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Nutra Solutions July 1, 2005 Keating & Leigh	Heart-healthy Ingredients: The Beat Goes On Nutraceutical companies respond to cardiovascular disease with products that control cholesterol levels, increase fiber intake and contain omega-3s, phytosterols, garlic and other beneficial ingredients.
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American Family Physician December 15, 2000 Alan J. Garber	Attenuating Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes All cardiovascular risk factors except smoking are more prevalent in patients with type 2 diabetes. In addition to exercise, weight control, aspirin therapy and blood pressure control, therapy to modify lipid profiles is usually necessary...
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American Family Physician September 15, 2000 Vincent Morelli, M.D. & Roger J. Zoorob, M.D., M.P.H.	Alternative Therapies: Part II. Congestive Heart Failure and Hypercholesterolemia Natural supplements are widely used by the American public but, while claims of their therapeutic effects abound, medical research does not always support their effectiveness...
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Science News April 14, 2001 Janet Raloff	Vitamin E targets dangerous inflammation People with diabetes face a high risk of heart attack and stroke. One apparent culprit is the chronic, low-grade inflammation that they develop. Megadoses of vitamin E can dramatically reduce that inflammation, a new study finds...
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Science News May 7, 2005 Janet Raloff	Bread and Chocolate, No Longer D-Minimus One midwestern company is responding to growing concerns about chronic, widespread vitamin D deficiency by pioneering the robust fortification of new foods.
Chemistry World February 28, 2007 Victoria Gill	Antioxidant Supplements do More Harm Than Good A damning report published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association has added fuel to the health controversy surrounding antioxidant supplements, concluding that some of them increase the risk of death.
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American Family Physician August 1, 2002 Daphne P. Bicket	Using ACE Inhibitors Appropriately Although angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors have documented clinical benefits in a variety of clinical situations, the disparity between the evidence from clinical trials and bedside medicine is well documented.
Science News September 11, 2004 Janet Raloff	Should Foods Be Fortified Even More? A team of nutritionists is recommending that the federal government mandate the fortification of cereal-grain products, with calcium and vitamin D. Together, the two nutrients would add an estimated $.06 to $.10 to the cost of food per person per year.
Nutra Solutions June 2, 2006 Kerry Hughes	A Cornucopia of Anti-Aging Nutritionals Functional foods may have the power to prevent or improve the prognosis of diseases that increase in probability with age, such as cancers, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and dementias.
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American Family Physician August 15, 2001 Thomas P. Guck	Assessment and Treatment of Depression Following Myocardial Infarction Depression is an independent risk factor in the development of and mortality associated with cardiovascular disease in otherwise healthy persons...
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