Vegetable oil is good for you, experts say

June 7, 2013 ? A typical American consumes approximately 3 or more tablespoons of vegetable oil each day. Vegetable oils, like those from soy, corn and canola, are a significant source of calories and are rich in linoleic acid (LA), which is an essential nutrient. Since the 1970s, researchers have known that LA helps reduce blood cholesterol levels, and for decades, scientists have known that consuming LA can help lower the risk of heart disease. However, some experts have been claiming recently that Americans might be getting too much of a good thing. A new study from the University of Missouri contradicts that claim.

In the study, "Effect of Dietary Linoleic Acid on Markers of Inflammation in Healthy Persons: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials," researchers at the University of Missouri and the University of Illinois found that no link exists between vegetable oil consumption and circulating indicators of inflammation that are often associated with diseases such as heart disease, cancer, asthma and arthritis. While earlier animal studies have shown that a diet rich in LA can promote inflammation, MU animal sciences researcher Kevin Fritsche says that humans respond to LA differently.

"In the field of nutrition and health, animals aren't people," said Fritsche, an MU professor of animal science and nutrition in the Division of Animal Sciences. "We're not saying that you should just go out and consume vegetable oil freely. However, our evidence does suggest that you can achieve a heart-healthy diet by using soybean, canola, corn and sunflower oils instead of animal-based fats when cooking."

Linoleic acid is an omega-6 fatty acid that is a major component of most vegetable oils. This fatty acid is an essential nutrient and comprising 50 percent or more of most vegetable oils.

Fritsche, along with Guy Johnson, an adjunct professor of food and human nutrition at the University of Illinois, conducted one of the most thorough studies on LA questioning whether this fatty acid promotes inflammation in humans. When the evidence from numerous clinical trials was gathered and examined, Fritsche said it was clear that LA consumption did not promote inflammation in healthy people.

"Some previous studies have shown that inflammation, which is an immune response in the body, can occur when certain fats are consumed," Fritsche said. "We've come to realize that this inflammation, which can occur anywhere in the body, can cause or promote chronic diseases. We know that animal fats can encourage inflammation, but in this study, we've been able to rule out vegetable oil as a cause."

Fritsche and Johnson reviewed 15 clinical trials that studied nearly 500 adults as they consumed various forms of fats, including vegetable oils. The researchers could find no evidence that a diet high in linoleic acid had any links to inflammation in the body. Due to this discovery, the researchers say that it is important to continue following the current recommendations from the Institute of Medicine and the American Heart Association to use vegetable oil when cooking and consume between two and four tablespoons of vegetable oil daily to reach the necessary amount of linoleic acid needed for a heart-healthy diet.

"Consumers are regularly bombarded with warnings about what foods they should avoid," Fritsche said. "While limiting the overall fat intake is also part of the current nutrition recommendations, we hope people will feel comfortable cooking with vegetable oils."

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FBI: Wife tried to frame husband for ricin letters

TEXARKANA, Texas (AP) ? Shannon Richardson had been married to her husband less than two years when she went to authorities and told them her suspicions: He was the one who had mailed ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg threatening violence against gun-control advocates.

When investigators looked closer, they reached a different conclusion: It was the 35-year-old pregnant actress who had sent the letters, and she tried to frame her estranged husband in a bizarre case of marital conflict crossing with bioterrorism.

Those allegations are detailed in court documents filed Friday as Richardson was arrested and charged with mailing a threatening communication to the president. The federal charge carries up to 10 years in prison, U.S. attorney's office spokeswoman Davilyn Walston said.

Richardson, a mother of five who has played bit roles on television and in movies, is accused of mailing the ricin-laced letters to the White House, to Bloomberg and to the mayor's Washington gun-control group last month.

Richardson's court-appointed attorney, Tonda Curry, said there was no intention to harm anyone and noted that it's common knowledge that mail is checked before it reaches the person to whom these letters were addressed.

"From what I can say, based on what evidence I've seen, whoever did this crime never intended for ricin to reach the people to which the letters were addressed," Curry said.

According to an FBI affidavit, Richardson contacted authorities on May 30 and implicated her husband, Nathaniel Richardson. She described finding small, brown beans with white speckles ? a description matching the key ingredient in ricin, castor beans ? at the couple's home in New Boston, Texas. She also told investigators that she had found a sticky note on her husband's desk with addresses for Bloomberg and Obama, the affidavit said.

But she later failed a polygraph test, the document said, and investigators looking into her story found numerous inconsistencies. Among them: Nathaniel Richardson would have been at work when Internet searches tied to the letters were made on the couple's laptop and when the envelopes containing the letters were postmarked.

Finally, the affidavit says, in an interview with authorities on Thursday, Shannon Richardson admitted that she had received syringes and lye ? a caustic chemical used in making ricin ? in the mail; that she had printed the labels for the letters; and that she mailed them. However, she insisted her husband typed them and "made her" print and send them, the affidavit says.

No charges have been filed against her husband. His attorney, John Delk, told The Associated Press on Friday that his client was pleased with his wife's arrest and was working with authorities to prove his innocence.

Delk previously told the AP that the couple is going through a divorce and that the 33-year-old Army veteran may have been "set up" by his wife. In divorce papers filed Thursday, Nathanial Richardson said the marriage had become "insupportable because of discord or conflict of personalities."

FBI agents wearing hazardous material suits were seen going in and out of the Richardsons' house on Wednesday in nearby New Boston, about 150 miles northeast of Dallas near the Arkansas and Oklahoma borders. Authorities conducted a similar search on May 31.

The house is now under quarantine for "environmental or toxic agents," according to a posting at the residence. Multiple samples taken from the couples' home tested positive for ricin, according to the affidavit. Federal agents also found castor beans along with syringes and other items that could be used to extract the lethal poison, the affidavit says.

Bloomberg issued a statement Friday thanking local and federal law enforcement agencies "for their outstanding work in apprehending a suspect," saying they worked collaboratively from the outset "and will continue to do so as the investigation continues."

Shannon Richardson appears in movies and on TV under the name Shannon Guess. Her resume on the Internet movie database IMDb said she has had small television roles in "The Vampire Diaries" and "The Walking Dead." She had a minor role in the movie "The Blind Side" and appeared in an Avis commercial, according to the resume.

Delk said the Richardsons were expecting their first child in October. Shannon Richardson also has five children ranging in age from 4 to 19 from other relationships, four of whom had been living with the couple in the New Boston home, the attorney said.

Nathaniel Richardson works as a mechanic at the Red River Army Depot near Texarkana, Texas, a facility that repairs tanks, Humvees and other mobile military equipment. He and Shannon were married in October 2011.

A detention hearing for Shannon Richardson is scheduled for next Friday, court records show, and the government is requesting that she be held without bond.

The FBI is investigating at least three cases over the past two months in which ricin was mailed to Obama and other public figures. Ricin has been sent to officials sporadically over the years, but experts say that there seems to be a recent uptick and that copycat attacks ? made possible by the relative ease of extracting the poison ? may be the reason.

If inhaled, ricin can cause respiratory failure, among other symptoms. If swallowed, it can shut down the liver and other organs, resulting in death. The amount of ricin that can fit on the head of a pin is said to be enough to kill an adult if properly prepared. No antidote is available, though researchers are trying to develop one.

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Danny Robbins reported from Dallas. Associated Press writer Adam Goldman contributed to this report from Washington.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/fbi-wife-tried-frame-husband-ricin-letters-070720852.html

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When Should you Test your Child for Peanut Allergies?

It is dreadful to find out that your child could be allergic to peanuts. For both the parent and child, it will be a long road ahead of them to stay clear of peanuts. It can be a life-changing event that dictates where the child can go and what activities he can participate in with other children without fear of exposure to peanuts. It is often too an allergy that will stay with him for the rest of his life.

Avoiding peanuts altogether

Some parents choose the route of never testing their child for a peanut allergies and just tell them to avoid these nuts altogether. This, however, isn?t the best idea. It is much better to test for a peanut allergy under a controlled condition where help is available quickly if need be.

There was one case a few years ago where a 15-year-old didn?t know that she was allergic to peanuts and ended up kissing her boyfriend that still had trace amounts of peanuts on his lips. Another girl was offered a dinner that had peanut sauce on the side and she didn?t know about her peanut allergy either. Unfortunately, the results were fatal in both of these cases and they could have been avoided if the children knew that they would have to stay away from peanuts entirely.

How to test your child for peanut allergies

There?s no specific recommendation for the age at which a child should be tested but you should always wait until the child can at least let you know that he is experiencing some symptoms. An itchy throat can turn it into a full-blown closure of the air passages in very little time when you?re dealing with a deadly allergy. Most children at the age of 2 -3 can let you know about any symptoms that are occurring.

If you feel that your child may be more prone than others to having a peanut allergy due to a family history of it then you may want to take your child to a hospital to perform the test. You can just sit down in the front lobby and offer your child a small amount of peanut butter. If anything should occur, you?re at least in the right place to have it happen!

Most children do not have a peanut allergy but for the ones that do it?s often a life-threatening and life-changing occurrence that they need to get used to most likely for the rest of their lives. As more and more schools adopt a peanut-free environment, it makes things a lot easier for the parents and children that have to deal with this unfortunate medical condition.

Source: http://healthable.org/when-should-you-test-your-child-for-peanut-allergies/

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A Simple Design Tweak Makes Sleeping Bags Less Like Straight Jackets

A tapering mummy-style sleeping bag is easier to travel with since they can be compressed extremely compact. But if you suffer from even a smidgen of claustrophobia, spending a night in one can be like sleeping in a straight jacket. To make them more comfortable and compatible with those of us who toss and turn, Nemo has created a spoon-shaped sleeping bag which provides extra space where it's needed, without sacrificing portability.

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Andy Coulson denies phone hacking charges

LONDON (Reuters) - Andy Coulson, Prime Minister David Cameron's former media chief and ex-editor of Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid, pleaded not guilty to charges related to phone hacking on Thursday.

The 45-year-old Coulson resigned from his job as director of communications in Downing Street in January 2011 and was arrested in July that year over allegations of criminal behaviour at the tabloid he edited from 2003 to 2007.

Coulson, looking relaxed in a dark suit, stood for less than five minutes in the dock at London's Southwark Crown Court to deny charges of unlawful interception of voicemail messages and illegal payments to public officials.

He was bailed to return to court at a later date. The trial is expected to begin in September.

The hacking scandal forced the closure of the mass-selling Sunday tabloid and prompted a huge police inquiry. Officers arrested a 39-year-old former prison officer on Thursday morning, the 66th person to be arrested under the investigation into inappropriate payments to police and public officials in return for information.

The scandal also led to a year-long public inquiry into journalistic practices which sent shockwaves through the British establishment as it laid bare the close links between media, police and politicians.

In Coulson's case, prosecutors allege the conspiracy to hack phones took place between October 2000 and August 2006, while two charges of a conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office through the making of illegal payments is alleged to have taken place between 2002 and 2003, and again in 2005.

The paper's former news editor Ian Edmondson also appeared in court on Thursday to plead not guilty to charges related to phone hacking.

Rebekah Brooks, a former senior executive in Murdoch's media empire and Coulson's predecessor at the News of the World, has also denied charges related to phone hacking.

Brooks, who also edited the daily Sun tabloid and ran Murdoch's British newspaper arm before being arrested in July 2011, stood in the dock alongside her husband and other senior staff from the paper to deny the charges at a hearing on Wednesday.

(Reporting by Kate Holton; Editing by Angus MacSwan)

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10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos

An Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Spc. Ray A. Ramirez Monday, June 3, 2013 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Ramirez, 20, of Sacramento, Calif., died June 1, 2013 in Wardak province, Afghanistan of injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)

An Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of Spc. Ray A. Ramirez Monday, June 3, 2013 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Ramirez, 20, of Sacramento, Calif., died June 1, 2013 in Wardak province, Afghanistan of injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)

A broadcast journalists stands inside the Serpentine Gallery 2013 Pavilion, designed by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto, in central London's Kensington Gardens, Tuesday, June 4, 2013. Occupying some 357 square-meters of lawn in front of the Serpentine Gallery, 41-year-old Fujimoto's structure of 20mm steel poles features a cafe and visitors will be encouraged to enter and interact with the piece in different ways. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Turkish protesters clash with riot police at the city's main Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, June 1, 2013. Turkish police retreated from a main Istanbul square Saturday, removing barricades and allowing in thousands of protesters in a move to calm tensions after furious anti-government protests turned the city center into a battlefield. A second day of national protests over a violent police raid of an anti-development sit-in in Taksim square has revealed the depths of anger against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who many Turks view as increasingly authoritarian and dismissive of opposing views.(AP Photo)

Amanullah , 20, a drug addict, is chained to a wall during his 40-day incarceration at the Mia Ali Baba shrine in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Saturday, June 1, 2013. It is believed locally that 40 days chained to a wall and with a restricted diet of only water, black pepper and bread at the 300-year old shrine can cure the mentally ill, drug addicts and those possessed by spirits. If a shrine keeper decides their situation is improving, they may be unchained for a few minutes so they can pray, walk outside or visit a proper bathroom. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Members of the red cross make their way by boats in the flooded street in the center of Passau, southern Germany, Monday, June 3, 2013. Raging waters from three rivers have flooded large parts of the southeast German city following days of heavy rainfall in central Europe. A spokesman for the city?s crisis center said Monday that the situation was ?extremely dramatic? and waters are expected to rise further by midday to their level highest in 70 years. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Here's your look at highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see.

This week's collection includes the immediate aftermath of a building collapse in Philadelphia, flooding in southern Germany, an upside-down baseball player and a creative answer to a lack of napping spots in New Delhi, India.

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Obama faces ?fast on his feet? Chinese President Xi

In this Feb. 14, 2012, file photo President Barack Obama and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, left, shake hands??
President Barack Obama?s aides have made his upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week sound like a promising date -- a casual, more personal get-together without the counter-productive pressure of their formal Valentine's Day meeting at the White House in 2012. But on the hot-button issue of cyber-spying, the message from Beijing seems to be "keep your hands to yourself."

The venue , a luxury 200-acre retreat in the California desert, will put the emphasis on the leaders' personal chemistry far from the Oval Office, the honor guards, the stiff photo-ops and stiffer senior officials as well as the other trappings of American power.

?Sunnylands allows for a more informal set of discussions than we?ve had with China to date in the sense that it?s a less scripted, less formal, less rigid agenda, but rather there is some space for the two leaders to interact and have more open-ended discussions about the issues that underlie the U.S.-China relationship," a senior Obama aide told reporters on a conference call arranged on condition that the official not be named.

Xi "seems to be someone who is fast on his feet, who is open to engagement, who is willing to speak directly to Americans and to issues of concern to Americans in a manner that was not the hallmark of some of his predecessors," another aide said on the same call, emphasizing that Xi seems ready for "a substantive, candid, and productive conversation." Oh, and Xi spent time years ago "in a state that is very important to the President personally -- Iowa."

The two leaders will take up issues that threaten the relationship -- most notably U.S. allegations of extensive cyber-attacks emanating from China and targeting U.S. government agencies and businesses.

"There is reason to hope that President Obama and President Xi can, beginning from a high starting point, have a substantive, candid, and productive conversation, but of course, this is a proposition that we are seeking to test," one of the Obama aides said.

But if this is a diplomatic date of sorts, China's top diplomat in the United States has a pretty blunt response to America's overtures on the issue hacking: Prove it.

In a wide-ranging interview with Foreign Affairs magazine in May, Ambassador Cui Tiankai defiantly declared that the United States hasn't provided "evidence that could stand up in court" that China is involved.

And Cui offered up what is essentially international diplomacy's answer to "I know you are, but what am I?"

"A huge number of Chinese computers, Chinese companies, and Chinese government agencies have also been attacked by hackers. If we trace these attacks, maybe some of them, or even most of them, would come from the United States," Cui told the magazine. "But we are not in the position to come to the conclusion that these attacks are sponsored or supported by the U.S. government. This is not a very responsible way of making such claims."

Prospects of a real breakthrough here are dim -- the two sides had already announced plans for a working group to tackle the issue next month. And the latest allegations have sparked renewed interest in the U.S. government's unmatched global electronic espionage operations.

OK, so, how about U.S. efforts to get China to side with the West on Syria's civil war instead of backing Russia's position of supporting the government of President Bashar al-Assad?

?We always follow the principle that the affairs of a particular country should be determined by its own people, not by us, not by outsiders. It?s not up to China or the United States to decide the future of the country,? said Cui. (Pause here to consider that the Chinese diplomat spoke on the record, and not cloaked in anonymity like the U.S. officials quoted above).

Some observers have noted that Beijing has recently taken a harder line on North Korea, which relies on China's patronage even as it flouts international demands to dismantle its nuclear weapons programs. Here, too, Cui declined to put Beijing in bed with Washington.

"We just cannot distance ourselves from North Korea geographically. That?s our problem -- it?s so close to us. Any chaos or armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula would have a major impact on China?s national security interests," he said, adding that the media overstates China's influence on its secretive Stalinist neighbor.

Still, the envoy declared, "they know China will never accept their nuclear program."

Isn't China vastly more powerful than North Korea?

"Well, the United States is even more powerful, and has it managed to change North Korea?s behavior? I don?t think it has been very successful so far," Cui told the magazine. Xing!

Ultimately, though, it will be up to the new Chinese president, who is expected to take some questions alongside Obama at a joint press conference in California. Afterwards, whether it's hacking, or Syria, or espionage, analysts will weigh Cui's comments and puzzle over whether that's what Xi said.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-faces-test-fast-feet-chinese-president-xi-105531684.html

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