NIBBLES.* In a study of 115 adults with wrist fractures, those assigned to take 500 mg a day of vitamin C vitamin C or ascorbic acid Water-soluble organic compound important in animal metabolism. Most animals produce it in their bodies, but humans, other primates, and guinea pigs need it in the diet to prevent scurvy. for 50 days had only a third the risk of reflex sympathetic dystrophy Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Definition Reflex sympathetic dystrophy is the feeling of pain associated with evidence of minor nerve injury. Description (RSD RSD Reflex sympathetic dystrophy, see there ). People with RSD suffer pain, changes in skin color and temperature, edema edema (ĭdē`mə), abnormal accumulation of fluid in the body tissues or in the body cavities causing swelling or distention of the affected parts. , and sometimes impaired movement in an injured area, possibly due to nerve damage. Lancet 354: 2025, 1999. * In studies involving more than 360,000 people, those at low risk for heart disease--non-smokers with cholesterol below 200 and blood pressure no higher than 120 over 80--had a life expectancy Life Expectancy 1. The age until which a person is expected to live. 2. The remaining number of years an individual is expected to live, based on IRS issued life expectancy tables. that was six to ten years longer than people at greater risk. J. Amer. Med. Assoc. 282: 2012, 1999. * Flawed studies have claimed that people on low-salt diets have a higher risk of heart disease or stroke (see June 1998, p. 9). A well-designed study now shows that among the overweight, those who consume more sodium are about twice as likely to die of a stroke and may also be more likely to die of heart disease. (The study found no link between sodium and stroke or heart disease in normal-weight people, possibly because the researchers didn't have enough information on long-term sodium intakes.) J. Amer. Med. Assoc. 282: 2027, 1999. |
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