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Show 1 Page A20 THE DAILY HERALD, Provo, Utah, Sunday, September 19, 1999 Hoarding Study: Blueberries boost balance, memory of elderly could be By PHILIP BRASHER AP Farm Writer disastrous Greenspan addresses Y2K stockpiling By TED BRIDIS Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON Stockpiling and inventory hedging against Year 2000 computer failures could cause worse trouble than the Y2K glitch itself, the nation's top financial warned leaders WASHINGTON A secret of youth may be as close as a logical processes that cause aging. People "are told that once you're old, there's nothing you can do. That might not be true," farin or the supermar- said Barbara Shukitt-Hale- , nearby the study at who ket shelved: blueberries. Elderly irats fed the human the Agriculture Department's equivalent of at least half a cup Human Nutrition Research ' of blueberries a day improved Center on Aging at Tufts Boston. in balance, coordination and University in short-terstrawberries Blueberries, memory, a study all test high in and in the of Journal spinach published Neuroscience said. A cup of their ability to subdue moleblueberries is a normal serving. cules called oxygen free radiLike other fruits and vegetacals, which are created when cells convert oxygen into enerbles, blueberries contain chemicals that act as antioxidants. gy. In normal amounts, free Scientists believe antioxidants radicals help rid the body of toxins, but they can also harm protect the body against "oxidative stress," one of several bio cell membranes and DNA, which results in cell deaths. The Tufts study said straw- 4 berry and spinach extract produced some improvement in memory, but only blueberry extract had a significant impact on balance and coordination. Other studies have suggest-- , ed that antioxidants in fruits and vegetables could prevent cancer and heart disease. Previous research by the Tufts scientists indicated that antioxidants slowed down the aging process in rats that started taking the dietary supplement at 6 months of age. Their latest study was the first to show antioxidants can actually reverse declines, they said. age-relate- They don't know why blue- berries were more effective than strawberries and spinach , ; d or exactly how the chemicals work in the laboratory animals. "Fruits and vegetables are very good fafr you. ' without That's question "... It's another thing to know why" Morrison-- , said Marcelle Bogorad, who directs the neuroscience and neuropsychology program at the National Institute of Aging. Clinical trials need to be done to see whether humans could benefit, she said. The institute, which helped finance the Tufts research, already is sponsoring studies to test the effect of vitamin E, another antioxidant, aspirin and B vitamins on the mental processes of older women. The rats used in the Tufts study were 19 months old, the equivalent of 65 to 70 years in humans. ' They begin losing motor skills at 12 months. By 19 months, the time it takes a rat to walk a narrow rod before losing its balance drops from 13 seconds to 5 seconds. After eating daily doses of blueberry extract for eight weeks, the rats could stay on the rod for an average of 11 seconds. They also performed better in negotiating mazes, as did fed strawberry and t those spmacn extracts. Friday. If worried companies hold back more inventories than usual, said Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, "bottlenecks could develop, and market pressure could ensue." Greenspan appeared Friday at a conference in Washington with other government leaders and regulators to discuss Y2K repair efforts by the financial industry, considered among the most well prepared of all sectors of the economy. Greenspan noted that private companies have spent an estimated $50 billion on repair efforts, and said the chance for cascading failures in the most important computer networks seemed to be "now negligible." The government reported earlier this week it had spent $8.34 billion on repairs. a eg j 7k )J PIlTlrl'' In $1!) PPTf u) i&l Iq) Just a long weekend "The response of businesses and households to unwarranted fears of serious disruptions does me give pause," is) lix. .i. J i i Greenspan said. "Consumers should prepare for the century date change as they would for any long weekend," he said. 'Those people who do cash out a significant part of their deposits only increase the risk that they will become victims of crime or f33 fraud." Greenspan said the possibility that more Americans may start stockpiling i3 likely to rise as Jan. 1 nears and news media devote more attention to the issue. He urged the financial regulators to work hard to counter scare stories. "In the final analysis, facts are the only antidote for rumors," he said. Arthur Levitt, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, said the financial industry was bo prepared that "difefijtp that some originally prWictpd 'wjll not even get an honorable mentidn in the histo- v r Y ra rp I fflLL OKLY THE RATES ARE ry booksV see no reason why fear of Year 2000 problem should Jcause investors to alter their Investment or trading habits," tevitt said. "Actions taken by investors based on unreasonable fear or bad information pose a greater threat to our "I II HOME EQUITY CREDIT LINE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE LOAN AS LOW AS econorjv." Most banks OK Federal The Deposit Insurance Corp. has graded less than satisfactory only 27 of the natioofei 10,922 banks and otherjjfirncial institutions in their Y$K repairs including severi adeemed "unsatisfactory" as of this week, FDIC Chairwoman Donna Tanoue said. y ; ,. Th FDIC declined to identi- fy thQHe institutions, although Levity sqid yit- the conference, "Our industry flourishes in the of disclosure. sunHght Investors simply cannot make informed decisions in the dark," The FDIC said it routinely publicizes any formal enforcement action but won't identify of results intermediate reviews.. All deposits are ; insured regardless. Laura Unger. an SEC commissioner, said Friday that all only 13 trading firms identified in commission documents were not adequately prepared, although all have indicated they will be ready my The SEC has set a deadline. "Any firm that is unable to meet that deadline will be put out of business by the SEC," Unger said. SJnZf dJJ ? 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