Saturday, December 18, 2004

Importance of Fiber in Your Diet, Psyllium, and more.

Interesting Stat: The average person lives to the age of 75 while the average doctor lives to the age of 58.

IMPORTANT CLAIMS ALLOWED BY THE FDA

Diets low in fat and rich in fiber-containing grain products may reduce the risk of some types of can cer. - Diets low in saturated fat and cholesterol and rich in fiber, particularly soluble fiber, may reduce the risk of heart disease. 9 Diets low in fat and rich in fruits and vegetables, which may contain fiber or vitamin A (as beta-carotene) and vitamin C, may reduce the risk of some can-cers.

Foods with soluble fiber from whole oats may reduce heart disease risk when eaten as part of a diet low in saturated fat. - Labels of breakfast cereal and other foods containing soluble fiber from psyllium seed husk are permitted to include claims that they may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease with a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol.

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Monday, December 13, 2004

Soy Isoflavones Preserve Bone Mass

I was reading the about the vicious cycle of prescription drugs. You go on a prescription drug for one problem, which causes side effects, which causes a doctor to prescribe a drug for that and it becomes a vicious cycle. However, this is getting a little off subject. What I wanted to talk about had to do with bone health and soy supplements.

In an issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, a group of researchers from Iowa State University published a study designed to show whether soy isoflavones help to prevent osteoporosis. Sixty-nine perimenopausal women were given a daily supplement of either isoflavone-rich soy powder, soy powder low in isoflavones, or whey powder (derived from milk). They measured both bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mineral content (BMC) at the beginning and end of the study.

At the end of the 24-week study, the women supplemented with whey powder had lost bone density and bone mineral content, while the measurements of soy-supplemented women remained the same throughout. When other factors such as calcium and alcohol intake were accounted for, the isoflavone-rich soy came through as the most bone-protective.

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