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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (45398)	12/26/2003 12:03:02 PM
From: JEB	Respond to of 50167

I've got!, ...I've got it! Take a look at this post: Message 19629571 Doesn't he seem to be a man possessed? Now, take a look at this: campus.northpark.edu Ray is possessed! ...possessed by the spirit (ghost) of Nasser! He has all the classic symptoms, ...affinity for communists, ...elitism, ...classic "intelligensia" aspiration to delusion of grandeur, ...paranoia. Hmm, ...how can we help him?

To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (45398)	12/28/2003 9:26:11 PM
From: JD	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

Here is a significant news item from Pakistan that never made the papers...which is a shame as it has the potential to improve the lives of millions the globe over. For some reason, every act of destruction will land in the paper, while very few acts of construction will. And this is the anti-thesis of the typical news report in another way - the overwhelming majority of it is facts, with very little opinion... ---------------------------------------------------- The inclusion of cinnamon in the diet of people with type 2 diabetes will reduce risk factors associated with diabetes and cardiovascular diseases - Department of Human Nutrition, NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar, Pakistan. Cinnamon improves glucose and lipids of people with type 2 diabetes. Khan A, Safdar M, Ali Khan MM, Khattak KN, Anderson RA. Department of Human Nutrition, NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar, Pakistan. PMID: 14633804 (PubMed - in progress) OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine whether cinnamon improves blood glucose, triglyceride, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and LDL cholesterol levels in people with type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A total of 60 people with type 2 diabetes, 30 men and 30 women aged 52.2 +/- 6.32 years, were divided randomly into six groups. Groups 1, 2, and 3 consumed 1, 3, or 6 g of cinnamon daily, respectively, and groups 4, 5, and 6 were given placebo capsules corresponding to the number of capsules consumed for the three levels of cinnamon. The cinnamon was consumed for 40 days followed by a 20-day washout period. RESULTS: After 40 days, all three levels of cinnamon reduced the mean fasting serum glucose (18-29%), triglyceride (23-30%), LDL cholesterol (7-27%), and total cholesterol (12-26%) levels; no significant changes were noted in the placebo groups. Changes in HDL cholesterol were not significant. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study demonstrate that intake of 1, 3, or 6 g of cinnamon per day reduces serum glucose, triglyceride, LDL cholesterol, and total cholesterol in people with type 2 diabetes and suggest that the inclusion of cinnamon in the diet of people with type 2 diabetes will reduce risk factors associated with diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. PMID: 14633804 [PubMed - in process]