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Re: [OM] Re: olympus-digest V2 #4422

Subject: Re: [OM] Re: olympus-digest V2 #4422
From: "Earl Dunbar" <edunbar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 01:02:07 -0500
Tuscan red tonight for me.

Slainte!

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On 11/15/2003 at 9:01 PM garyetx@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>Actually, what I like is the research that promises good results from red
>wine.
>
>Gary (drinking a nice California merlot tonight, no fava beans.)
>
>Gary Edwards
>
>www.peopleplacesflight.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
>Behalf Of Stephen Scharf
>Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 8:34 PM
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [OM] Re: olympus-digest V2 #4422
>
>
>
>
>>The first study to compare two powerful cholesterol-lowering drugs
>>head-to-head in treating coronary artery disease finds that one appears to
>>be superior.
>>
>What they don't tell you is that studies have shown that ordinary fish
>oil which contains omega 3 fatty acids, specifically EPA  and DHA, is at
>least as effective in lowering cholesterol and improving the ratio of
>good to bad. Probably more effective and no adverse side effects... if
>you don't count an occasional fishy burp :>) I get a 3 month supply from
>Costco for less than $10. Compare that to the hundreds if not thousands
>of $$ per year for the drugs. Works for me and I have the blood tests to
>back it up. I suspect there are others in this group who may benefit.
>
>mike
>Actually, that's not quite accurate. I was hired at my current job to
>develop a genetic test for familial hypercholesterolemia, and have attended
>several professional atherosclerosis socities' conferences. It turns out
>that eating fish oils and omega threes is beneficial because it raises your
>High Density Lipoprotien (HDL. one of the  good, or protective
>cholesterols), but it will also raise your LDL (low density lipoprotein-the
>"bad" cholesterol) as well. As far as I know it does not lower total
>cholesterol. As it turns out, there is no correlation with total
>cholesterol
>and risk of myocardial infarction (heart attack). The most meaningful
>correlations are with HDL and triglycerides. In essence, having low LDL and
>triglycerides and high HDL is good, the reverse is a strong risk factor.
>Turns out though, that if you eat fish, especially salmon, your HDL goes
>up,
>but your LDL does not. So there is something in fish that is beneficial
>that
>is not in fish or omega three oils alone.
>
>
>-Stephen Scharf
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