Dietary Intake, Smoking History, Energy Balance, and "Stress" in Relation to Age, and to Coronary Heart Disease Risk in Hawaiian and Japanese Men in Hawaii

Bassett, David R.; Abel, Marjorie; Moellering, Robert C.; Rosenblatt, Gerald; Stokes, Joseph

doi:10.1093/ajcn/22.11.1504

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“…Linoleic acid (cis-9, cis-12-octadecadienoic acid), a polyunsaturated fatty acid found in eight of the 23 ingested plants in Table II, may play a role in the control of high blood pressure and coronary heart disease. Linoleic acid (Cls H3 2 O2) inhibits the deposition of certain other fats in the body and has been shown to reduce cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the blood (Bassett et al 1969;Keys 1967;Lunn et al 1974;Ogawa 1969;Shorland, et al 1969). Vergr0esen (1977: 4) states that human physiological reactions to linoleic acid ingestion include: 'decreased blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels, decreased thrombotic tendency of platelets, preventive and curative effects in sodium-induced hypertension, and improvement of the physiological function of the heart'.…”

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Traditional medical practices and medicinal plant usage on a Bahamian Island

Halberstein

Saunders

1978

Cult Med Psych

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The traditional medical system of a small Bahamian island is explored through a health survey of 83% of the population and an analysis of the activities and materials of the two main native health 'professionals'--the healing specialist and the 'herbalist'. The present findings suggest that the Bimini medical system has historically been efficacious in the treatment and management of many health problems on the island. Part of the success may be attributed to the resourceful utilization of indigenous medicinal plant species, several of which contain chemical substances that may be curatively effective against a number of diseases as claimed. In recent years the island has experienced a relatively smooth process of medical modernization including the increased availability of 'westernized' health care and the gradual supplementation of the herbal remedies by imported patent and prescription medications.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%