Healthful Newsletters from Carlson Laboratories

February 2008

Dinner with Jorn
By John R. Carlson, President

At a recent convention, I had the honor to have an enjoyable dinner with Dr. Jorn Dyerberg.

Now, I realize that a lot of people may not recognize his name and say "Who?" But within the scientific community and most assuredly in the omega-3 fatty acid coronary relationship field he is one... Continue Reading
EPA-Rich Fish Oil Further Reduces Major Coronary Events in Patients Already Taking Statins
The long-awaited results of a major randomized human clinical trial involving 18,645 participants were published in the March 31, 2007 issue of The Lancet. In the JELIS Trial, Japanese participants were given either a statin drug alone or a combination of statin drug plus 1,800 mg of EPA daily from fish oil concentrate in three divided doses. ... Continue Reading
Fish Consumption is Associated with Reduced Risk for Irregular Heartbeats
It is well known that a proper diet plays an important role in the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). In particular, diets rich in fish have been strongly associated with a reduction in risk. One possible explanation for this risk reduction is the potential for a reduction in irregular heartbeats known as arrhythmias. To verify that... Continue Reading
Fish Oil Provides 24-Hour Control of Circulating Blood Fat Levels
Evidence suggests that postprandial (after a meal) elevations in blood triglycerides increase the risk for cardiovascular disease, yet the current healthcare system only monitors fasting triglyceride levels. A recent study, presented at the July ISSFAL meeting in Australia, measured the effect of fish oil on blood triglyceride levels over a 24... Continue Reading
Green Tea Reduces All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Researchers conducted an analysis on 40,530 Japanese citizens in northeastern Japan for 11 years to determine if green tea has protective effects against all-cause mortality, cardiovascular diasease and cancer. Tea consumption was collected using a self-administered questionnaire and was found to be inversely associated with all-cause... Continue Reading
Healthy Blood Vessels with Vitamin K2
Vitamin K is actually a group of vitamins required for blood to clot properly. In the human diet, Vitamin K consists of Vitamin K1 (phylloquinone) and several forms of Vitamin K2 (menaquinones). Vitamin K2 members, menaquinones, are called MK-4 through MK-10 (based on the number of side chains).

Best known as a required nutrient... Continue Reading
Niacin Helps Statin Drugs to Lower CHD Risk
Although elevations in LDL cholesterol have long been considered the primary risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD), low HDL levels and high triglyceride levels are now also recognized as independent risk factors.

The standard therapeutic approach for cholesterol reduction is statin drug therapy. However, while statin drugs... Continue Reading
Omega-3 Consumption from Fish is Associated with Lower CRP Levels in Japan
Elevated blood C-reactive protein (CRP) levels are strongly associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and atherogenesis. Japanese researchers conducted a cross-sectional survey of 971 Japanese men and women using food frequency questionnaires to determine whether an association exists between fish consumption and CRP levels. The results of... Continue Reading
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