Comment on FDA Confirmation of Walnut-Specific Health Claim.Lifestyle Editors/Health/Medical Writers SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 2004 Dennis A. Balint, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. California Walnut Commission March 31, 2004 "Today's action by the FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. affirms the body of walnuts research, which began in 1993 with the landmark Loma Linda University Founded in 1905, Loma Linda University (LLU) is a private, Christian, coeducational, health sciences university located in Southern California 60 miles east of Los Angeles close to San Bernardino and near beaches, mountains, and the desert. study conducted by Dr. Joan Sabate, showing walnuts lower LDL LDL - ["LDL: A Logic-Based Data-Language", S. Tsur et al, Proc VLDB 1986, Kyoto Japan, Aug 1986, pp.33-41]. 'bad' cholesterol by as much as 16%. In addition to the multiple human intervention, peer reviewed clinical studies conducted over the past decade, last week the University of Barcelona The University of Barcelona (Catalan: Universitat de Barcelona, UB) is a public university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is a member of the Coimbra Group and Joan Lluís Vives Institute. announced its study published in Circulation which shows a diet including walnuts can reverse artery damage. More walnut clinical research in the pipeline at major universities will reveal even more health related benefits in the next year. This means we will return to the FDA in the future seeking an unqualified claim." Expert and Background Interviews, Comprehensive Walnuts Clinical Scientific Update Available. For stations who have access to Pathfire, on the left panel of Pathfire, doubleclick on News Broadcast Network story number NBN 23240 to access walnut footage and soundbites on the most recent walnut clinical study. Or go to www.newsbroadcast.com and search for "walnuts" and one can view and order copies of the most recent walnut science research. |
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