Current News
February 2008
Newsetter 29 is Published
The VP Foundation Newsletter, Number 29, was published at the end of December 2007. During January 2008 it was mailed to all active VPF members. This issue features an extensive addendum to the low oxalate diet, made possible by the VPF's Oxalate Testing Program for Foods and Beverages.
The total and soluble oxalate content of thirty foods, primarily farm-fresh produce, are presented in the addendum. Butternut squash, four varieties of green beans, blueberries, Concord grapes, five varieties of hot peppers, kale, turnip greens, red onions, garlic, barley, rice cakes, white rice flour, and sugar snap peas are among of the foods analyzed for oxalate content.
Also included in the December 2007 issue are recovery letters from members and an update on financial support received from Foundation members and friends during 2007. To receive The VP Foundation Newsletter, Number 29, by return mail, go to memberships and join the Foundation.
University of Wyoming Research Study Progresses
The University of Wyoming Research Study was filled to capacity during late fall 2007. It is now closed to new participants. The treatment phase of the study, which spans nine months of periodic urinalyses for each participant, will draw to a close in late 2008. Afterwards, Principal Investigator, Michael Liebman, Ph.D., Professor of Human Nutrition, will analyze data collected during the study.
Foundation Reaches Out to Gift & Gourmet Retailers
VPF Executive Director, Joanne Yount, represented the Foundation at the International Gift and Gourmet Market in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 14, 2008.
The Low Oxalate Cookbook - Book Two was featured as the "book of the day" by Wimmer Cookbooks, an exhibitor at the Market. Wimmer Cookbooks, a division of Mercury Printing, printed and distributes Book Two for the Foundation.
During the Market, shoppers asked many questions about the low oxalate diet, and placed orders for hundreds of cookbooks with the Wimmer marketing staff. Director Yount also distributed over 60 information packages about the Foundation's services to shoppers whose family and friends suffer from fibromyalgia, interstitial cystitis, and additional symptoms of this widespread connective tissue sydrome.
For more information about The Low Oxalate Cookbook - Book Two, go to The Low Oxalate Cookbook.
VPF 2008 Drawing Winners Announced
Winning tickets for the VPF's 2008 Drawing were drawn by the staff of Nall Printing Company in Burlington, North Carolina, on February 8. Foundation members in West Virginia and Pennsylvania won the Maple Leaf Quilt and Glorious Angel Counted Cross-Stitch. These prizes were hand-crafted and donated for the Drawing by two of the Foundation's Leaders.
The winners' recovery stories will be featured in the spring issue of The VP Foundation Newsletter. It will be published in late spring 2008 (May-June).
