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
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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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