Posted by Larry Hoover on September 5, 2004, at 7:06:40
In reply to Re: Ecstasy safely converted and prescribed?, posted by Dave001 on September 5, 2004, at 2:25:23
> > A few key points. Moderate dose (as defined with respect to RDA, which is by definition insufficent to avoid all symptoms of deficiency), the subjects did not change their poor diets (which may have wholly consumed the antioxidants ingested, on a day-to-day basis), the trial was only for 90 days, and there were limited assays of antioxidant effect (the body definitely prioritizes nutrient allocation).
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> > Concluding anything from such a study is not something I'm inclined to do.
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> No, but you're missing the key sentence in the abstract, which was as follows: "In healthy young men, the endogenous antioxidant defense system and a modest intake of dietary antioxidants are adequate to minimize levels of in vivo oxidant damage..." Ya might want to subscribe to the sci.life-extension news group, as there is frequently some interesting scientific discussion of these issues. There are some valuable contributers such as Aubrey De Grey, Steve Harris, Peter Proctor, and others.
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> DaveI may do so, thanks. But I didn't miss anything. I don't believe that those biomarkers are necessarily sufficient to assess oxidative stress parameters, nor do all effects of the nutrients arise from sacrificial events. I believe the protocol was flawed.
Lar
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