I have some stuff going on in my personal life that I’m sorting through, so I’m going to be MIA a bit here. But I do have a bunch of articles I tagged to look at and thought I’d throw them out here for your perusal and discussion. Enjoy…I’ll be around, but not quite as much for a little while.

One More Thing Statins Don’t Do: Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease - “Contrary to some reports, taking statins, which are cholesterol-lowering drugs, offers no protection against Alzheimer’s disease, according to research published in the January 16, 2008, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.”

One More Thing Leafy Vegetables Do: Reduce The Risk Of Cataracts - “Women who have higher dietary intake of lutein and zeaxanthin–compounds found in yellow or dark, leafy vegetables–as well as more vitamin E from food and supplements appear to have a lower risk for developing cataracts, according to a new article.”

This just in: French fries may not be good for you. Acrylamide In Food May Increase Risk Of Breast Cancer, New Findings Suggest - “Acrylamide is a chemical formed when frying, roasting, grilling or baking carbohydrate-rich foods at temperatures above 120°C. Acrylamide is thus found in a number of foods, such as bread, crisps, French fries and coffee. Tobacco smoking also generates substantial amounts of acrylamide.”

Another Cholesterol Drug That Does Nothing…Unless Speeding Up Death Counts - “the pace at which artery-clogging plaques formed within vessels almost doubled in patients taking Zetia (ezetimibe) along with another cholesterol-lowering drug, Zocor (simvastatin), compared to those taking Zocor alone, the study found.” One word for this: OOPS!

Cloned Meat Is Okay; We Know So Because The FDA Says So and we know they’re never wrong! “The FDA concluded Tuesday that meat and milk from cloned animals is safe for human consumption, clearing the way for clones to enter the U.S. food supply.” Eat up!

Probiotics affect metabolism, says new study - “They found that treatment with probiotics had a whole range of biochemical effects and that these effects differed markedly between the two probiotic strains, Lactobacillus paracasei and Lactobacillus rhamnosus. Adding ‘friendly’ bacteria changed the makeup of the bugs in the gut, not only because this increased the number of such bacteria, but also because the ‘friendly’ bacteria worked with other bacteria in the gut, amplifying their effects.”

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