After one year only 9 percent of the people given Plavix suffered a stroke or heart attack. Researchers say their findings could lead to Plavix being prescribed to all heart attack patients. Researchers in Singapore studied the effects of the soup on rats with high blood pressure. The researchers believe chicken contains a natural peptide protein that's not in other meats, allowing chicken to help the heart. Problems of high-fat diets for epileptics Epileptic patients on high fat diets may see an increase in bruising and minor bleeding.
Doctors often prescribe the diet because it helps ketosis.
Ketosis occurs when the body doesn't have any carbohydrates in the system, so it turns to fat for fuel. For unknown reasons, the high fat diet prevents seizures. But in some epileptics this diet could have an effect on the blood cells, causing the bleeding and bruising. Researchers recommend doctors watch patients carefully for these side effects. There's a new warning about the danger of body piercing.