are emplyed by a vitamin trade organization (2) and manufacturer of bulk vitamin ingredients.
American Journal Clinical Nutrition April 2005
Vitamin C Supplementation Prevents Premature Rupture of Chorioamniotic Membranes in Pregnant Women -
Vitamin C is involved in the synthesis and degradation of collagen and is important for maintenance of membranes encapsulating amniotic fluid. Inadequate availability of vitamin C durng pregnancy has been proposed as a risk factor for premature rupture. Of 126 women tracked from their 20th week of pregnancy, daily supplementation with 100mg vitamin C effectively lessened the incidence of PROM (premature rupture of the chorioamniotic membranes).
American Journal Clinical Nutrition April 2005
Ratio of Omega 6 to Omega 3 Fatty Acids and Bone Mineral Density in Older Adults -
A higher ratio of Omega 6 to Omega 3 fatty acids is associated with lower bone mineral density at the hip in 642 men and 564 women. The findings suggest that an ideal ratio of 2 or 3:1 Omega 6 to Omega 3 is more beneficial to bone health than the average ratio which can range anywhere from 6 to 20:1.
Steve - the easiest way to bring this ratio into balance, which was 2:1 in the paleolithic era, is to eat more fatty fish, supplement with high quality fish oil, and/or eat flax seeds. Keep in mind that omega 6 polyunsaturate oils are vegetable and grain oils such as corn, soybean, and rapeseed (canola) oils.
American Journal Clinical Nutrition April 2005
Effects of Soy Protein and Soy Isoflavones on Calcium Metabolism in Women -
Based upon a small study of fifteen postmenopausal women, supplementing their diets with soy protein enriched with isoflavones did not significantly affect calcium metabolism in a positive manner.
American Journal Clinical Nutrition April 2005
CDC Says Americans Are Overmedicating -
According to the CDC, about 130 million Americans swallow, inject, inhale, infuse, spray, and pat on prescribed medication every month, more medicine per person than any other country.
The number of prescriptions has swelled by two-thirds over the past decade to 3.5 billion yearly, according to IMS Health, a pharmaceutical consulting company. Americans devour even more nonprescription drugs, polling suggests.
Well over 125,000 Americans die from drug reactions and mistakes each year, according to Associated Press projections from landmark medical studies of the 1990s. That could make pharmaceuticals the fourth-leading national cause of death after heart disease, cancer and stroke.
"We are taking way too many drugs for dubious or exaggerated ailments," says Dr. Marcia Angell, former editor of the New England Journal of Medicineand author of "The Truth About the Drug Companies."
Around the country, prescription drug sales have pushed relentlessly upward by an annual average of 11 percent over the past five years.
The aging population is partly at fault, with its attendant ailments like cancer, heart attacks, stroke and Alzheimer's disease. Other conditions have mysteriously proliferated, including asthma, diabetes and obesity.
Exercise and better diet ward off heart disease and diabetes just as effectively as drugs do, studies show. However, says Fred Eckel, who teaches pharmacy practice at the University of North Carolina, "There tends to be a reliance on drugs as the first option."
Drug advertising to consumers has also boomed since the late 1990s, thanks largely to relaxed government restrictions on television spots. Courtesy of Jeff Donn, Associated Press 4/18/2005
Doctors Influenced By Mention Of Drug Ads -
Actors pretending to be patients with symptoms of stress and fatigue were five times as likely to walk out of doctors' offices with a prescription when they mentioned seeing an ad for the heavily promoted antidepressant Paxil, according an unusual study being published today.
The study employed an elaborate ruse -- sending actors with fake symptoms into 152 doctors' offices to see whether they would get prescriptions. Most who did not report symptoms of depression were not given medications, but when they asked for Paxil, 55 percent were given prescriptions, and 50 percent received diagnoses of depression.
The study adds fuel to the growing controversy over the estimated $4 billion a year the drug industry spends on such advertising. Many public health advocates have long complained about ads showing happy people whose lives were changed by a drug, and now voices in Congress, the Food and Drug Administration and even the pharmaceutical industry are asking whether things have gone too far.
Nearly every industrialized country bans such advertising, and physicians said the new study raises new questions.
"It is a haphazard approach to health promotion that is driven primarily by the pharmaceutical industry's interest in turning a profit," said Matthew F. Hollon, an internist at the University of Washington in Seattle, who wrote an editorial accompanying the study in today's Journal of the American Medical Association. "The most overlooked problem in the health care system today is the extent to which it is permeated by avarice."
Courtesy of the Wahsington Post 4/27/2005
Steve - This is an ingenious way of showing how advertising leads to the misuse and over-prescribing of meds. There is no good reason why advertising for medications should be exposed to the public. Wait, there is one good reason...$!
Food/Diet -
Fruit, Veggies Tied to Lower Pancreatic Cancer Risk -
New research from May's issue of International Journal of Cancer suggests that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables may help prevent pancreatic cancer, a particularly deadly type of tumor.
The findings, based on a comparison of 585 pancreatic cancer patients and about 4,779 adults without the disease, suggest that the risk of the cancer declines as fruit and vegetable intake increases.
Using data from a large study of Canadians diagnosed with cancer between 1994 and 1997, researchers found that higher intakes of fresh fruit and cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli and cauliflower, were associated with a lower risk of pancreatic cancer.
Health Benefits Help Peanuts Shed Stigma -
Peanuts, a dietary outcast during the fat-phobic 1990s, have made a comeback, with consumption soaring to its highest level in nearly two decades and more doctors recommending nuts as part of a heart-healthy diet.
The federal government's latest dietary guidelines say peanuts, which contain unsaturated fats, can be eaten in moderation. There are 14 grams of fat in one serving of peanuts, which is only one ounce. A handful can have up to 200 calories.
The Peanut Institute: http://www.peanut-institute.org/
Steve - The peanut lobby has spoken! Peanuts, if tolerated from a digestive and allergenic standpoint, are fine. Let us not forget that peanuts are one of the top seven most allergenic substances. We do not suggest eating them on a daily basis because an allergen can be developed over time. We still prefer consuming other nuts more frequently, such as almonds, walnuts, pecans, and cashews. Make sure that you look at the labels of any peanut product you intend to consume. There are often unhealthy added oils and trans fats such as partially hydrogenated and hydrogenated oils. If you are pregnant or nursing, exclude peanuts from your diet to prevent allergy with your baby. Do not eat the shells because most of the
aflatoxin, the very dangerous allergenic trigger in peanuts, resides here. Also, if you have a mold or fungus sensitivity or allergy, peanuts are not recommended.
Milk Linked to Parkinson's Risk -
Drinking a glass or two of milk a day may raise the risk of Parkinson's disease in middle-aged men, research suggests.
Researchers say the apparent link is unlikely to be anything to with calcium - milk's key nutritional ingredient. But they say it is unclear whether another ingredient, or a contaminant may raise the risk of Parkinson's - which overall still remains low.
The study, led by Korea University, is published in the journal Neurology. The latest study focused on 7,504 men aged 45 to 68, who were enrolled in a heart study in Hawaii.
During the course of the 30-year study, 128 developed Parkinson's.
The researchers found those men who consumed more than 16oz (454g) of milk a day were 2.3 times more likely to develop Parkinson's than those who drank no milk at all.
Courtesy of BBC News 4/7/05
Mediterranean Diet Linked with Longer Life -
In a study of nearly 75,000 Europeans aged 60 and above, the diet based on plenty of fruits, vegetables, legumes, grains, fish and olive oil was linked to a longer life expectancy.
The benefits of the diet in warding off heart disease, some cancers and other illnesses are well documented but the findings reported in the British Medical Journal are among the first to show it may prolong life.
The researchers compared the diet of people in nine European countries -- Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Britain.
The link between diet and mortality was most pronounced in Greece and Spain, two nations which the researchers said follow a true Mediterranean diet.
High Carb Diets May Raise Breast Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women -
Diets that have a high "glycemic index" -- that is, they produce high blood sugar levels -- may increase the risk of breast cancer among postmenopausal women who've used hormone replacement therapy (HRT), study results suggest.
Typically, high glycemic index diets include a lot of sugars and refined starches and carbohydrates, which produce a rapid rise in blood glucose levels.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine researchers used data from a large group of 49,613 Canadian women to examine breast cancer risk in association with overall glycemic index and dietary carbohydrate and sugar intake.
During a follow-up period of 16 years, 1,461 women developed breast cancer.
In the overall study population, the risk of breast cancer was not related to glycemic index or sugar and total carbohydrate intake, the team reports in the International Journal of Cancer.
However, in postmenopausal women, diets with a high glycemic index raised the risk of breast cancer by 87 percent.
Rice consumers healthier -
Researchers at Iowa State University in the US found that people who eat rice have healthier diets, eat more fruits and vegetables, consume less added sugar and fat, and are likely to have a lower body mass index than non-rice eaters.
Rice is the staple food for over half of the world's population, principally in Asia where the average person eats rice two or three times a day, considerably more than Americans or Europeans. While the average person in Myanmar eats 195 kg of rice each year, their European counterpart will consume just 3 kg a year.
"The data also show that rice eaters consume more nutrients, such as folic acid, potassium and iron that are contained in rice products, and that they appear to manage their weight better than non-rice consumers,” commented Helen Jensen, the Iowa State University researcher who conducted the study.
The study looked at two surveys representing over 35,000 consumers: the 2001-2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), and the Continuing Survey of Food Intake of Individuals (CSFII), from 1994-1996.
Key findings revealed: over 40 per cent of rice consumers ate diets containing no more than 30 per cent of calories from fat compared to 30 per cent of non-rice consumers; rice consumers are less likely to have a body mass index score classified as obese.
In addition, rice consumers ate 4.5 grams less fat (1 tsp) per day and 3.3 grams less sugar.
Steve - What this also says is that the more rice products you eat, the less wheat and corn you will eat. This will keep you healthier and slimmer! Rice is also low allergy and certain types, such as basmati, aid digestion.
5 fruits & veggies for toddlers -
According to a study published in Monday's journal Circulation, parents should make sure 3 and 4 year-olds get an hour of active play each day along with five fruits and vegetables. It is believed that it is a vulnerable period to start excess weight gain.
Courtesy of Jamie Stengle at Chicago Sun-Times
Dairy Products do not lead to alterations in body weight or fat mass in young women -
Dairy advocates suggest that increased dairy calcium intake is associated with reduced weight and fat mass. It is the crux of the Dairy Council's 3-A-Day Campaign. 155 young women (18-30 yrs) were tracked in a one year study. Based upon the findings, increased intake of dairy products did not reduce body weight or fat mass.
American Journal Clinical Nutrition April 2005
Carbohydrate-Restricted Diets Effective in Promoting Fat Loss -
Seventy-three obese men and women were given either a lowfat, high (lean) protein diet or a high (monounsaturated-enriched) fat, standard (lean) protein diet each with the same amount of carbohydrates over a 16 week period. Both diets were well accepted with no deleterious effects on renal function, blood pressure, or markers of bone turnover and were qually effective at reducing body weight, improving insulin resistance, and improving cardiovascular disease risk factors. Thus, the study concluded that restriction of carbohydrates in these diet models may be beneficial in improving body composition.
American Journal Clinical Nutrition April 2005
Probiotics Help with Eczema in Infants -
Mixing a type of beneficial or "probiotic" bacteria, Lactobacillus GG (LGG), into food helps reduce symptoms in allergic infants with the skin condition eczema, according to a report in the medical journal Allergy.
Researchers assessed symptoms in 230 infants with eczema and suspected allergy to cow's milk.
The children's food was mixed with capsules containing LGG alone, LGG plus three other probiotics, or inactive "placebo" for 4 weeks.
Following the treatment phase, milk exposure testing was performed and cow's milk allergy was diagnosed in 120 infants, the authors report.
In the overall analysis, allergy symptoms dropped by 65 percent during the study, but no differences were observed between the treatment groups.
However, when the analysis was confined to subjects sensitized by a type of antibody called IgE, LGG alone, but not with the other probiotics, seemed to reduce symptoms compared with placebo.
Influencing the natural microbes in the intestinal tract "by administration of probiotic bacteria to treat allergy is a new alternative," the authors state. The findings suggest that this may be a successful approach for some children with food allergy.
Steve - This is a puzzling study because the symptoms also dropped in the placebo group. It is a good reminder of the results we've seen from our own clients, which is that probiotics do assist in reducing allergy symptoms in infants and young children.
Heat Remedies Arthritis Better Than Drugs -
A study presented at the the 24th annual scientific meeting of the American Pain Society in Boston found that heat wraps gave more relief to people with arthritic knee pain than over-the-counter drugs .
The three-day study included 110 men and women with osteoarthritis of the knee. The participants were divided into four groups. They were either given Tylenol, which contains acetaminophen, or ibuprofen, or they wore a wrap with no heat or a ThermaCare Heat Wrap for eight hours a day.
Those who wore the heat wrap had significant benefits in pain reduction and more flexibility compared to the others, the researchers found. The findings were published in this month's Journal
Pain.
Runners Who Drink Too Much Water At Risk -
After years of telling athletes to drink as much liquid as possible to avoid dehydration, some doctors are now saying that drinking too much during intense exercise poses a far greater health risk.
An increasing number of athletes - marathon runners, triathletes and even hikers in the Grand Canyon - are severely diluting their blood by drinking too much water or too many sports drinks, with some falling gravely ill and even dying, the doctors say.
New research on runners in the Boston Marathon, published today in The New England Journal of Medicine, confirms the problem and shows how serious it is.
The research involved 488 runners in the 2002 marathon. The runners gave blood samples before and after the race. While most were fine, 13 percent of them - or 62 - drank so much that they had hyponatremia, or abnormally low blood sodium levels. Three had levels so low that they were in danger of dying.
The runners who developed the problem tended to be slower, taking more than four hours to finish the course. That gave them plenty of time to drink copious amounts of liquid. And drink they did, an average of three liters, or about 13 cups of water or of a sports drink, so much that they actually gained weight during the race.
Dr. Paul D. Thompson, a cardiologist at Hartford Hospital in Connecticut and a marathon runner, advises runners to drink while they are moving.
Courtesy of NY Times 4/14/2005
Public Health -
Advocate general finds food supplements directive invalid under EU law -
Following a landmark challenge in the European Courts of Justice (ECJ) brought by the Alliance for Natural Health and Nutri-Link Ltd to the contentious Food Supplements Directive, which effectively proposed to ban 75% of vitamin and mineral forms, Advocate General
Geelhoed, the senior adviser to the ECJ, gave his opinion in favor of the Alliance’s case.
What does this mean? That the chances of consumers being able to continue using the natural food supplements they believe are beneficial to their health are now greatly increased.
The Advocate General concluded that:
The Food Supplements Directive infringes the principle of proportionality because basic principles of Community law, such as the requirements of legal protection, of legal certainty and of sound administration have not properly been taken into account.
It is therefore invalid under EU law.
It should be stressed that the Advocate General’s pronouncement is not a ruling.
That will come from the ECJ judges, later - probably around June. But typically, in the vast majority of cases, the Court Judgment follows the recommendations of the Advocate General.
Steve: This is very good news for Americans who value their right to consume dietary supplements. If the EU directive had passed, most experts felt that the United States would follow suit.
Test Your Child's Mercury Exposure From Vaccines -
The National Vaccine Information Center has come up with a calculator to gage the amount of mercury your child received at a doctor visit or multiple visits.
You just need to enter the weight of the child and click on the brand name /manufacturer of the vaccine. A number will show at the top and tell you if it is over the EPA standard of 0.1 mcg per kilogram of bodyweight.
http://www.nvic.org/calc.htm
PR Firm Tapped to Market New Food Pyramid -
The United States Department of Agriculture is paying public relations and marketing firm Porter Collins $2.5 million to remodel the food pyramid icon and put together a campaign.
Porter Collins has received $59 million worth of federal contracts since 1997.
Porter Collins also represents or has represented in the past, some of the largest food corporations in the world, such as McDonald's, The Campbell Soup Company, The Dole Food Company, and The Snack Food Association.
The new Food Pyramid will be unveiled sometime in April. Courtesy of Kim Severson of the New York Times
Steve - Shocked? No. Angry? Maybe. Disillusioned? Definitely. There is good reason why 80% of Americans know what the Food Pyramid is, but few follow it. We are skeptical that the government does not have our best interests in mind. This is another of the ever-growing list of reasons why we are correct in thinking this way. The government has such an opportunity to grasp the moment when our country needs it the most (obesity rates at an all-time high), but from what we've seen with the 2005 Dietary Guidelines and the anticipated revised Food Pyramid, at least in the Nutritional Concepts' camp, momentum has coming to a screeching halt. Business as usual!
My Pyramid Unveiled by the USDA -
So this is what we've been waiting thirteen years for? You have got to be kidding! This is what a pr firm hired by the USDA for $2.5 million of our tax dollars came up with?
What was considered a dismal failure the last go-around will be eclisped by this USDA "My Pyramid" abomination. It can be found at mypyramid.gov.
I have many comments, so I will try to keep them brief:
* The My Pyramid symbol is a disgrace. There are no icons or text listing what the colored sections mean. Confusing is an understatement.
* You must go to their website to figure out what the symbol means. This wipes out many lower income and elderly citizens who do not have a computer or cannot afford internet access. When asked how somebody who cannot go on the internet get this information, the Agricultural Secretary said, "you would have to go to a health professional."
* As I anticipated, grain and milk make up the largest sections of My Pyramid.
* 85% of the pyramid is carbohydrates and milk products.
* They offer 12 inidivualized pyramids based on only three criteria: age, sex, and physical activity.
* Our agricultural secretary, when asked about his exercise regimen, did not even meet the minimum exercise requirements of My Pyramid, which is thirty minutes.
* The tiny sliver that is protein is called Meat and Beans. Beans are a vegetable. No mention of fish.
* Healthy Oils are thrown in with discretionary calories in the tiniest slice.
One should not be surprised, but outraged nonetheless. This was a golden opportunity to seize the moment in a time where our country is fatter and sicker than it has ever been. What have we done? We have let special interests run the show and we will be worse off because of it.
The Director of the Center for Food and Nutrition Policy said that a food chart could not be done in one icon. That's the reason for the twelve pyramids. We disagree. Our Circle of Health proves that it can be done and done well.
Bonnie
CDC Accepts Mosquito Repellant Alternatives -
After years of promoting the chemical DEET as the best defense against West Nile-bearing mosquitoes, the government has for the first time accepted the use of an insect repellent made of a natural substance.
Repellents containing the oil of lemon eucalyptus offer "long-lasting protection against mosquito bites," the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
The CDC said it still will promote other personal protection measures, such as wearing long-sleeved clothing while outside and disposing of containers of water that could be breeding grounds for the flying insects.
Courtesy of the AP 4/28/2005
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