Recent Longevity News for the seven days ending 8/2/06.  You should consult your doctor if you are taking any medications.

Altering Fatty Acid Levels In Diet May Reduce Prostate Cancer Growth Rate - Science Daily, 8/1/06 - "tumor cell growth rates decreased by 22 percent and PSA levels were 77 percent lower in the group receiving a healthier balance of fatty acids compared with the group that received predominantly omega-6 fatty acids"

Vitamin B6 may cut risk of Parkinson's disease - Reuters, 8/1/06 - "Those in the highest third of vitamin B6 intake were 54 percent less likely to develop the disease compared to those in the lowest third"

The apo B/A-I Ratio -- A Stronger Predictor of Cardiovascular Events Than LDL, HDL, or Total Cholesterol, Triglycerides, or Lipid Ratios - Medscape, 7/28/06 - "the predictive power of the apo B/A-I ratio is superior to, and cannot be improved by adding, any other lipid parameter or ratio"

Comparative Effects on Lipid Levels of Niaspan and Statins - Medscape, 7/28/06 - "Niacin is the best HDL-cholesterol raising drug right now"

Here's How to Get More 'Good' Cholesterol - ABC News, 7/28/06 - "raising HDL is likely as important as lowering LDL when it comes to reducing the risk of heart attack"

Do Beta-blockers Have a Role in Hypertension Any Longer? - Medscape, 7/28/06 - "using a beta-blocker potentially worsens the metabolic syndrome -- a very common problem in hypertensive patients"

Fatty Fish Helps Heart Keep Its Rhythm - WebMD, 7/28/06 - "suggests eating fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids regularly acts directly on the heart's electrical function, which regulates the heart rate and keeps it from beating too fast or too slow"

Hypothyroidism may be linked to heart disease - Reuters, 7/28/06 - "Overall, subjects with an underactive thyroid without symptoms, also referred to as subclinical hypothyroidism, had a 65 percent increased risk of coronary heart disease"

Australian study finds fish oil helps weight loss - Reuters, 7/28/06 - "The omega-3 found in fish oil increases fat-burning ability by improving the flow of blood to muscles during exercise ... those who took the fish oil doses and exercised lost an average of 2 kg (4.5 lb.) over the three months ... The groups that took sunflower oil, which does not contain omega-3 fatty acids, and exercised did not lose any weight" - See Mega Twin EPA at Amazon.com or Vitacost.

Antidiabetic Agents Show Some Promise in Treating Alzheimer's Disease - Medscape, 7/27/06 - "The findings in these studies clearly support the growing paradigm shift regarding the pathogenesis of AD, ie, that AD is caused by insulin resistance and insulin deficiency in the brain" - See rosiglitazone at OffshoreRx1.com or SuperSaverMeds.com.

Obesity, blood glucose tied to enlarged prostate - Reuters, 7/27/06 - "Those with elevated glucose had 3-times the risk of having an enlarged prostate"

Low-Fat Vegan Diet May Treat Diabetes - WebMD, 7/26/06 - "43% of people with type 2 diabetes who followed a low-fat vegan diet for 22 weeks reduced their need to take medications to manage their disease compared with 26% of those who followed the diet recommended by the American Diabetes Association"

Abstracts from this week's Doctor's Guide Nutrition/Dietetics:

Chromium picolinate supplementation attenuates body weight gain and increases insulin sensitivity in subjects with type 2 diabetes - Diabetes Care. 2006 Aug;29(8):1826-32 - "1,000 mug Cr as CrPic ... CrPic supplementation in subjects with type 2 diabetes who are taking sulfonylurea agents significantly improves insulin sensitivity and glucose control. Further, CrPic supplementation significantly attenuated body weight gain and visceral fat accumulation compared with the placebo group" - See iHerb or Vitacost chromium products.

Modafinil for Atypical Depression: Effects of Open-label and Double-blind Discontinuation Treatment - J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2006 Aug;26(4):373-378 - "modafinil significantly improved atypical depression symptoms during 12 weeks of open-label treatment (mean +/- SD Hamilton Depression Scale (29-item version) score changed from 34 +/- 8.2 at baseline to 9.7 ... Modafinil was well tolerated and the drug was associated with significant weight loss compared with placebo" - See modafinil at OffshoreRx1.com.

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