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Food Pyramid Might Disappear As Guide
By IRA DREYFUSS

WASHINGTON (AP) - The government is looking at replacing the Food Guide Pyramid it uses to guide Americans' eating habits, hoping to find something that will motivate people better to turn to healthful diets.

While 80 percent of the nation recognizes the pyramid, two-thirds are overweight or obese, Agriculture Department officials said Monday as they asked for ideas.

"We seem to lack that last step: 'How do I take it and make a behavior change?'" said Eric Hentges, director of the department's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, said in describing the shortcoming of the government's food pyramid.

An Associated Press-IPSOS poll found in May that 30 percent of Americans consider overeating the nation's top health problem, but just 12 percent said they were dieting.

Beyond the pyramid, the government makes a wealth of information available to people about how to eat right, including recommendations on how much to eat and how physical activity works off calories.

An Agriculture Department Web site lets users create their own eating plan, for example, to see how it matches with government dietary guidelines. Another site lets users see how many calories they can burn through various forms of exercise.

Officials are looking for a new symbol to replace the Food Guide Pyramid, adopted in 1992, or at least a catchy slogan that would entice people to explore for further information on how to improve their diets.

"Our 30-second television mentality requires a graphic," said Carol Tucker Foreman, director of food policy for the Consumer Federation of America.

The dietary guidelines are being reviewed by an advisory committee organized by the Department of Health and Human Services. A revised version is expected out in early 2005.

Hentges said he was taking no stand on the look of the pyramid if it should stay or what should replace it if it should go. "We do not have a preconceived notion," he said.

But the department's graphic pyramid as it exists now has a major a shortcoming: "One size fits all" guidance does not fit all, Hentges said.

For instance, the pyramid simply recommends 6 to 11 daily servings of bread, cereal, rice and pasta. One has to go to the guidelines themselves to learn that six servings are recommended only for sedentary women and some older adults while 11 servings are recommended for teenage boys, many active men and some very active women.

The Consumer Federation's Foreman cited another problem: The foods that people should eat the least of are at the top, where they get noticed more easily and "people think they are more important."

"I've never come up with what I think is the perfect answer," Foreman said, adding that the pyramid would look strange if it were upended so put the least-recommended foods at the bottom.

Hentges said any new illustration or a revised pyramid also would have to find room for new dietary recommendations that come from the advisory committee, such as to avoid artery-clogging trans fats and to participate in more heart-protective physical activity.

"What we are proposing is to simplify the graphic," said Jackie Haven, an Agriculture Department nutritionist. "Perhaps the slogan will send people to the Web site."

If the pyramid were replaced, it would not be the first shape change for the department's illustrations. Before the pyramid, the agency put its healthy eating ideas in a pie chart.

In addition to seeking ideas from the food industry, health and consumer groups and the public, the department has hired a research firm to help develop new food guideline illustrations.

That's a good approach, said Susan Borra, a dietitian and executive vice president of the International Food Information Council, a communications organization supported by the food and beverage industry.

"Anything we say has to be consumer-tested and consumer-driven," Borra said. "We know the science. What's critical is making it usable and understandable."

In her opinion, the pyramid shouldn't be replaced because so many people are aware of it. "One needs to capitalize on that type of recognition," she said.

USDA Food Guide Pyramid: http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/pyramid.html
USDA Food and Nutrition page: http://www.usda.gov/FoodAndNutrition/
Consumer Federation of America: http://www.consumerfederation.org/ 


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Alzheimer's, Other Diseases Often Mistaken
By JOANN LOVIGLIO

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ask anyone to name a brain disease that causes dementia and eventually death, and the most likely answer you'll get is Alzheimer's disease. Though that's one correct answer, it's not the only one. And a group meeting this week is trying to increase medical and public awareness for other degenerative brain syndromes that are as misunderstood and underdiagnosed as they are destructive to victims and families.

Frontotemporal dementia, or FTD, is an umbrella term that includes several related brain disorders. They generally strike people in their 50s - a decade earlier than Alzheimer's typically hits - and can take a severe financial, as well as emotional, toll on the sufferers' families.

Like Alzheimer's FTD has no cure and no confirmed treatment to slow the slide into dementia. About 4.5 million Americans are believed to have Alzheimer's; the number with FTD is unclear because it is often misdiagnosed.

"It's where Alzheimer's was 20 years ago in terms of the lack of recognition, information, knowledge," said Helen-Ann Comstock, chair of the Association for Frontotemporal Dementias. "This is a disease that hits at the prime of life, making it financially devastating for families and baffling and embarrassing because it's not always recognized."

Just days before a major conference on Alzheimer's disease begins this weekend, families and doctors focused on FTD are gathering.

"It's tough to say how many people are being inaccurately diagnosed but in all likelihood, half of the folks (with FTD) are being missed," said University of Pennsylvania neurologist Dr. Murray Grossman, a member of AFTD's Medical Advisory Council. "It's so important for us to spread the word, to make sure that we're getting accurate diagnoses, especially since we're on the cusp of potential treatments."

While Alzheimer's is marked by memory loss, FTD patients retain their memories of people and events. They instead have trouble speaking and remembering words, and they may become extroverted or withdrawn, make inappropriate remarks in public, exhibit rude or childlike behavior, and appear selfish or apathetic.

Sometimes compulsive behaviors develop, like walking to the same location day after day, constant hand-clapping or rubbing, or humming the same tune for long periods.

The symptoms often lead to patients being misdiagnosed with a variety of disorders including Alzheimer's, stroke, bipolar disorder or depression. As a result, frontotemporal dementia can go undiagnosed for years.

Comstock's husband was misdiagnosed twice with Alzheimer's before a third opinion months later concluded that he actually had Pick's disease, a type of frontotemporal dementia.

At the time of his diagnosis in 1978, Craig Comstock was a 44-year-old math professor at the Naval Postgraduate School in California, a researcher and a fixture on the community charity circuit. He died seven years later, bedridden and unable to eat or drink.

In an unusual move not typical of most medical meetings, families of FTD sufferers were invited to attend the Philadelphia gathering and take part in discussions to arm them with information about caring for their loved ones, Comstock said.

Grossman said researchers are looking for ways to stabilize a protein in the brain that seems to degrade and disappear in these dementia sufferers.

"We believe frontotemporal dementia is as common in the under-65 population as Alzheimer's disease is in the above-65 population," he said. "What we find is important not just for FTD but for patients with Alzheimer's disease."

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Red, Yellow, orange, purple Or Green are all great and healthy food!
 
My mother always told me that at 18 months of age I ate one-half can of lye, which she was using to make soap. This really ate the lining of my esophagus and left my upper passages looking like a spiders web home. During the time of my raw internal parts she would find me sitting in the garden among the tomatoes eating ripe tomatoes and crying from the pain, but she could not convince me that I should not eat them.
 
Tomatoes continue to be one of my favorite foods into this ripe old-age of 67! I now know that they are very good for me and you! This week I am covering tomatoes as they are in season in many places of the world and we need to eat in season fruits and veggies as often as possible...
 
Tomatoes generally range in size from three-quarters of an inch in diameter and a quarter of an ounce in weight to six inches in diameter and two pounds. Tomatoes range in hue from white to red to purple, green yellow and orange. Generally, the lighter colored tomatoes have a milder taste. The red colored tomatoes get their red pigment due to the lycopene content. More on lycopene later on?
 
Are tomatoes fruits or vegetables? If you're like most people, you think tomatoes are vegetables. If you talk to a botanist, he or she might insist that the tomato is a fruit because it contains seeds with sweet pulp. However, a horticulturist would argue that the tomato plant is a vegetable plant and not like fruits that are grown on trees (eg. apple, peach). Both arguments are valid, and in a way, the answer is that tomatoes are both a fruit and a vegetable.
 
Tomatoes are the second most consumed vegetable in North America. The tomato is a treasure of nutrients, including Vitamin C, Vitamin A, potassium, folic acid and more. Processed tomatoes have higher levels of the nutrients simply because it is concentrated. North Americans customarily eat a large volume of tomatoes and tomato products that it ranks as No.1 among fruits and vegetables in the total amount of nutrients they contribute to the diet.
 
Interestingly, second to oranges, tomatoes contribute a high amount of Vitamin C in North American diets. Vitamin C has long been known to prevent scurvy - a condition that is characterized by bleeding gums and soreness in the joints. Vitamin C is also known to function as an antioxidant in the human body. Studies have shown that it may prevent certain degenerative diseases and common colds.
 
In addition, tomato consumption is listed as the fourth most important source of vitamin A. In the body, vitamin A is converted from sources beta-carotene and it is important for immune functions, maintenance of the skin and tissue lining and vision.
 
Potassium is an essential nutrient that is important for normal health maintenance and growth. It is required for movement of nutrients across the cells in the body. A deficiency of potassium would lead to muscle weakness, apathy, cramps and more. It is important for athletes to maintain levels of potassium which is lost through sweating during an event. Potassium levels can be easily maintained before or after the event by eating foods or drinking fluids high in potassium.
 
History of the tomato
 
Tomatoes were first thought to be poison and were not to be eaten but that idea lost it's wind and then became the food of necessity.
 
The tomato originated in the Andes Mountains in South America and was first domesticated in Mexico by the Aztec people. After the Spanish conquered Mexico in the early 1500s, they introduced it to southern Europe, where it quickly became popular. The Italians named it "poma amoris" meaning "apple of love". Similarly, the French also called it "pomme d'amour". This name gave rise to the legend that the tomato was an aphrodisiac. However, in colder climates, such as Canada, Great Britain and parts of the United States, it was called the "wolf peach". This unappealing name reflected its poor reputation and people's beliefs that tomatoes were poisonous. Therefore, for many years, the tomato plant was only grown for decorative purposes.
 
The most talked about food nutrient known, at this time in the tomato, is Lycopene and being studied for further health benefits. In addition to giving tomatoes their vibrant color, lycopene appears to protect against diseases such as cancer and heart disease.
 
Lycopene is an antioxidant - it helps to counteract the harmful effects of substances called free radicals, which are thought to contribute to many chronic diseases and age-related processes in the body.
 
Organically grown tomatoes contain the 35% to 70% more nutrient content than the traditionally farm grown tomato.
 
The researchers surveyed the eating habits of over 47,000 men between the ages of 40-75 for six years and found that the consumption of tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato juice and pizza was associated with a reduced risk for developing prostate cancer. Researchers theorize that lycopene, an antioxidant nutrient found in large amounts in tomatoes, may be responsible for this possible protective effect.
 
I serve up hug plates of sliced fresh tomatoes with sliced cucumbers splashed with a bit of rice vinegar, salt and pepper and the family loves it. My dh grows our own organic tomatoes with which I make our ketchup, tomato sauce and canned fresh tomatoes to go with us through the winter. Try a small patch, as tomatoes are easily grown in your flower bed!
 
Tomato season is in full swing here, if that is the case in your area go out and get some great organically grown tomatoes for maximum health and nutrient content.
 
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Harmful Brain Effects of Interferons
By Russell L. Blaylock, M.D.
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Interferons are used in clinical medicine for a number of medical conditions including:

A wide range of cancers
Chronic hepatitis
Multiple sclerosis
Chronic granulomatous disease
AIDS-related disorders

Rarely considered are the effects of large doses of this immune cytokine on brain function. For example, the conventional treatment of chronic hepatitis is interferon-alpha-2b. Despite poor results in controlling the disease and the existence of safer, more effective natural treatments, physicians continue to use this toxic treatment. Of major concern are the neurologic effects of the treatment.

Acute Problems

It is known that interferons have two patterns of injury to the brain. One is acute and occurs within hours of treatment, often lasting for the first one to three weeks of the treatment. This usually includes fever, chills, headache and fatigue.

Chronic Problems

This is followed by a chronic phase in which more serious injuries to the nervous system result. Chronic symptoms can include malaise, lethargy, somnolence, headaches, low-grade fevers, anorexia (loss of appetite) and more serious symptoms such as psychomotor symptoms, cognitive problems, psychiatric behaviors and even delirium and coma.

Brain Toxicity

The severity of symptoms depends on the dose of the interferon and manner of administering the medication. Continuous infusion of high-dose interferons is associated with more severe neurologic problems. It is known that chronic brain toxicities occur at all doses but more so after doses higher than 18 million to 20 million units a day. Most common is severe fatigue.

Even lower doses have been associated with a lack of drive and disinterest in participating in normal activities, a process called psychomotor retardation. This occurs in anywhere from 47 percent to 80 percent of patients. Changes in the ability to think clearly (cognitive changes) are frequently seen in patients treated with as little as 9 million units of interferon per week. The difficulty with thinking reaches a peak at one to three months. This can include a decreased attention span, difficulty concentrating, defective short-term memory and mental clouding.

Studies have described frequent periods of silence and vacant staring, occurring even in mid-sentence. Objective testing for recall and cognitive function have shown an incidence of 17 percent to 50 percent in patients receiving standard doses of interferons. Most of these cognitive difficulties do improve, yet there are reports of persistent impairments lasting up to two years following cessation of treatment.

In some patients the effect is so severe on the brain that patients sleep up to 20 hours a day and during waking periods experience disorientation and confusion. Speech difficulties (expressive dysphasia) and problems with balance have also been reported. On rare instances, these neurological effects have progressed to a demented state. Hallucinations have also been reported.

It is important to appreciate that the patients in the first two categories to be described had no previous psychiatric history. Renault and co-workers, who examined many of these patients, divided the neurobehavioral effects into three syndromes: organic personality syndrome, organic affective syndrome and delirium effects. Patients with organic personality syndrome frequently experience uncontrollable overreaction to minor frustrations, are very irritable and have a short temper.

Depression Common

Those with the organic affective syndrome often describe feelings of depression and hopelessness. They cry easily and have difficulty interacting socially with others. Patients experiencing delirium have a clouding of their thinking, have short-term memory problems and have frequent mood changes. Many become severely agitated, abusive, withdrawn and may exhibit suicidal thoughts, delusions of being persecuted and phobias. Patients having delirium symptoms often had co-existing liver disease, history of psychiatric disorder or previous brain injury.

Severe Reactions in Cancer Treatment

The most severe effects have been seen in patients treated for cancers. In these patients death due to encephalopathy (widespread brain injury) and associated seizures have been described. This may be a result of combined toxicities of radiation, chemotherapy and interferon.

Interferon-gamma is less toxic than the alpha or beta-interferons. With higher doses one can see chronic neurotoxicities, which can include dizziness, slowed thinking, confusion, crying spells, and even symptoms resembling Parkinson's disease.

How Interferon Ruins Your Brain

The mechanism of this injury to the brain appears to involve the brain's special immune cell called the microglia. Normally, these cells remain dormant in the brain. That is, they are sleeping. Microglia cells can be activated by numerous factors, including mercury, aluminum, iron, overvaccination, and brain trauma, strokes, infections (viruses, bacteria, rickettsia) and cytokines such as interferons.

Once activated, microglia can move about the brain secreting very toxic compounds, which include two excitotoxins (glutamate and quinolinic acid). These excitotoxins dramatically increase free radical generation in the brain as well as oxidation of lipids (called lipid peroxidation). These radicals damage synaptic connections, interfere with neurotransmitters and can even kill neurons. In addition, these activated microglia generate other toxic compounds such as prostaglandins (PGE2), which increase brain inflammation.

If the microglia activation is short lived, the damage to the brain is minimal and recovery takes place. Yet, should the activation continue, which would occur with high-dose and long-term use of interferons, the damage could be substantial and irreversible. Protecting the brain with high-dose and varied antioxidants as well as certain metabolic stimulants can substantially reduce this damage. Certain nutrients, such as malate, pyruvate, DHA, ascorbate, magnesium and methylcobalamin inhibit excitotoxicity.

Physicians Frequently Miss Side Effects

Physicians often ignore patient complaints of neurological difficulties during interferon treatments, assuming they are benign and reversible. As stated in the beginning, natural alternatives have been shown to be much more effective and dramatically safer than interferon treatments.

 

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Study Finds Red Snapper Has Cousins
By JOSEPH B. VERRENGIA

Scientists recommend that you think twice before spending $15 for a red snapper filet the size of an index card. A new genetics study suggests a poor ocean cousin might be masquerading as its upscale relative on your dinner plate.

Research at the University of North Carolina shows more than three-quarters of "red snapper" samples from eight states turned out to be different species - vermillion snapper or lane snapper - in violation of federal law. Red snapper is increasingly rare and it usually fetches a premium price compared to other reef fish.

Cheating consumers by several dollars per pound with mislabeled fish is only the beginning of the problem, scientists said.

"The remarkable extent of product mislabeling threatens to distort the status of fish stocks, contributing to a false impression that fish stocks are keeping up with demand," reports the study's senior author, Peter B. Marko.

Seafood industry executives said the study was too small to be meaningful, and its results were overblown. They suspected that most of the samples simply were misidentified.

"Vermillion and red snapper are particularly difficult to tell apart," said Linda Candler of the National Seafood Institute, an industry association in Washington, D.C. "Species substitution actually is pretty rare."

Marko's lab started the study not as genetic detective work, but basic instruction in DNA sequencing.

His team analyzed meat from 22 fish bought from nine vendors in Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina and Wisconsin. Details appear in the latest issue of the journal Nature.

They found that 17, or 77 percent, of the samples were not red snapper, which lives primarily in the Gulf of Mexico.

Instead, they were lane snapper and vermillion snapper - both species from the western Atlantic Ocean. But more than half of the species in the study belong to western Pacific species, Marko said.

There are about 100 snapper species worldwide, and a dozen closely related varieties living in warmer U.S. waters, especially around reefs.

The species are called snappers because they sport canine-like teeth on their upper jaw and snap at their prey. At the dock, inspectors are supposed to weigh and identify the catch. The data is used to enforce restrictions and analyze recovery efforts.

Snapper varieties have firm, white, mild-tasting flesh. When the fish are skinned and boned, they are difficult to distinguish by sight, scientists and industry representatives say.

Red snapper, or Lutjanus campechanus, grows to more than 35 pounds and lives more than 20 years, although the commercial catch is smaller.

Many of its populations are overfished, especially by shrimp trawlers that unintentionally scoop them up and discard them as bycatch losses.

Since 1996, government restrictions have strictly curtailed the red snapper harvest. But demand has not slackened and prices have been rising fast due to consumer interest in heart-healthy diets and the popularity of recipes that use snapper, like Cajun-style blackened fish.

In recent years, scientists have experimented with aquaculture to boost red snapper populations. And Gulf states have supported the construction of artificial reefs to attract young red snapper away from zones frequented by shrimp trawlers.

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