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On 23 Dec 2003 13:54:40 GMT, markd@toad-net.com wrote:

G'day G'day Mark,

In these free range individuals it would appear there wasn't a
significant number following the Portfolio diet. If there had been
then we would have seen a large correlation coefficient for the impact
of fibre on improved cholesterol profiles.

"Overall, the correlation coefficients for the impact of increasing
fiber on improved cholesterol profiles were small. Therefore, the
authors concluded that other mechanisms associated with higher fiber
intake, beyond changes in serum cholesterol levels, such as lowering
of postprandial glucose levels, blood pressure, and body weight, could
also help to account for reducing IMT progression."

IMT = carotid intima-media thickness

Whatever.

What the research is showing is that even when the viscous fibre is
sufficient only to produce small changes in cholesterol profiles, the
collective benefits are substantial.

Best wishes,

--
Quentin Grady ^ ^ /
New Zealand, >#,#< [
/ \ /\
"... and the blind dog was leading."

http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/quentin

Like the mannan used with ginseng in a recently cited study.

--
Wes Groleau
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markd@toad-net.com wrote:
FWIW, my internist (duospecialty nutrition) put me on regular fiber 7 years ago,
at the same time he put me on all the other supplements (and meds(.

However, he only recommends Rexall International Bios 2, because of it's
particular combination of soluble and unsoluble fibers.

That product is a multilevel marketing product. He does not sell it; that is,
he is not a 'distributor'. I had to order and buy it from someone else. I
became a distributor for the sole purpose of getting a discount on what I used.
I think they did away with that discount.

It is in powder form. I do not like taking it, along with all the other supps
and meds.