Re: Thought you all might find this interesting :-)

[Guest guest]

This is interesting and may explain why I have had the most stubborn

congestion of fleghm in my chest and sinuses since I started SCD 3

wks ago. I have been thinking that it was a die off reaction and

this info confirms that idea a little further. Everything gets worse

before it gets better so what I'm doing must be working.

Thank you,

SCD wk 3, 4yrs ASD, 2yrs typical

> Diet High in Fruit Fiber and Flavonoids May Prevent Chronic

Productive

> Cough

>

> Yael Waknine

>

>

> Aug. 3, 2004 - A diet high in fruit fiber and soy products may

reduce

> the incidence of respiratory symptoms such as productive cough,

> according to results of a prospective cohort study published in the

> August issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical

Care

> Medicine.

>

> " Cough and phlegm are frequently associated with chronic obstructive

> pulmonary disease, which may be caused by oxidative stress-mediated

> inflammation and tissue damage in the lung, " write lead author

Lesley M.

> , MD, and colleagues, from the Epidemiology Branch at the

National

> Institutes of Health in Research Triangle Park, North

Carolina. " Fruits

> and vegetables are the major food sources of antioxidants that may

> protect the lung from oxidative stress. Fruit intake...[has] been

> associated with higher lung function and reduced symptoms of cough

with

> phlegm. "

>

> Using questionnaires, investigators followed a cohort of 49,140 men

and

> women aged 45 to 74 years from the Singapore Chinese Health Study.

> During a mean period of more than five years, 571 incident cases of

> cough with phlegm were identified as initiating after baseline

> interview. Odds ratios were determined by comparing highest and

lowest

> quartiles after adjusting for age, sex, dialect group, total energy

> intake, and smoking.

>

> Statistical analysis showed daily intake of nonstarch

polysaccharides to

> be inversely associated with incidence of chronic productive cough

(odds

> ratio [OR], 0.61; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.47 - 0.78 for the

> highest vs. lowest quartiles; P < .001). The main sources of these

> polysaccharides included fruit (34.3%), grain products (24.6%), and

> vegetables (22.2%), of which only fruit intake was likewise

inversely

> related to case incidence (OR, 0.67; 95% CI, 0.52 - 0.87; P = .006).

>

> " Given the association with total fruit consumption, we examined

> associations with individual fruits, " the authors note. " We

observed the

> strongest inverse dose-response associations for apples, pears, and

> grapes. "

>

> An inverse relationship was also found between soy isoflavone

intake and

> chronic productive cough (OR, 0.67; 95% CI, 0.53 - 0.86; P = .001).

Odds

> ratios were similar in the individual isoflavones genistein (OR,

0.68;

> 95% CI, 0.53 - 0.87), daidzein (OR, 0.67; 95% CI, 0.53 - 0.86), and

> glycetein (OR, 0.68; 95% CI, 0.54 - 0.87).

>

> " Our findings suggest that flavonoids may play a crucial role in the

> relation between fruit and soyfood intake and development of chronic

> cough with phlegm, " the authors comment. " Flavonoids may protect the

> lung on the basis of their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory

> properties. " Citing smoking prevention as generally being the most

> important method in preventing chronic respiratory symptoms and

> obstructive pulmonary disease, the authors note that, " [A] diet

high in

> sources of fiber and flavonoids, such as fruit and soy, may be an

> important contribution to primary prevention strategies for chronic

> respiratory symptoms, both in smokers and non-smokers. "

>

> This study was supported by the National Institutes of Health.

>

> Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2004;170:279-287

>

> Reviewed by D. Vogin, MD

>

>

> Carol in IL

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> Micah and Jonah.

>

> " My problem isn't how I look, is how you see me. "

>

> " Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain. " Psalm 127

>

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[Guest guest]

This is interesting and may explain why I have had the most stubborn

congestion of fleghm in my chest and sinuses since I started SCD 3

wks ago. I have been thinking that it was a die off reaction and

this info confirms that idea a little further. Everything gets worse

before it gets better so what I'm doing must be working.

Thank you,

SCD wk 3, 4yrs ASD, 2yrs typical

> Diet High in Fruit Fiber and Flavonoids May Prevent Chronic

Productive

> Cough

>

> Yael Waknine

>

>

> Aug. 3, 2004 - A diet high in fruit fiber and soy products may

reduce

> the incidence of respiratory symptoms such as productive cough,

> according to results of a prospective cohort study published in the

> August issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical

Care

> Medicine.

>

> " Cough and phlegm are frequently associated with chronic obstructive

> pulmonary disease, which may be caused by oxidative stress-mediated

> inflammation and tissue damage in the lung, " write lead author

Lesley M.

> , MD, and colleagues, from the Epidemiology Branch at the

National

> Institutes of Health in Research Triangle Park, North

Carolina. " Fruits

> and vegetables are the major food sources of antioxidants that may

> protect the lung from oxidative stress. Fruit intake...[has] been

> associated with higher lung function and reduced symptoms of cough

with

> phlegm. "

>

> Using questionnaires, investigators followed a cohort of 49,140 men

and

> women aged 45 to 74 years from the Singapore Chinese Health Study.

> During a mean period of more than five years, 571 incident cases of

> cough with phlegm were identified as initiating after baseline

> interview. Odds ratios were determined by comparing highest and

lowest

> quartiles after adjusting for age, sex, dialect group, total energy

> intake, and smoking.

>

> Statistical analysis showed daily intake of nonstarch

polysaccharides to

> be inversely associated with incidence of chronic productive cough

(odds

> ratio [OR], 0.61; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.47 - 0.78 for the

> highest vs. lowest quartiles; P < .001). The main sources of these

> polysaccharides included fruit (34.3%), grain products (24.6%), and

> vegetables (22.2%), of which only fruit intake was likewise

inversely

> related to case incidence (OR, 0.67; 95% CI, 0.52 - 0.87; P = .006).

>

> " Given the association with total fruit consumption, we examined

> associations with individual fruits, " the authors note. " We

observed the

> strongest inverse dose-response associations for apples, pears, and

> grapes. "

>

> An inverse relationship was also found between soy isoflavone

intake and

> chronic productive cough (OR, 0.67; 95% CI, 0.53 - 0.86; P = .001).

Odds

> ratios were similar in the individual isoflavones genistein (OR,

0.68;

> 95% CI, 0.53 - 0.87), daidzein (OR, 0.67; 95% CI, 0.53 - 0.86), and

> glycetein (OR, 0.68; 95% CI, 0.54 - 0.87).

>

> " Our findings suggest that flavonoids may play a crucial role in the

> relation between fruit and soyfood intake and development of chronic

> cough with phlegm, " the authors comment. " Flavonoids may protect the

> lung on the basis of their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory

> properties. " Citing smoking prevention as generally being the most

> important method in preventing chronic respiratory symptoms and

> obstructive pulmonary disease, the authors note that, " [A] diet

high in

> sources of fiber and flavonoids, such as fruit and soy, may be an

> important contribution to primary prevention strategies for chronic

> respiratory symptoms, both in smokers and non-smokers. "

>

> This study was supported by the National Institutes of Health.

>

> Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2004;170:279-287

>

> Reviewed by D. Vogin, MD

>

>

> Carol in IL

> HYPERLINK " mailto:doihavtasay@c... " doihavtasay@c...

> Mom to 7 blessings including , 3 with DS and Grandma to

> Micah and Jonah.

>

> " My problem isn't how I look, is how you see me. "

>

> " Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain. " Psalm 127

>

>

>

>

> ---

> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.

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>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> Diet High in Fruit Fiber and Flavonoids May Prevent Chronic Productive

> Cough

>

> Yael Waknine

>

>

> Aug. 3, 2004 - A diet high in fruit fiber and soy products may reduce

> the incidence of respiratory symptoms such as productive cough,

> according to results of a prospective cohort study published in the

> August issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care

> Medicine.

>

However we all must realize that there are good reasons that soy is not included

in the Specific carbohydrate Diet.

There are indigestible matter in it.

Deborah writes:

Soy is illegal except for lecithin derived from it, although I don't know why

people would want to use it. Soy is not only illegal (I'm sure some carbs are in

the protein products, unlike in the oil, which I'd also avoid like the plague),

but *very nasty stuff*.

Carol F.