A SHOCKING REPORT FROM JAPAN IS RECEIVED WITHOUT A MURMUR IN THE WESTERN

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A SHOCKING REPORT FROM JAPAN IS RECEIVED WITHOUT A MURMUR IN THE

WESTERN WORLD

Aug 01, 2005 16:55 PDT

 

by Stanford Field

 

 

In 1997, a report was published by Harumi Okuyama, et ai,

in " Progress in Lipid Research, " Vol. 35, No.4, pp. 409-457 that

presented overwhelming evidence that linoleic acid (predominantly in

vegetable oils) was not only carcinogenic, but also a " major risk "

factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and for

allergic hyper-reactivity.

 

How could such valuable information be ignored?

 

Why haven't we heard even a whisper about it?

 

The answer, I believe, lies in the catastrophic implications for the

food processing-pharmaceutical-medical- political industries. We

have been fed misinformation that ignores alternative theories.

For example, the cholesterol theory of heart disease propagated the

use of highly profitable cholesterol-lowering drugs. Heavy

investments were made by the pharmaceutical and food processing

industries.

 

It's not surprising that the homocysteine theory (first

proposed by Kilmer McCully, MD in 1969) was not allowed to see the

light of day. To acknowledge the homocysteine theory would have

slowed the rush to drugs.

 

The homocysteine theory predicted that heart disease was mainly an

imbalance of diet (methionine intake) and nutrients to " detoxify "

homocysteine - that required no drugs.

 

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), originally conceived to

protect the public, is now corrupted with pharmaceutical money and

the

promise of high-paying jobs within the pharmaceutical giants.

 

Did you know that 60-75 percent of FDA employees take jobs in

pharmaceutical companies when they retire from government?

 

Did you know that FDA officials own stock in the drug companies they

are assigned to regulate? Outrageous!

 

And now we are in so deep, that officials, upon whom we depend to

guide

our health, cannot tell the truth. Anyone on

the inside who attempts to blow the whistle, immediately becomes

history. Deception-for-money, without regard for health, has become

the way of life.

 

So, don't expect to hear about the carcinogenicity of vegetable

oils.

 

I am certain that free-thinking people throughout the world

appreciate

the availability of the Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients,

which

is one of the few " literary vehicles " that is " independent " of the

food

processing-pharmaceutical-medical-political complex.

 

A DISASTER IN AMERICA PROVIDES EPIDEMIOLOGICAL

EVIDENCE UNCOVERED BY JAPANESE RESEARCH

 

After World War II, grain production in the United States rose

rapidly

because of greatly increased farm productivity brought about by

mechanization, fertilizers and pesticides. Within a relatively short

time, grain production exceeded demand in the United States.

 

Oils were removed from the excess grains, and the residual mash was

fed

to cattle.

Since cattle were fed grains to fatten them quickly (they normally

eat

grass), their fats were high in " linoleic acid " .

 

The intake of cattle meat and vegetable oils rose dramatically as

hamburger shops and grocery store oils proliferated.

 

Nutritionists and healthcare professionals encouraged the public to

eat

vegetable oils because they contained essential fatty acids -

especially

linoleic acid.

 

The growth of railroads and the development of refrigerated railroad

cars allowed beef to be shipped to every part of the nation.

You could now get a hamburger (80% fat and very high in calories),

french fries (boiled in " toxic " " peroxidized " oil that is soaked

into

the potatoes) and a soft drink whenever you felt the slightest bit

of

hunger.

 

The soft drink contained " phosphoric acid " (to dissolve the carbon

dioxide) that required calcium from the bones to " neutralize " it.

 

The soft drink also was also extremely high in sugar (about 30-40

grams

or 8-10 teaspoons - the blood normally contains about 5 grams of

glucose) which caused insulin levels to soar.

 

High insulin promotes the " conversion " of linoleic acid to " excess

arachidonic acid " .

 

Excess arachidonic acid in " cell membranes " causes a response to any

injury with " excessive inflammation " and excessive cell damage.

 

The " arachidonic acid cascade " mediates all inflammatory damage

including that associated with heart diseases, Alzheimer's disease

and

all cancers.

Thus, linoleic acid and insulin surges are combined to devastate the

body.

 

Returning to the story, vegetable oils sold in grocery stores were

" treated " with hydrogen (partially hydrogenated) to reduce rancidity

and

gum formation to increase " shelf life " .

 

The oils were crystal-clear and stayed that way.

 

Later, it was found that the plastic bottles oozed

" estrogen mimics " and " hormone- disrupting " chemicals that are a

leading

cause of prostate cancer and breast cancer.

 

These estrogen mimics playa significant role in the epidemic of

infertility and premenstrual syndrome among young women.

 

Polycarbonate resins contain bisphenol-A which has

potent " estrogenic "

effects.

 

Polycarbonate resins are made into clear hard plastic water

and vegetable oil bottles that have become ubiquitous.

 

Furthermore, " polycarbonate resins " are used as the inner linings in

canned goods and

soft drinks. As little as 2 parts per billion of bisphenol-A

(1/1000th

of the FDA safety limit) cause an " estrogenic response " in cells.

 

Full hydrogenation of vegetable oils produced solid saturated fats

that were canned (such as " Crisco " ).

 

Intermediate hydrogenation produced a semi-solid fat that was called

" margarine " that could be used as a butter substitute.

 

The vegetable oil industry did an excellent job of chemical

engineering,

 

but whose responsibility was it to test the " physiological effects "

of

these " altered " oils?

 

Within a few decades, heart attacks and other heart diseases became

epidemic.

 

Medical research identified saturated fats and cholesterol

in foods as the main nutritional factors causing heart disease.

Polyunsaturated oils were found to lower blood pressure and reduce

cholesterol in heart-problem patients.

 

The polyunsaturated vegetable oils were led by safflower oil which

had

the highest concentration of " polyunsaturates " (80% linoleic acid).

It

was rapidly swept off grocery

store shelves and fed into the mouths of everyone in America!

 

Thereafter, margarine was endorsed by the American Heart Association

as a heart-healthy substitute for butter. Margarine contained

partially hydrogenated fat called " trans-fatty acids " which were

later

found to be insidiously unhealthy.

 

About 80 percent of the margarine in the United States is made from

" refined soybean oil " which contains

about 52 percent linoleic acid. Perhaps, the linoleic acid aspect of

things should be considered in the " great soy debate. "

 

Trans-fats are linked to the following effects:

 

tumor growth and metastasis,

 

inhibition of many key enzyme reactions,

 

low birth weight in infants,

 

decreased testosterone in men,

 

prostate enlargment,

 

heart disease,

increased LDL cholesterol,

lowered HDL cholesterol,

obesity,

suppression of immune system,

interference with glucose transport into cells,

and excess-glutamate induced neuronal death.

 

Trans-fats are found in bread, cake, candies, canned soup, cereals,

cookies, crackers, doughnuts, cheese, " grocery store " oils and

margarine.

 

Medical researchers, doctors and nutritionists were completely

unaware

of the unintended detrimental health consequences of a diet high in

omega-6 oils (most vegetable oils) and trans-fatty acids.

 

Today, when even I know about them, very little is officially said

to

warn the public.

 

As the cancer rate rose and the heart disease rate declined and no

greater net survival rate was attained, it became transparent that

heart disease was being traded for cancer. Why?

 

We now know, based on the Japanese research, that the

main " component "

of the " heart-healthy " vegetable oils (linoleic acid) is

carcinogenic.

 

A DISASTER IN JAPAN LEADS TO THE DISCOVERY THAT LINOLEIC ACID IS

CARCINOGENIC

 

Since the 1950s, Japan has experienced rapidly rising mortality from

cancers (lung, colorectum, breast, uterus, prostate, pancreas,

esophagus and skin) that were previously of relatively minor

importance.

 

Furthermore, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases

and allergic hyper-reactivity disease are also rising rapidly.

 

Through extensive and detailed research, the main cause for all

these

diseases is attributed to the relatively rapid switch to the use of

vegetable oils.

 

Monosodium glutamate (MSG and many disguised names) is in a great

deal

of the food that is on the market.

 

Excess glutamate in neurons is an excitotoxin which causes neuron

death.

 

The body tries to detoxify the

glutamate by conversion to glutamine. That conversion is inhibited

by

mercury. and is strongly associated with Alzheimer's disease.

The blood serum of early-onset Alzheimer's patients contains three

times as much mercury (330 mcg/l) compared to controls (110 mcg/l).

Mercury is highly toxic to the brain.

 

Also, the body uses calcium to activate neurons in response to

glutamate.

The detoxication of a neuron requires that the calcium be

pumped out of the neuron.

 

That removal of calcium is " inhibited " by " trans-fatty " acids. The

excessive calcium accumulation in the neuron

causes neuron death, and it is also associated with Alzheimer's

disease.

 

Mercury was not detected in salmon (do not eat farmed salmon - they

are fed linoleic acid-containing fatty acids and trans-fatty acids),

flounder, sole, herring, whitefish, mahi mahi, and cod.

 

Returning to the story in Japan, well-publicized concerns about

contamination of sea foods with mercury-containing compounds and

polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have caused a sharp increase in the

use of vegetable oils. The subsequent steadily rising cancer and

stroke rates provided the incentive for animal research and

epidemiological studies in an attempt to uncover the causes.

 

That research culminated in the 1997 report by Harumi Okuyama, et al

that contained electrifying evidence that linoleic acid and its

metabolite, arachidonic acid were prominent causes of a variety of

cancers,

cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and allergic

hyper-reactivity in Japan with implications for America and the rest

of the industrialized world.

 

THE FATTY ACID CONTENT OF VARIOUS COMMON OILS

 

This report concludes with a table showing the linoleic acid content

of various common oils (area under " linoleic acid " ).

My oil use is limited to fish liver oil (Norwegian is relatively

pure - the label indicates " no detectable " [whatever that means]

mercury or PCBs) and liberal use of extra virgin olive oil, and

medium

chain triglycerides.

 

COMPOSITION OF FATTY ACIDS (wt %)

 

TOO LATE SCHMART is written by Stanford Field (BS chemical

engineering, 1951) who has been avidly studying biochemistry and

physiology, since 1993, with an aim of staying healthy despite the

ever-increasing odds of age-related decline. This publication is

written to the best of his ability, and it is intended to document

any

findings that may be useful to interested readers. The publication

has neither profit nor political motives.

 

January 2003

 

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