People who drink diet sodas have 44% more heart attacks and strokes than those who don't. Pretty good sample size in this new study: N = 2564, 36% men, mean age 69 ± 10, 20% white, 23% black, 53% Hispanic. Done in Manhattan. They controlled for all the other stuff that (we know) influences CV events (age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, smoking, physical activity, alcohol consumption, BMI, daily calories, consumption of protein, carbohydrates, total fat, saturated fat, and sodium).

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http://www.springerlink.com/content/b042807u865853t7/
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/758833?src=mpnews&spon=34

Supplements 101:
the Who What and Why of Dietary Supplement Manufacturing and Use in Clinical Practice

IATROGENIC AND OTC HYPOCHLORHYDRIA
tabs also not good for pts who are taking acid blocking meds (tagamet, etc)
without acid: don't digest proteins, don't absorb minerals
shakes bottle of tabs: as good as a maraca if you don't have acid
blocked acids in rats: made them more allergic to foods
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17227952?itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum&ordinalpos=3
he asked the researcher, they're doing it in humans, same results
( guest lecturer week 7, this post has been moved forward in time: what forms of vitamins to take? good info here, esp on folate as relates to neurotransmitter manufactureCollapse )

1000 on Ca+ only-->6 more MI's or strokes and 3 less fractures
( data from the Women's Health Initiative added to the meta-analysis of cardiovascular risks associated with calcium supplementsCollapse )

...of all tested Cox 2 inhibitors, that is. It was also the least studied of the NSAIDS they looked at. They conclude that naproxen seems least harmful, however the analysis did not consider GI side effects, only cardiovascular.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/736039?src=mp&spon=27

SSRI Shows Promise as Restorative Therapy Following Stroke CME
News Author: Caroline Cassels
( From medscape---and mind you, I'm not recommending SSRIs for post-stroke tx based on just this one study! Just keeping track of what the drug companies are pushing.Collapse )

www.medscape.com
From Medscape Medical News article by Allison Gandey
November 24, 2009
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