anti oxidents extend life.

[Guest guest]

The effectiveness for anti oxidents have been know for 60 years but

not disseminated to the public. Actually kind of suppressed as much as

possible. Thanks to Big refined food business interests, Big medical

business interests and big agricultual business interests.

F.

 

 

http://www.cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/11/02/science.aging.reut/index.html

 

 

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -- Anti-oxidant drugs have quadrupled the

life span of mice genetically engineered to live only a week,

according to a new study that researchers say may represent a step

toward unlocking the secrets of aging.

 

Simon Melov, a molecular gerontologist at the private, nonprofit Buck

Institute for Age Research in Novato, California, said on Thursday

that the study builds on his previous research that used anti-

oxidants to lengthen the life span of nematode worms. But he

cautioned that it was one thing to extend the life of a worm or a

genetically engineered mouse and another to make humans live longer.

 

Melov said the study, published in the Journal of Neuroscience,

showed for the first time that these drugs work in making mammals

live longer. We are starting to have a very good understanding of the

types of damage that can arise in the aging process, " he said.

 

Oxidation is the chemical reaction that causes metals to rust, but in

cells, it can damage DNA, leading sometimes to cancer, other diseases

and, many scientists believe, to the changes associated with aging.

 

Anti-oxidants include vitamins C and E.

 

The mice in Melov's study were genetically engineered to undergo a

form of oxidative damage and without drugs only live about a week,

allowing researchers to quickly see the results.

 

Melov explained that the drugs work by zeroing in on so-called free

radicals -- toxic molecules produced in every cell in the body that

are necessary pollutants in burning energy.

 

The anti-oxidant compounds move into cells and even into the

mitochondria -- the centers of metabolism -- to counter the aging

effects wrought by the free radicals.

 

The research showed the genetically-engineered mice lived about four

weeks using the drugs -- four times longer than normal, Melov said.

 

" What this paper shows is these drugs are very effective against

preventing oxidative damage in the brain, " Melov said. " That may have

utility in diseases like Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.

 

He said the next step in the research will be to use the anti-

oxidants in normal mice.

 

" If the evidence continues to accumulate in relation to the

effectiveness of these drugs against free radical damage related to

aging, then I don't think its an improbable prediction that they will

be effective in prolonging life span in mammals, " Melov said.

[Guest guest]

Hardly suppressed.

Controversial maybe...

I became aware of antioxidants via Linus Paulings book.

You gotta be smart enough to read a book, then another, then to

magazines, then discussion groups ...

In other words, it's YOUR responsibility. Don't say suppressed, the info is

readily available!

Chuck

I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol....

 

On Sat, 03 Nov 2001 06:26:35 -0000, califpacific wrote:

 

>The effectiveness for anti oxidents have been know for 60 years but

>not disseminated to the public. Actually kind of suppressed as much as

>possible. Thanks to Big refined food business interests, Big medical

>business interests and big agricultual business interests.

>F.