Introduction As primary prevention for a myocardial infarction or stroke, you’ve prescribed a statin, possibly in conjunction with a fibrate, for a 50 year old male patient with one or more of the following: metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, coronary artery disease or peripheral artery disease. In a follow-up visit, his PSA is elevated, […]
Glucosamine sulphate, but not glucosamine hydrochloride, effective against osteoarthritis
Clarification is in order for the widely publicized findings of a recent BMJ article entitled: Effects of glucosamine, chondroitin, or placebo in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee: network meta-analysis.1 The headline of the September 13, 2010, press release declaims: Popular supplements to combat joint pain do not work.2 Since numerous studies, including […]
Vitamin A – Tolerance Extends Longevity
Abstract Vitamin A is a family of essential fat-soluble dietary compounds, three of which—retinol, retinal and retinoic acid—play significant roles in the human body, with each compound performing functions the others cannot. Retinol is the major transport and storage form of vitamin A; retinal is essential for vision, and retinoic acid acts like a hormone, […]
Iodine: the Next Vitamin D? Part II
Abstract Despite the widely held assumption that Americans are iodine-sufficient due to the availability of iodized salt, the U.S. population is actually at high risk for iodine insufficiency. Iodine intake has been decreasing in the U.S. since the early 70s as a result of changes in Americans’ food and dietary habits, including the facts that […]
Iodine: the Next Vitamin D? Part I
Abstract Despite the widely held assumption that Americans are iodine-sufficient due to the availability of iodized salt, the U.S. population is actually at high risk for iodine insufficiency. Iodine intake has been decreasing in the U.S. since the early 70s as a result of changes in Americans’ food and dietary habits, including the facts that […]