This Is MS Multiple Sclerosis Community: Knowledge & Support

Increased production of certain types of industrially produced foods - specifically of margarine, processed meat and sausage, jam and marmalade, chocolate and chocolate confectionary, sugar confectionary and beer - correlates statistically with an increased incidence of multiple sclerosis (MS). This conclusion from analysis of data from seven EU countries is presented today by the German epidemiologist Dr. Klaus Lauer at the 20th Meeting of the European Neurological Society (ENS) in Berlin. ''This data is not as yet evidence of a causal connection, but is a clear indication that such a connection may exist and thus should be closely investigated,'' says Dr. Lauer.

Found it interesting that butter or milk wasn't a problem, but margarine was.

2. Eating Bad fats
Itʼs really true....some fats are just not good for our bodies and should be
avoided. Heavily saturated animal and dairy fats, trans fats, hydrogenated
fats and chemically-altered fats from vegetable shortening and oils damage the endothelium. (6)

What to do--

Healthy fats
Salmon, trout, herring, avocados, olives, walnuts and olive oil. An omega
3 fish oil supplement is essential, especially if you do not have fish in your
diet- Recently, the scientific community has been concentrating on the
benefits of these fatty acids. The most important fish oil fatty acid is one
called docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). We have long known that fish is
healthy, but it is now proven that the omega-3s in fish fat improve
endothelial function by enhancing Nitrous Oxide production, increasing
HDL (good) cholesterol levels and reducing LDL and triglyceride levels.
Further, fish oils have been shown to reduce production of free radicals
and substances that cause inflammation in the body.

6. Cholesterol-independent endothelial dysfunction in virgin and pregnant rats fed a diet high in saturated fat
Authors: Robert T. Gerber;Kathleen Holemans;Ivan O'Brien-Coker;Anthony I. Mallet;Rita Bree;F. André Assche;Lucilla Poston
Source: The Journal of Physiology, Volume 517,Number 2, June 1999 , pp. 607-616(10) Publisher: Blackwell Publishing (13)

Choose soft margarine: The American Heart Association recommends the use of margarine as a substitute for butter. We are excited that many brands of soft margarine do not contain trans fat anymore. Check the Nutrition Facts label and choose one with zero trans fat and no more than 2 g of saturated fats per tbsp and with liquid vegetable oil as the first ingredient.

http://www.healthcastle.com/butter-or-margarine.shtml

looks like my favourite treat - smoked salmon - is off the menu

looks like my favourite treat - smoked salmon - is off the menu

sorry but why is this bad?