ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES AMERICAN AGRICULTURE FACES IS THE PUBLIC’S PROPER PERCEPTION OF “GOOD OR HARMFUL” FATS & OILS. HOW WELL INFORMED OR CONFUSED ARE YOU? 1. How important is the influence of fats & oil on health & disease? 2. How valid is the cholesterol theory? Is it a primary or secondary factor in disease? 3. Butter vs oleo; which is better & why? Good & bad cholesterol? 4. Are animal fats as harmful as we are told? 5. Are certain fats helpful in weight control? Saturated vs. polyunsaturated? 6. How important is the omega 3 EFA so much in the news? ALL THIS & A LOT MORE WILL BE COVERED IN A TALK BY THE EMINENT TXJES., OCT. 13. 1987 7:30 PM LEOLA FAMILY RESTAURANT ABOUT THE AUTHOR - “FATS & OILS” Udo Erasmus is an author, researcher and educator, with a commitment to educating the public on issues health and nutrition. He has a broad range of experience and expertise, both theoretical and practical, in th life sciences. His training includes studies in zoology, medicine, genetics and biochemistry. He is a frequei contributor to alive, the Canadian Journal of Health and Nutrition. Fats and Oils is the result of his extensr research on fats, oils and cholesterol, which included his study with leading European scientists working' the forefront of lipid research techniques. WHAT DOCTORS ARE SAYING ABOUT HIS BOOK: “Fats and Oils is the first complete guide to everythingyou need to know about fats, oils and cholesterol to make the right food choices for your health. Research has clearly established the link between diet and cardiovascular disease, many forms of cancer, diabetes and types of high blood pressure, plus other fatter degenerative diseases. Information that was previously available only in scientific research journals and technical books is made available here. Fats and Oils is your invitation to increased knowledge of this vitally important topic and increased options for health and vigour.” • Jeffrey S. Bland, Ph.D. Fats and Oils is filled with interesting and accurate information concerning both the science and physiology of fatty acids in nutrition and health. “I have never been so delightfully surprised by a book that should be boring and pedantic. Udo Erasmus has put together all the current information about fats and oils and laid it out for all the world to see.” • Dr. Lendon H. Smith, ‘The Children’s Doctor" and author of best-selling books including Feed Your Kids Right and Dr. Lendon Smith’s Low-Stress Diet “I have gone over Fats and Oils very carefully, and think that Udo Erasmus has done a marvelous job of summa rizing almost everything one needs to know about fats and oils.” • Dr. Abran Hoffer, pioneering researcher and editor of Journal of Orthomolecular Psychiatry Did you know... That doctors have recently found a fatty substance in egg yolks that is highly effective against AIDS? That cancer-prone lab animals have a 100% higher cancer rate on corn or safflower oil than on lard? That your future prosperity as a farmer and your health are intimately connected to this subject. This could be one of the most important meetings you will ever attend. A rental video tape of meeting will be available. Ph. 717-354-4095 or 215-929-4565 for info. BY MICH MX SPHCIKR Of Ihc Washington Post WASHING lON A federal health panel, warning that 40 million Americans have cholesterol levels placing them at high risk of heart disease, called on doctors yes lerday to prescribe strict diets and, m some eases, drug treatment for those at risk [lie guidelines, aimed at identifying adults who need medical treatment to decrease their cholesterol, establish the first specific recommendations to physicians for treating persons with high cholesterol lev els ILey also create a single set of blood cholesterol goals lor all adults, regardless ol age or sex “If doctors follow the guidelines, med ical practice will undergo a major change as a result ot this report,” said Dr. IKWilt S Goodman, professor of medi cine at ('olumhia limersitv and chair man of the federal committee. “It will have a lasting impact on lonman heart disease and public health m the I mted States.” About 1 5 million Amcnc ins suflcrhc irt ill ieks e ich \cir, irul 500,0000 l them die, iceordmg to the National Institutes ol Ilcallh Olliciils said ycslerdiy that strict adhere nee to the new guideline s could sav e 300,(X)0 lives annually CANADIAN Topic: PROGRAM TO REDUCE 'Die report urges that all Americans undergo cholesterol testing Large amounts of cholesterol can lead to heart disease by causing fat to accumulate on artery walls, blocking the vital flow of blood that nor mally nourishes the heart muscle Issued by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, the report stales that about 25 percent of Americans between ages 20 and 74 hive high blood cholesterol and need treatment 'l’hc panel set a new standard for mcasur mg cholesterol in adults over age 20, after years of guidelines based on age and sex Hie report set three classifications, say mg those w ith total blood cholesterol of 240 milligrmis per deciliter of blood or more have “high blood cholesterol,” those who nicisure between 200 and 239 have “bor derline high blood cholesterol” and those registering below 200 hive ‘‘desirable blood cholesterol ” Doctors on the panel stressed that dietary trcitmcnl should be the foundation of all therapy to reduce blood cholesterol levels and urged physicians to prescribe drugs only lor those with scvcrclv elevated cholesterol or those whom diet therapy latls to help “'1 here* is little Instruction about diet therapy in our medical schools,” Good- AUTHOR, LECTURER, RESEARCHER UDO ERASMUS “Fats That Heal - Fats That Kill” Rt 23 EAST OF LANCASTER FREE ADMISSION Reprinted from The Wash! CHOLESTEROL SOUGHT I tecfs against heart disease by removing I | lat from the arteries. [ ington Post, Oct. 5, 1987 yym said.“ Busy doctors prefer using drugs, but nutritional treatment should be used lor the vast majority of patients, and drug treatment should be used only when all else tails.” Several drugs on the market arc quite clfcctive m lowering cholesterol levels liut, to prove beneficial, drug treatment must last for years, if not lor life, the p inel noted I'hcrcforc, doctors hasc urged cau lion on long term use of new drugs sueh as lovdstatm, for example kite report called kn istaim, tpproved for use last month, “a m ijor ads mcc,” but doctors on the panel also w rote th it "long term silely" has not been eslibhshed 1 he p inel c tied see e r tl risk I ietors that should be taken into considention when phssicims diet do on Ireitmen! Among them ire being mile, obesiis, cig i re tic smoking high blood pressure or hieing a family history' of premature heirt diseise The report urges that those with two risk factors haee their blood tested to determine more specifically their Icmls ol the type of cholesterol knoysn as lim dcnsily Itpoprolcm, or I 1)1.. High Ie y cls of 1.1)1. can lead to heart disease by caus ing fat to attach itself to artery vv.ills Another form of cholesterol, called high-density lipoprotein, or HIM., pro- Lancaster Farmini I, Saturday LDL tests arc rarely given, and the new recommendations arc expected to increase them Ihe report said LDL lev els of 110 to 159 are classified “borderline high risk cholesterol,” while levels of more th in 160 arc considered “high risk ” Olficuls s ml )t*stcrd iv th it the qu ilitv of cholesterol tests given nilionv.ide could vary greatly between 1 iboraloncs “We need to present a si md ird that 1 ibs e in use to me isure cholesterol,” said I Icr bert K. N mo, a member ol the pn icl who studied testing st md irds “Huge screening prognms will eall upon us to present more accurate lest results ” He said that, lor now, people should hav c twotesls, separated bv aboulamonlh If the results v ar> hj more than 5 percent, a third should be taken md the results a\ craged, he said Hie pmel sml doctors should prescribe diet the raps m two si igcs In the first, the patient should consume no'morc than 30 percent of his or her total calorics in fat, with no more thin 10 percent ol them in sal tinted la! mil fewer th m 3(X) milligrams a dav in dietary cholesterol Hie second phase would require a greater reduction in s Unrated fats and cholesterol >, October 10, 1987-A37
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