GMCH to be perfectly honest here....I'm in just for something to do for a while, and I liked the LII line up.
Now for some health news:
WASHINGTON, Mar 31, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Evidence continues to
accumulate that Vitamin E can lower cholesterol levels, with one of the latest
studies coming from Rome, where a team of scientists has not only determined how
cholesterol accumulates, but how Vitamin E acts as an antioxidant and helps
clear cholesterol from arteries.
Dr. Francesco Violi, who headed the study, and 11 other scientists from Umberto
I General Hospital in Rome, said the study focused on patients with high
cholesterol levels and stroke victims who were to be operated on to relieve
blocked arteries.
Patients received daily Vitamin E in amounts of 900 milligrams and the study
found that not only were arteries unblocked, but that cholesterol levels were
reduced to the point of disappearance.
Dr. Violi said foods containing antioxidants, such as tomatoes and other
vegetables and fresh fruits, can help reduce cholesterol, and that the
Mediterranean diet using large amounts of olive oil that contains Vitamin E also
provides antioxidants that can help prevent heart attacks and stroke.
In the U.S., health studies continue to demonstrate that both Vitamin E and soy
products can help reduce cholesterol. (Vitamin E in its natural form is made
primarily from soybeans. Studies have shown that natural Vitamin E, made from
vegetable oils including soy, corn and sunflower oils, is at least twice as
effective as health benefits from the chemically-manufactured version.)
The Washington Post recently reported, for example, that 50 current published
studies on human health have indicated that Vitamin E and soy products can help
lower blood cholesterol levels.
SOURCE Foods for the Future
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