CHECKUP NEWS, TIPS AND TRENDS WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE HEART...Byline: - Staff and wire Services If you're already eating a low-fat, high-fiber diet high-fiber diet High-residue diet, high-roughage diet Nutrition A diet with ≥ 13–20 g/day of crude dietary fiber. Cf Low-fiber diet. to protect your heart, there's a possible bonus, researchers say: It could prevent Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease (ăls`hī'mərz, ôls–), degenerative disease of nerve cells in the cerebral cortex that leads to atrophy of the brain and senile dementia. . The link between diet and the condition comes from a study of a cholesterol-managing gene, Grace Petot, assistant professor emeritus of nutrition at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, told the World Alzheimer Congress 2000 Wednesday in Washington, D.C. In a study that looked at older people, her group found that people who carry a specific version of the gene, called ApoE, and who ate a high-fat diet high-fat diet A diet rich in fats, often saturated–animal or tropical oils—fats Adverse effects Arthritis, CA, vascular disease, DM, HTN, obesity, stroke. See Fat, Fatty acids, Saturated fat acis, Cf Low-fat diet. had a much higher incidence of Alzheimer's disease. And while the study included only a small number of subjects and does not provide conclusive evidence CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE. That which cannot be contradicted by any other evidence,; for example, a record, unless impeached for fraud, is conclusive evidence between the parties. 3 Bouv. Inst. n. 3061-62. , it is one more reason to follow what is now a standard dietary recommendation, says Bill Thies, vice president of medical and scientific affairs for the Alzheimer's Association The Alzheimer's Association, incorportated on April 10, 1980 as the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association, Inc., is a non-profit American voluntary health organization which focuses on care, support and research for Alzheimer's disease. . ``It fits in an emerging body of data that suggests that many of the traditional cardiovascular risk factors are also risk factors for Alzheimer's disease,'' Thies says. Solving dental dilemmas: On Thursday you can get your dental questions answered by simply calling a toll-free number. The Academy of General Dentistry Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), n.pr a nonprofit, international organization dedicated to serving the needs and representing the general interests of dental professionals. , in conjunction with its annual meeting, will give consumers the chance to call the SmileLine and talk to a dentist about any concern or to learn about the latest treatments and procedures. Bilingual dentists will be available for calls from Spanish- speaking consumers. The toll-free line, (800) 764-5333, will be answered from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday. Year-round dental information is available online at www.agd.org, where consumers can post questions on the SmileLine Online bulletin board. Healthy parent-child talks: Talk to your children. Adolescents who have a parent or trustworthy adult to confide in are less likely to engage in risky behavior such as drug use or sex with multiple partners than young people without mentors, says a new study in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine adolescent medicine n. The branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of youth between 13 and 21 years of age. Also called ephebiatrics, hebiatrics. . |
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