[lit-ideas] Re: The flu

Wednesday, November 24, 2004, 9:33:46 PM, Andy Amago wrote:


AA> A.A. I think you mean to say anti-histamine properties.

I did


AA> A.A. I never heard of olives or avocados for colds.  Sounds a bit quacked 
up.

Nobody sold them to me for colds. My thinking was as follows. A strong immune 
system guards against viral infection (I assume it also helps mitigate its 
effects, but I don't actually know that; still, general good health mitigates 
them -- I'd have thought). So healthy foods will help out (etc.). I am sorry 
not to have spelled out my reasoning in full (not that it is spelled out in 
full here, but perhaps I've got it across better)


JE> Cod liver oil is good -- a doctor here did a major study on
JE> it.  I like fatty fish but don't want to eat it all the time so
JE> cod liver oil is useful.  


AA> A.A. Cod liver oil is quite hazardous in that it's loaded
AA> with retinol (Vitamin A).  Retinol, or preformed Vitamin A, is
AA> markedly associated with loss of bone mass and increased rates of
AA> fracture, it's unclear why. 

It's *too much* cod liver oil (too much Vitamin A, in the form of retinol) that 
can increase the risk of osteoporosis. I am not taking too much (according to 
the usual calculations).  I am theoretically very high risk for osteoporosis, 
but my bone scan results were fine. 


 If you notice, multi vitamin pills
AA> are reducing the amount of retinol in their formulations for this
AA> reason. 


No I didn't notice but then I don't take multivitamin pills usually (I try to 
get everything through diet; the cod liver oil is an exception, I take it 
because of the finding that it is beneficial for cartilage injury/loss).




-- 
 Judy Evans, Cardiff, UK   
mailto:judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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