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Dietary cis-monounsaturated fatty acids and metabolic control in type 2 diabetes. Ros E. Am J Clin Nutr. 2003 Sep;78(3 Suppl):617S-625S. Review. PMID: 12936956

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Would you believe that the lettuce you are eating in your dinner salad could possibly be a cure for Type 1 diabetes? A diabetic could be swallowing a capsule containing ground up lettuce with insulin for a few weeks and be cured.

Welcome to dietandcancerreport.org where you can find the WCRF/AICR Expert Report, Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Prevention of Cancer: a Global Perspective as well as the companion report, Policy and Action for Cancer Prevention. The most up to date reference and resource materials associated with both reports are available from this site

Effects of pistachios on cardiovascular disease risk factors and potential mechanisms of action: a dose-response study. Gebauer SK, West SG, Kay CD, Alaupovic P, Bagshaw D, Kris-Etherton PM. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Sep;88(3):651-9. PMID: 18779280

Fibromyalgia, or FM, is a persistent pain syndrome distinguished by extensive musculoskeletal stiffness, aches and pain, universal tiredness, sleep problems, and soft tissue sensitivity. Fibromyalgia patients undergo a variety of symptoms that come and go

Dec. 1, 2008 -- Getting too little vitamin D may be an underappreciated heart disease risk factor that's actually easy to fix.\n\nResearchers say a growing body of evidence suggests that vitamin D deficiency increases the risk of heart disease and is linked to other, well-known heart disease risk factors such as high blood pressure, obesity, and diabetes.

I stumbled on one of the growing number of local media stories on the power of vitamin D. \nIn one story, a purported "expert" was talking about the benefits of "high-dose" vitamin D, meaning up to 1000, even 2000 units per day. \nI regard this as high-dose---for an infant. \nJudging by my experiences, now numbering well over 1000 patients over three years time, I'd regard this dose range not as "high dose," nor moderate dose, perhaps not even low dose. I'd regard it as barely adequate.