Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients articles from August 2002

Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients archives from August 2002

Letter from the publisher.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... We hope that you had a chance to take a nice summer vacation. My wife (Deborah), daughter (Affinity), son (Sam) and I joined doctors and their families at the American Biologics conference in Rhodes and Crete, Greece in June and early July. We...

Dr. David Perlmutter receives Linus Pauling Functional Medicine Award.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Naples, Florida-based neurologist David Perlmutter, MD received the prestigious Linus Pauling Award at the Ninth International Symposium on Functional Medicine The Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) is an organization dedicated to...

Earth Day Award.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Steve Tvedten, national expert on alternatives to toxic pesticides was given an "Earth Day Award" by the Cancer Awareness Coalition, Inc. of New Paltz, New York. Mr. Tvedten of Michigan has been a strong voice and major player in the...

Apitherapist uses bee venom to treat arthritis.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Gripping its body with a pair of tweezers, Reyah Carlson brushed a honeybee's striped bottom against Lynda McGill's arm. The insect stung McGill's elbow, leaving a speck-sized yellow venom sack that continued to pump like a tiny heart. "It...

US Congress considers bill to ban mercury fillings!(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... HR 4163: Representative Diane Watson (D-CA) & Representative Dan Burton (R-IN) [Introduced on 10 April 2002 (see http://Thomas.loc.gov)] * Immediate ban on the use of mercury/silver amalgam fillings in children, pregnant women, and nursing...

Take a hint from those with lactose intolerance: limit problem foods from your diet.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... For some people, beans and other fiber-rich foods are troublemakers. For others, it's milk and ice cream. But millions of Americans who suffer from chronic, painful bloating and gas don't know what triggers their intestinal insurrections. ...

Thousands walking towards better health through the "Conchathons" fitness program.(http://www.walkwithremar.com)
August 1, 2002... In February columnist and consumer advocate, Remar Sutton, asked everybody to start walking--just fifteen minutes a day--and promised a dolphin or at least a tropical sunset at the end of the walk. Ten weeks later, almost 3,000 people have...

Dr. Julian M. Whitaker petitions FDA to include Co-enzyme Q10 use recommendation in all statin drug labeling.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... On May 23, 2002, Dr. Julian M. Whitaker filed two citizens' petitions with the Food and Drug Administration. The petitions call on the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to change the labeling of all HMG Co-A reductase inhibitor drugs (the...

Physician supply and demand: to recruit physicians in today's hot specialties, employers are being forced to open their minds as well as their wallets.
August 1, 2002... Recently, a large multi-specialty group in the Midwest, seeking to hire a gastroenterologist, was surprised that their offer of $250,000 elicited no suitable candidates. It wasn't until they sweetened the pot to $350,000 -- plus a $35,000...

Arginine & heart disease. (Shorts).(arganine use as a preventative for blood platelet aggregation)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... According to the article "Should You Replace Your Daily Aspirin with Arginine?" by Owen R. Fonorow, the amino acid arginine can reduce platelet aggregation. Platelet aggregation prevents blood loss by forming clots during injuries, yet too much...

Chelation therapy. (Shorts).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... An article in the Miami Herald, dated March 8, 2001, announced a new study on the cardiovascular effects of EDTA chelation therapy, to be led by Dr. Gervasio A. Lamas. Dr. Lamas is the director of cardiovascular research and academic affairs at...

Synthetic progesterone & heart disease. (Shorts).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... According to an article in Science News (March 8, 1997), animal and human studies indicate that medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), a synthetic progesterone commonly prescribed for postmenopausal women in the US, counteracts the cardiovascular...

Smaller heart-lung machine. (Shorts).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... A new heart-lung by-pass machine called CORx System is now being used at Cleveland Clinic. The CORx System, manufactured by CardioVention Inc. (Santa Clara, California), is smaller than traditional machines. In addition to oxygenating and...

Cocoa prevents hypertension. (Shorts).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... According to a press release from Mars Incorporated, research funded by the candy bar manufacturer and the American Cocoa Research Institute indicates that flavonols (a flavonoid subgroup) in the cocoa bean prevent age-related hypertension. In...

Hospitals raise rates. (Shorts).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... After years of managed care organizations having the power to set hospital costs, the power has shifted to large hospital chains. An example of this shift has occurred in Houston, Texas, according to an article in The Wall Street Journal (April...

Parathyroid hypertensive factor. (Shorts).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Dr. Jonathan Wright's Nutrition & Healing newsletter (January 1996) had an interview with Dr. Peter K. T. Pang, Professor Emeritus, and former Professor and Chair, of the Department of Physiology at Canada's University of Alberta (Edmonton)....

Grapefruit pectin and cholesterol levels. (Shorts).(reduction of cholesterol levels with grapefruit)
August 1, 2002... Small preliminary studies using miniature swine indicate that grapefruit pectin can reduce arterial blockage and, in some cases, cholesterol levels. The studies were sponsored or co-sponsored by Florida Department of Citrus. In one study, Dr....

Polyvinyl chloride & breast milk. (Shorts).
August 1, 2002... The electronic edition of Rachel's Environment & Health Weekly #658 (July 8, 1999) contains an essay by biologist/ecologist and cancer activist Sandra Steingraber. The essay comes from the book Protecting Public Health & the Environment:...

Sea salt. (Shorts).
August 1, 2002... In a salt marsh in Portugal's national park Ria Formosa, sea salt is collected manually from small clay-bottomed pans. Using a centuries-old practice, marenotos (salt gatherers) use gravity and gates to control the flow of seawater into...

Vitamin C & congestive heart failure. (Shorts).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... A "Health Note" in Dr. Robert Jay Rowen's newsletter Second Opinion (December 2001) concerns a study by Stefanie Dimmeler, PhD and colleagues. This study, published in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation (October 30, 2001),...

The energetics of the heart. (Shorts).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The Institute of HeartMath (IHM) is dedicated to studying the energetics of the human heart. HeartMath researchers have documented a correspondence between incoherent, ragged heart rhythms and stress and negative emotions, such as anger,...

Problem with American Heart Association "Step 1" diet. (Literature Review & Commentary).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends the so-called "Step 1" diet to reduce elevated serum cholesterol levels. This diet allows a maximum of 30% of energy from fat (with less than 10% of total energy from saturated fat) and is high in...

Can food allergy trigger myocardial infarction? (Literature Review & Commentary).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Seventy-six patients who had experienced a myocardial infarction before age 45 (mean age, 39 years) were studied. Fourteen of these patients (18%) had increased levels of circulating immune complexes (CICs) at least three years after the acute...

Does vitamin K deficiency cause arteries to calcify? (Literature Review & Commentary).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The relationship between vitamin K status and coronary artery calcification (determined by electron-beam computed tomography) was assessed in 600 men (aged 50-70 years) who had no symptoms of atherosclerosis. There was no linear relationship...

Soy isoflavones relieve menopausal symptoms and improve lipid levels. (Literature Review & Commentary).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Eighty women (aged 45-55 years) with menopausal symptoms were randomly assigned to receive, in double-blind fashion, 100 mg/day of soy isoflavones in three divided doses or placebo for four months. After four months, there was a significant...

Soy does not relieve menopausal symptoms: bad treatment or bad research? (Literature Review & Commentary).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... One hundred twenty-three postmenopausal women with breast cancer and moderate hot flashes were randomly assigned to receive, in double-blind fashion, 250 ml twice daily of a soy beverage (providing 90 mg/day of isoflavones) or an...

Fungus allergy as a cause of sinusitis. (Literature Review & Commentary).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Two hundred-ten consecutive patients with chronic sinusitis, of whom 101 were treated surgically, were studied. Fungal cultures of nasal secretions were positive in 202(96%) of the patients. Candida albicans was cultured in 15.4%, Alternaria in...

Wheat grass juice for ulcerative colitis. (Literature Review & Commentary).
August 1, 2002... Twenty-three patients (mean age, 35.3 years) with active distal ulcerative colitis were randomly assigned to receive, in double-blind fashion, wheat grass (Triticum aestivum) juice or placebo (matched with wheat grass juice for appearance, but...

Diet and exercise improves hepatitis C. (Literature Review & Commentary).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Nineteen obese patients with hepatitis C participated in a 12-week diet and exercise program with the goal of achieving weight loss of 0.5 kg per week. After 12 weeks, there was a mean weight loss of 5.9 kg. In 16 of the 19 patients, serum ALT...

Frequently occurring &/or Multifocal Premature Ventricular Beats & Chinese Medicine. (Chinese Medicine Update).
August 1, 2002... Keywords: Chinese medicine, Chinese herbal medicine, premature ventricular beats In issue #2, 2002 of Ji Lin Zhong Yi Yao (Jilin Chinese Medicine & Medicinals), Li Yue-chun and Mao Gang published an article titled, "A Survey of the...

Heart disease and environment. (Health Risks and Environmental Issues).
August 1, 2002... Heart disease and stroke kill 40% of Americans, all of which may result from malnutrition. We are overfed and undernourished. Obesity, even among children, is becoming a major health problem. At least 60% of children and young adults have early...

The war on cancer.
August 1, 2002... Everything about the 38th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in May was huge. There were 26,000 attendees, many of whom came from Europe, Latin America and Asia. For nearly a week they converged on Orlando's...

Heart disease, obesity and modernization. (Medical Anthropology).
August 1, 2002... Heart disease is perhaps more than most others a disease of modernization. From increasing inactivity to worsened dietary and environmental quality, many factors contribute to this condition in modern societies. Anthropologists look at this...

Whole food protection: regulating insulin levels and preventing atherosclerosis. (Medicinal Properties in Whole Foods).
August 1, 2002... "Functional foods," "nutraceuticals," "designer foods" and "medicinal foods" are terms that describe foods, and key ingredients isolated from foods, that have non-nutritive or tertiary functional properties. Researchers, healthcare...

Cardiovascular activity of garlic powder products. (Phytotherapy Review & Commentary).
August 1, 2002... Garlic (Allium sativum) is a well-known culinary and therapeutic herb which has been used since ancient times in many parts of the world. A feature of the Alliaceae family is the presence of allylic sulfides. These are sulfur-containing...

Psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology review and commentary.("unity of mental, neurological, hormonal and immune functions")
August 1, 2002... Psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology is the term describing the unity of mental, neurological, hormonal and immune functions with its many potential applications. PNIE addresses the influence of the cognitive images of the mind (whatever its elusive...

Selenoproteins, stealth infections, and faulty brain proprioception in cardiovascular disease. (Quantum Medicine Update).
August 1, 2002... Over one-fifth of Americans suffer from cardiovascular (CV) disease. Although medicine has made progress towards lengthening the life and functionality of the human heart, approximately one in every four deaths in the United States is due to...

My turn: a doctor's case of high blood pressure.
August 1, 2002... It was January of 1977, a cold morning in St. Louis, just 5 years after leaving my residency and 4 years after starting long studies in Complementary Medicine of clinical acupuncture, clinical homeopathy, bioenergetic diagnosis of Drs. Voll,...

Audit of the York Nutritional Laboratory survey.
August 1, 2002... This report contains an independent audit of the York Nutritional Laboratory survey conducted by the Department of Health Studies University of York on behalf of the British Allergy Foundation Background Adverse reactions to food can...

Interview with Elizabeth Baker.(interview with author of several natural nutrition book who overcame Addison's disease and colorectal cancer with diet therapy)
August 1, 2002... Nearly nine years ago I first met Elizabeth Baker, Dr. Jonathan Wright, in whose clinic I was a nutritionist for eight years, had invited her to demonstrate the preparation of raw foods for his many patients. "Uncook something different," he...

Clinically proven treatment for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome RM-10[TM]: the newest breakthrough in immune system enhancement--Part 3. (Medical Journalist Report of Innovative Biologics).
August 1, 2002... You can overcome generalized tiredness, disabling fatigue or outright exhaustion and restore high-level wellness to the body and mind. One's ability to conquer symptoms and signs of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is proven by a newly completed,...

Beyond insulin resistance and syndrome X: the oxidative-dysoxygenative insulin dysfunction (ODID) model.(part 1)
August 1, 2002... Abstract Oxidative-dysoxygenative insulin dysfunction (ODID) is defined as impairment of any or all aspects of insulin production and metabolism caused by oxidative injury to any or all molecular pathways in which insulin serves any...

The long neglected theory of cardiovascular and heart disease.
August 1, 2002... "Vitamin C has been under investigation, reported in thousands of scientific papers, ever since it was discovered (circa) fifty years ago. Even though some physicians had observed forty or fifty years ago that amounts a hundred to a thousand...

The prudent heart diet and cholesterol lowering drugs: why they don't prevent heart disease. (Orthodox Medicine & Heart Disease).
August 1, 2002... I cannot turn on the TV without seeing an ad for a drug to reduce serum cholesterol in order to reduce the risk of having a heart attack caused by myocardial infarction (MI). I wonder if these ads may be fostering cancer in an attempt to...

The Beard centenary.
August 1, 2002... June 21 marked the centenary of The Lancet's publication of "Embryological Aspects and Etiology of Carcinoma" by the Scottish embryologist John Beard (1858-1924). (1) This paper, and half a dozen that followed, presented a novel theory and...

A pilot study comparing AAACa a calcium citrate supplementation in menopausal US women.
August 1, 2002... Summary Over the years there has been considerable attention given to the issue of calcium effectiveness and bioavailability. In this small (N11). four week pilot study, the novel Japanese form of calcium (AAACa) was compared with calcium...

An appeal for clean air in the workplace.
August 1, 2002... (A Review of Medical-Legal Issues Surrounding the Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome) Medical-Legal Issues During years of practice in the field of environmental medicine I have seen many patients that I believe were made ill by...

Natural approach to migraine headaches.
August 1, 2002... 28 million Americans suffer from migraine headaches. Migraines account for an enormous loss of time from work, school and daily activities. A significant majority of patients report severe disability due to migraine headaches. 80% of the...

Cell therapy protein analysis and amino acid composition.
August 1, 2002... Cell therapy is a therapy based on the injectable and/or oral absorption of healthy live cells or modified cells such as freeze-dried cells derived from human or animal organs or embryos. It is sometimes called fresh or live cell therapy...

The clinical benefits of Acetyl-L-Carnitine.
August 1, 2002... Nutrition can play an important role in promoting brain wellness. The older we are, the more likely we are to suffer from cognitive loss. While some survive into their sixth and seventh decades with good mental function, this becomes less...

Standardized hawthorn extract WS 1442 -- herbal approach to congestive heart failure.
August 1, 2002... The development of a standardized extract of hawthorn leaves and flowers in Europe has led to a novel approach to the treatment of congestive heart failure (CHF). Clinical trials with an extract standardized to oligomeric procyanidins (WS 1442)...

Bio-energetic medicine is sufficiently mature to be incorporated into standard medical practice.
August 1, 2002... This material was presented at the International Institute for Advanced Studies in Systems Research and cybernetics at their meeting in Baden Baden, Germany on August 2-7, 2000 where Dr. Schuldt was one of the panelists. Standard medicine...

Correction notice.(to 'The Nearest Thing to a Perfect Food,' in issue #227)(Correction Notice)
August 1, 2002... In "'The Nearest Thing to a Perfect Food" article (issue #227) I wrote that coconut milk contains too much sugar. Correct information came from Michael Babcock mbabc@earthlink.net, whose Thai wife teaches Thai cooking. Coconut milk/cream...

Soy Controversy.(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2002... Editor: Just a few thoughts about Nancy Beckham's letter in the April 2002 Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients. 1) Although Beckham cited a study about contemporary Japanese soy consumption of 3 to 4 ounces of soy a day, I have...

Cocoa butter composition requires correction. (Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2002... Editor: Ralph W. Moss, PhD writes in the Townsend Letter in his June 2002 column "The War on Cancer" in "Chocolate: Foodfor the Gods" (page 33) that "[c]ocoa butter is mainly stearic triglyceride..." Dr. Moss has been given incorrect...

Tribute to Dr. Keith W. Sehnert by his daughter.(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2002... Editor: This is the time of year that we miss him most dearly. He loved spring and took delight in all the splendors of nature, budding trees, blossoms, walks and bike rides around the lake, and new life after long Minnesota winters. And...

Animal products, not total dietary fat, implicated in breast and prostate cancer risk.(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2002... Editor: I am an avid reader of the Townsend Letter who is disappointed with the June 2002 issue with its many discussions of how to prevent cancer. In my opinion, many ideas published in that issue are just not correct, especially the...

History repeats itself.(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2002... Editor: In 1943 the atomic bomb was being made in New Jersey, USA, when a very alarming situation developed amongst people working on the bomb, and near the production site, as they had serious health conditions, including heart disease...

Medical fees compared to take-out pizza.(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2002... Editor: Boy, you're lucky you don't live in California or you might be bankrupt right now! California seems to be the place that all things good and evil begin, and this is certainly true in medicine. The physicians in California didn't...

What if you were on trial and.(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2002... Editor: * The Judge's knowledge of your profession was based on a single five-day seminar. * and the seminar was taught by the plaintiff (Medical Board of California--MBC). * and a competitor testifying against you was believed,...

Jet lag.(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2002... Editor: Time zone change is a conflict created when natural body rhythms do not synchronise with real time. Until adjusted to, in the new time zone, sufferers feel wide awake at night and cannot sleep during the day. This is because of...

Lysozyme activity of red vs. green grapes.(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2002... Editor: Lysozyme, commonly called Muramidase, is a mucolytic enzyme first discovered by Fleming. (1) It is found in nasal secretions, tears, saliva, serum etc. and in a great number of tissues. Enzymes are energized proteins that catalyze...

Federation of State Medical Boards regulation of CAM.(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2002... Dr. Paul M. Steingard Chair, Special Committee for the Study of Unconventional Health Care Practices (Complementary and Alternative Medicine) Federation of State Medical Boards Federation Place 400 Fuller Wiser Road, Suite 300 Euless,...

Federation of State Medical Boards regulation of CAM.(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2002... Dear Dr. Steingard: On behalf of the American Association for Health Freedom, I have reviewed the Model Guidelines for the Use of Unconventional Health Care Practices (Complementary and Alternative Medicine) that has been prepared by your...

Bakery illustration on may TLfDP cover.(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2002... Editor: How prophetic to put a bakery on the cover of the May 2002 Townsend Letter. What you should have done is put a universal road sign on the top of it, the big red X, that means stay out. This is the month that the Swedish researchers...

Health care costs out of control again. (Editorials).
August 1, 2002... Two weeks ago I received a notice that my family's medical insurance will be going up by a whopping 30%. Also in the past several weeks I have seen numerous articles in medical journals and magazines indicating that the financial survival of...

EDTA intravenous chelation demonstrated effective in coronary artery disease by Electron Beam Tomography. (Editorials).
August 1, 2002... Electron Beam Tomography (EBT) is a relatively new technique performed to evaluate the status of coronary artery disease. Available at an increasing number of university hospitals or affiliate institutions as well as at private, commercial...

Chinese Medicine in Contemporary China: Plurality and Synthesis.
August 1, 2002... by Volker Scheid review by Bob Flaws, Dipl. Ac. & C.H., Lic.Ac., FNAAOM, FRCHM Duke University Press, Durham, North Carolina Illustrations: Black & White photos and antique Chinese medical blockprints ISBN (paperback):...

The Anti-Aging Exercise.(review of "Yoga for the Young at Heart")
August 1, 2002... by Susan Winter Ward New World Library, 14 Pamaron Way, Novato, California 94949 USA; 800-972-6657 2002, softcover, $14.95 US/$24 CAN, 145 pp. Yoga for the Young at Heart Yoga is no longer the province of New Age seekers and...

Gulf War Syndrome: Legacy of a Perfect War.
August 1, 2002... Gulf War Syndrome: Legacy of a Perfect War by Alison Johnson MCS Information Exchange, 2 Oakland Street, Brunswick, Maine 04011 USA Softbound, 234 pp., 2001, $14 plus $2 book rate or $4 priority Special price for veterans,...

The Scientific Validation for Low-Carbohydrate Nutrition.(review of "Life Without Bread: How a Low-Carbohydrate Diet Can Save Your Life")
August 1, 2002... Life Without Bread: How a Low-Carbohydrate Diet Can Save Your Life by Christian B. Allan, PhD & Wolfgang Lutz, MD Keats Publishing; California, ISBN: 0-658-00170-1; 240 pp.; $16.95. In recent years, a slew of books on...

Basic Research on the Cell.(review of "Life at the Cell and Below-Cell Level: The Hidden History of a Fundamental Revolution in Biology")
August 1, 2002... Life at the Cell and Below-Cell Level: The Hidden History of a Fundamental Revolution in Biology by Gilbert N. Ling, PhD Pacific Press, NY, P.O. Box 1453-C, Melville, New York 11747 USA; 877-390-7730; Fax: 631-390-0053; E-Mail:...

Psychic Power Comes of Age. (Book Corners).(review of "Reinventing Medicine: Beyond Mind-Body to a New Era of Healing ")
August 1, 2002... Reinventing Medicine: Beyond Mind-Body to a New Era of Healing by Larry Dossey, MD HarperSanFrancisco, 230 pages, http://www.harpercollins.com, ISBN 0-06-251622 Western medicine is experiencing a consumer-driven transformation. There are...

Medical misconduct reform in New York state patients take on the Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC).
August 1, 2002... So what does it take to get hundreds of medical patients, some in wheelchairs, picketing and risking arrest to protest a state's overzealous policing of their doctors? Well, to begin with, it takes a system that is really broken. In New...

"The shame of America" fact sheet about Dr. Serafina Corsello and her "war" with the New York State Department of Health -- OPMC.(Office of Professional Medical Conduct)
August 1, 2002... Who is Dr. Serafina Corsello? Dr. Serafina Corsello is a Complementary, Alternative Medicine (CAM) doctor practicing in New York City. Born and raised in Italy, she was inspired to pursue medicine by her grandmother. For more than 35...

The evolution of a longterm case. (Healing with Homeopathy).(finding the simillimum, the best homeopathic medicine for patient with blood sugar imbalance, stress and anxiety problems)
August 1, 2002... What is the Simillimum? The simillimum is the single best homeopathic medicine that fits a patient--the one that covers the totality of symptoms most thoroughly. Sometimes we are fortunate enough to find the simillimum at the beginning of...

Strange brew: what's really in our drinking water, bottle and otherwise.
August 1, 2002... Purist Alert! You, there, clutching the plastic bottle of pure water in your hand, getting ready to slake your thirst. How would you feel to know that the bottled water you're getting ready to drink, might not be as pure as the tap water in...

Can herbal medicine help people with anxiety, panic & PTSD? (Ask the Herbalist).(post-traumatic stress disorder)
August 1, 2002... Everyone experiences fear and anxiety. Fear is a response to an external threat, whereas anxiety can erupt from external events and a person's own thoughts. Anxiety is a stress response that can arise suddenly as in panic, or can occur...

Calendar.
August 1, 2002... AUGUST 17-18; VACCINES--THE RISKS, THE BENEFITS, THE CHOICES with Sherri J.Tenpenny, DO in Stamford, Connecticut. Reliable information from both the National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) and the CDC will be presented, Also, SEPTEMBER 28-29...

Obesity in women. (Women's Health Update).
August 1, 2002... Obesity is characterized by an excess of body fat and is a serious and pervasive health problem in America today, particularly among women. The prevalence of overweight in women is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 25 to 29.9 and obesity as...

Atherosclerosis and vitamin E. (Nutritional Influences on Illness).
August 1, 2002... Vitamin E is a potent antioxidant which prevents lipid peroxidative tissue damage. It appears to regulate endothelial cell proliferation and repair while protecting the cells against oxidative injury. (1) In a large study involving 24...