2003 June

Let’s make a perfect heart health pill – a single pill that contains a statin drug to lower cholesterol, three different drugs to control blood pressure, a low dose of aspirin, and then throw in some folic acid to reduce homocysteine levels.

Sugar alcohols (such as maltitol, lactitol, xylitol, and sorbitol) are hydrogenated sugars distilled from fruits, berries, milk, and corn. Like fiber and glycerine, sugar alcohols have fewer calories than table sugar (sucrose), and far less of an impact on blood sugar levels.

I'm sure you probably heard the reports this week about the newest setback for the combined hormone replacement therapy (HRT) of estrogen-progestin.

This has almost become an e-Alert tradition: every two or three months I find a new study that reminds us just how important it is to get adequate amounts of selenium in our diets.

What's going on this week in the HSI Forum.