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Food that cleans arteries becoming the next health trend

11/18/11

A new company says it has a novel way to cleanse the arteries of individuals to improve their cardiovascular health.

Stratum Nutrition is producing powder supplements called Artinia, which will be sold in stores in the United States in 2012. The powder is drinkable and edible in yogurt, smoothies, baked goods, cereal and nutrition bars, and the company says it will clean arteries by reducing oxidized LDL cholesterol.

While the product promises another way for people to improve their cardiovascular health, some medical professionals are skeptical.

"Truly, there are no foods that will 'clear out' a diseased artery," Jonathan Fialkow, a board certified lipidologist and cardiologist in Miami, told Shape magazine. "To think that a particular food eaten in addition to other foods may clear arteries is simplistic and consistent with 'magical' thinking. For now, we cannot take someone with bad blockages and return the artery to its normal, healthy state."

Although Fialkow is not a strong advocate for the new the new supplement, but stated that nutrition does play a major part in health.

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, there are more than 26.8 million adults in the United States who have been diagnosed with heart disease. While it may be wise to investigate trends like Artinia, which hold out the promise of improved health, given Dr. Fialkow's warning about the inability to cleanse blocked arteries, it's also wise for people to explore investing in life insurance.

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