European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 16, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Heads up for fanciers of red wine by Rob Stein United press International de wine lovers can apparently avoid a throbbing headache that frequently goes hand in hand with imbibing a new study indicates taking Over the counter pain relievers before drinking red wine can prevent such headaches just take an aspirin or two an hour or two before drinking the red wine and Hen go ahead and drink red  said or. Herbert Kaufman a researcher in san Francisco who conducted the study red wine is believed to cause a unique Type of headache references to this phenomenon can be found As far Back As biblical times. Kaufman said the red wine headache is a deep pounding headache that develops within hours of drinking red wine and builds in intensity he said it eventually subsides but is followed several hours later by a More severe headache. Encouraged by preliminary research indicating taking aspirin before drinking red wine May prevent the headache Kaufman conducted a study looking at 12 people who had a history of red wine headaches. The subjects brought in two bottles of red wine that had Given them headaches each drank the wine and All developed headaches within two hours the subjects came Back one week later and were Given either aspirin acetaminophen which is sold As tylenol ibuprofen which is sold As advisor a useless pills without knowing what they were getting they then drank the same wine they drank the previous week. Only the two study subjects who took the useless pills developed the initial headaches and the followup headaches said Kaufman who reported his findings at a recent meeting of the american College of allergy and immunology. Those who took aspirin and ibuprofen did not develop any headaches he said. The two who took acetaminophen developed the secondary headaches he said. Researchers Are unsure How to explain the results Kaufman said. But he speculated red wine May trigger the release of chemicals that cause the headaches. Aspirin and ibuprofen May Block those substances he said. Kaufman stressed that More research is needed to understand the phenomenon fully. He also noted the headaches Are distinct from a red wine hangover which will not be prevented this Way. A hangover is a different phenomenon. I m sure if you drank a bottle of red wine you will still get a hangover said Kaufman a clinical associate professor of Medicine at the University of California san Francisco. How much Vitamin a is too much by Rebecca Kolberg United press International ales of Vitamin a toxicity Are often bizarre entering on Arctic explorers eating huge amounts of Polar Bear liver or fitness fanatics gobbling handfuls of Vitamin supplements but americans should be aware that More Subtle overloads of Vitamin a might pose some serious health risks particularly to pregnant women children and the elderly nutrition experts say. The Ideal Vitamin a intake for the average Man is about 3,100 to 3.300 International units in daily according to the National research Council s 1989 list of recommended dietary allowances Adas. But or. John Hal cock of the food and drug adminis Raton estimates 3 percent to 4 percent of the . Population take Vitamin supplements containing 25.000 in or More of Vitamin a per Day. That s a Heck of a lot of people. If even. 1 percent of the population Are taking potentially toxic doses that s too  said Hathcock. Adding the Fra is still trying to determine at what level the Vitamin meets the government s generally recognized As Safe Standard so far. Vitamin a toxicity which May include Bone abnormalities and life threatening liver damage has Only been conclusively shown in adults who consistently consume More than 50,000 in daily of Vitamin a and Young children who take More than 20,000 in daily. But Hathcock said a growing body of research indicates the Vitamin a safety threshold May be far lower for certain High risk groups the question is not the upper limits but rather How Little can possibly cause problems the nutrition expert told a recent seminar. Vitamin a is a group of compounds essential to vision cell growth and immune function. In nutritional supplements Vitamin a generally refers to Retinol also known As pre formed Vitamin  food sources of pre formed Vitamin a Are primarily limited to liver and fish liver oils and it is rare for toxicity to Stem from diet alone. The body can also convert precursors called carotenoids into Vitamin a. Carotenoids which Are found in carrots spinach and Many other vegetables Are absorbed through the intestine tar less efficiently than retin oids. But they Are not known to be toxic even when taken in Large doses Over Long periods of time. Much of the worry Over Vitamin a s safety arose in the mid-80s after it became evident that the anti acne drug acc Tane which is a powerful analog of Retinol caused birth defects it taken during the Early weeks of pregnancy. Hal cock said evidence is now close to compelling that daily Vitamin a consumption exceeding 100,000 in by pregnant women can cause miscarriages and birth defects mainly of the face and Skull in their fetuses. For daily intakes Between 20,000 and 100,000 in Hathcock said modest evidence for Vitamin a related birth defects exists the Fra researcher said in his opinion problems Likely arise in the 25,000 in bracket maybe As Low As 20,000  there currently is no persuasive evidence to link birth defects to daily consumption below 20,000 in Hathcock said. The Fra researcher advised pregnant women to take Low to moderate Potency Vitamin supplements with Vitamin a Levels in the 4,000 to 5,000 in Range. And he warned that it would be imprudent to take formulas that contain several times the Rda of Vitamin a. The Vitamin a supplements most commonly on the Market Range in Potency from 2,500 to 20,000 in but there Are some 25,000 in products on the Market according to the Council for responsible nutrition a Trade group for the supplement Industry the Council recommends that supplements formulated for use by pregnant women contain no More than 8,000 in of Vitamin a per Day. 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