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Vitamin E Reduces Alzheimer's Risk |
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Vitamin E Reduces Alzheimer's Risk
Thursday, July 8, 2010 8:45 AM
By Sylvia Booth Hubbard
High levels of vitamin E in the blood reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease in old age, says a new study. Italian and Swedish researchers found that several components of vitamin E helped prevent cognitive deterioration in people 80 years of age and older.
"Vitamin E is a family of eight natural components, but most studies related to Alzheimer's disease investigate only one of these components, tocopherol," Dr. Francesca Mangialasche, who led the study, said in a statement. "We hypothesized that all the vitamin E family members could be important in protecting against AD. If confirmed, this result has implications for both individuals and society, as 70 percent of all dementia cases in the general population occur in people more than 75 years of age, and the study suggests a protective effect of vitamin E against AD in individuals aged 80 plus."
The researchers studied 232 people who were 80 years or older and were free of dementia at the beginning of the study. After six years, they identified 57 cases of Alzheimer's disease.
At the beginning of the study, the blood levels of all eight natural components of vitamin E were measured. People with higher blood levels were compared with those subjects who had lower blood levels. The scientists found that seniors with the higher blood levels of all the forms of vitamin E reduced their risk of developing Alzheimer's by 45 to 54 percent, depending on the levels of specific components.
Mangialasche noted that the protective effect of vitamin E appears to be related to the combination of the different forms. Along this line, another recent study suggested that supplements containing high doses of the tocopherol component of vitamin E may increase mortality, indicating that such dietary supplements, if not balanced in the body, may be more harmful than previously thought.
"Elderly people as a group are large consumers of vitamin E supplements, which usually contain only tocopherol, and this is often at high doses," says Mangialasche. "Our findings need to be confirmed by other studies, but they open up the possibility that the balanced presence of different vitamin E forms can have an important neuroprotective effect."
According to the Alzheimer's Association, 5.3 million Americans have the disease, and it is the seventh leading cause of death.
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Vitamin E Reduces Alzheimer's Risk
Thursday, July 8, 2010 8:45 AM
By Sylvia Booth Hubbard
High levels of vitamin E in the blood reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease in old age, says a new study. Italian and Swedish researchers found that several components of vitamin E helped prevent cognitive deterioration in people 80 years of age and older.
"Vitamin E is a family of eight natural components, but most studies related to Alzheimer's disease investigate only one of these components, tocopherol," Dr. Francesca Mangialasche, who led the study, said in a statement. "We hypothesized that all the vitamin E family members could be important in protecting against AD. If confirmed, this result has implications for both individuals and society, as 70 percent of all dementia cases in the general population occur in people more than 75 years of age, and the study suggests a protective effect of vitamin E against AD in individuals aged 80 plus."
The researchers studied 232 people who were 80 years or older and were free of dementia at the beginning of the study. After six years, they identified 57 cases of Alzheimer's disease.
At the beginning of the study, the blood levels of all eight natural components of vitamin E were measured. People with higher blood levels were compared with those subjects who had lower blood levels. The scientists found that seniors with the higher blood levels of all the forms of vitamin E reduced their risk of developing Alzheimer's by 45 to 54 percent, depending on the levels of specific components.
Mangialasche noted that the protective effect of vitamin E appears to be related to the combination of the different forms. Along this line, another recent study suggested that supplements containing high doses of the tocopherol component of vitamin E may increase mortality, indicating that such dietary supplements, if not balanced in the body, may be more harmful than previously thought.
"Elderly people as a group are large consumers of vitamin E supplements, which usually contain only tocopherol, and this is often at high doses," says Mangialasche. "Our findings need to be confirmed by other studies, but they open up the possibility that the balanced presence of different vitamin E forms can have an important neuroprotective effect."
According to the Alzheimer's Association, 5.3 million Americans have the disease, and it is the seventh leading cause of death. |
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FTC Greatly Expanding Potential Regulation of Dietary Supplement Market |
A New Call to Action from the Natural Products Association
May 21, 2010
FTC Powers Bill Moves to Next Step: Legislation greatly expanding potential regulation of the dietary supplement market moves to a critical phase
Dear NPA Member: [A.C. Grace Company NOTE: We are proud members of the NPA]
Yesterday, Financial Services Reform (S.3217) passed the Senate. While expansion of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) powers was kept out of the Senate bill, now the House and Senate must work out the differences between the chambers' versions. The expansions being discussed could have a dire impact on the way you do business.
Many of your responded to the last call to contact your senators, and I think you deserve some of the credit for the decision of the Senate not to include the FTC powers provision in the bill they passed. Now, we need you to act again by contacting both your representatives and senators today, urging them to focus on strengthening the stability of our economy, not regulating industries that had nothing to do with the financial crisis. At a time when businesses are struggling to both survive and create new jobs, adding burdensome new regulations and ceding more authority over your business to the FTC is just what the economy does not need.
Now is the time that your voice matters most.
Should these additional powers be granted to the FTC, you can expect to see the following:
• The FTC creating advertising guidelines that are inconsistent with what is allowed under DSHEA and the FDA
• The FTC acting as a legislative body, creating “rules” for industries like ours in areas in which it has no expertise
• The FTC levying fines against businesses for practices it deems illegal without allowing the business to change its policies
• The FTC levying fines against companies for “aiding and abetting” wrongdoing even when the companies did not know a violation was occurring
• The FTC making, approving, and policing rules with virtually no oversight
I encourage you to take action and send a new message to your members of Congress, urging them to OPPOSE the FTC provision.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact me at
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Sincerely,
John Gay
Executive Director and CEO
Natural Products Association
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About the Natural Products Association
Founded in 1936, the Natural Products Association is the nation's largest and oldest non-profit organization dedicated to the natural products industry. The Natural Products Association represents more than 10,000 retailers, manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors of natural products, including foods, dietary supplements, and health/beauty aids.
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Regular Use of Vitamin E May Cut COPD Risk |
Regular Use of Vitamin E May Cut Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Risk
ANI, May 17, 2010, 01.46pm IST
A new study conducted by researchers at Cornell University and Brigham and Women's Hospital has suggested that long-term, regular use of vitamin E in women 45 years of age and older may help decrease the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by about 10 percent in both smokers and non-smokers.
"As lung disease develops, damage occurs to sensitive tissues through several proposed processes, including inflammation and damage from free radicals. Vitamin E may protect the lung against such damage," said Anne Hermetet Agler, doctoral candidate with Cornell University's Division of Nutritional Sciences.
Agler and colleagues reviewed data compiled by the Women's Health Study, a multi-year, long-term effort ending in 2004 that focused on the effects of aspirin and vitamin E in the prevention of cardiovascular disease and cancer in nearly 40,000 women aged 45 years and older.
Study participants were randomized to receive either 600 mg of vitamin E or a placebo every other day during the course of the research.
Although fewer women taking vitamin E developed COPD, Agler noted the supplements appeared to have no effect on asthma, and women taking vitamin E supplements were diagnosed with asthma at about the same rate as women taking placebo pills.
Importantly, Agler noted the decreased risk of COPD in women who were given vitamin E was the same for smokers as for non-smokers.
Agler said further research will explore the way vitamin E affects the lung tissue and function, and will assess the effects of vitamin E supplements on lung diseases in men.
"If results of this study are borne out by further research, clinicians may recommend that women take vitamin E supplements to prevent COPD," Agler said.
"Remember that vitamin E supplements are known to have detrimental effects in some people; for example vitamin E supplementation increased risk of congestive heart failure in cardiovascular disease patients. Broader recommendations would need to balance both benefits and risks," Agler added.
The results of the study will be presented at the ATS 2010 International Conference in New Orleans.
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Breastfeeding Moms May Not Eat Proper Diet |
Breastfeeding Moms May Not Eat Proper Diet
May 12, 2010 at 7:23 PM
GRANADA, Spain, May 12 (UPI) -- A study of breastfeeding mothers in Spain found 94 percent of mothers did not follow a proper diet, researchers said.
Study leader Jose Luis Gomez Llorente of the University of Granada and colleagues found the breastfeeding mothers ate too much protein -- probably due to their high fish intake -- and not enough vitamins A, E and iron.
The researchers collected 100 milk samples from 34 breastfeeding mothers from the provinces of Granada and Almeria in Spain. The mothers completed a questionnaire on what they ate three days before the sample of breast milk was taken.
Ninety-four percent of mothers consumed a hypocaloric diet -- a low number of dietary calories usually 1,000–1,200 calories -- mainly due to low consumption of fat.
The same number -- 94 percent -- ate a diet rich in proteins exceeding recommended Dietary Reference Intakes.
The study also found 88 percent of the breastfeeding mothers showed a deficiency of vitamin A, 99 percent were deficient vitamin E and 94 percent were deficient in iron.
These micronutrients are essential for the neurological development of infants, the researcher said.
"Breastfeeding mothers can significantly improve the composition of their milk by optimizing their diet by following international recommendations," the study said.
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