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First a story about olive oil. If you use it regularly, it turns out you may be reducing your risk of cancer . . . just another example of how vegetable fats benefit your health. Read more here:
Researchers have found that olive oil can be used to prevent cancer
Four teaspoons of olive oil a day can help protect against cancer, scientists claim. A study of 182 European men found a diet rich in olive oil reduced levels of chemicals in the blood which can trigger cancer.
The Danish team said it could explain why many cancer rates are higher in northern Europe than in the south, where olive oil is a major part of the diet.
Researchers at Copenhagen University Hospital measured levels of 8-oxodG - a substance which indicates damage to cells - in men's urine. After taking olive oil the men were found to have around 13 per cent less.
Dr Henrik E Poulsen, of Rigshospitalet, Denmark, who led the study, said: "Every piece of evidence so far points to olive oil being a healthy food. By the way, it also tastes great."
A diet rich in olive oil, combined with fruit, vegetables and carbohydrates such as wheat pasta, has been cited as contributing to higher life expectancy rates in Mediterranean countries.
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http://e-ciasa.blogspot.com/2007_01_01_archive.htmlHere's one of the reasons I take my Folic Acid every morning. There's also evidence that Folic Acid prevents heart attacks and strokes.
Folic acid improves cognitive performance
January 18, 2007
Wageningen, the Netherlands - A randomized, placebo-controlled trial has shown daily folic acid significantly improves cognitive performance in older adults—specifically as it relates to memory and information processing.
The study, which included 818 subjects aged 50 to 70 who were folate deficient, showed those who took 800-µg oral folic acid daily for three years had significantly better memory and information-processing speed than subjects in the placebo group. "We have shown that three-year folic-acid supplementation improves performance on tests that measure information-processing speed and memory, domains that are known to decline with age."
Study subjects were men and women from the Netherlands who were participating in the Folic Acid and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (FACIT) trial, which is investigating the effect of folic-acid supplementation on atherosclerotic progression. However, this article reports on one of the study's secondary outcomes—the effect of folic-acid supplementation on cognitive performance.
Among individuals in the placebo group, sensorimotor speed, information-processing speed, and complex speed declined significantly. In contrast, those in the folic-acid group experienced a much slower rate of decline. Furthermore, the three-year change in cognitive function was significantly better in the folic-acid group in terms of information-processing speed.
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http://www.theheart.org/article/765625.doThe Cesarean section rate in the United States is currently between 20 and 30%. If anything might increase this rate further, it could well be this next article.
Bleeding in brain common at birth
By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times
A quarter of babies born vaginally suffer small hemorrhages in their brains, perhaps from compression of the head during delivery, according to researchers who performed the first high-resolution MRI studies on healthy newborns.
The bleeding heals quickly and most likely does not produce long-term effects, the team reported Monday in the online version of the journal Radiology.
"After all, women have been delivering vaginally for millions of years," said Dr. Honor Wolfe of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. No bleeding was observed during Caesarean deliveries, but the authors cautioned that this should not be taken as an argument to support C-sections.
"At this point, neither parents nor providers should change their plans for delivery," Wolfe said.
The Carolina researchers studied 88 newborns, an average of three weeks after birth. Seventeen of the 65 who underwent vaginal delivery suffered small hemorrhages in the brain but none of the 23 who had C-sections.
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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003547131_babies30.htmlThe above is not meant to be medical advice. Please read the attached Disclaimer, Etc.
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