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Arachidonic Acid Gone Awry ”Increases Risk of Heart Attack
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People with a genetic disposition have a greater risk of having a heart attack if they eat a diet high in arachidonic acid, which is found in animal foods such as meats and eggs.
Read More...Mediterranean Diet Low In Omega-6
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Bottomline:A must-read paper, by the scientists that made “Mediterranean Diet” a household name, because of striking health benefits from their Lyon Diet Heart Study; describes the key components and common mis-characterizations of the Mediterranean diet paradigm.
Read More...Statins, Heart Disease And Inflammation
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Over the last couple of months there have been papers that reinforce evidence that heart researchers have had for years - that inflammation plays an important role in heart disease.
Read More...Functional Foods Fact Sheet: Omega-3 Fatty Acids
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Interest in omega-3 fatty acids can be traced to observational studies of Greenland Inuits conducted in the late 1970s. The low occurrence of coronary heart disease (CHD) in this Eskimo population was attributed to their traditional diet of marine animals and fish.
Read More...Other Inflammatory Markers, Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and Cardiovascular Disease
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Atherosclerosis and inflammation share similar basic mechanisms involving the adhesion of leukocytes to vascular endothelium in their early phases.
Read More...Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Interleukin-1 (IL-1) and Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF)
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The interactions between immune and inflammatory cells are mediated in large part by proteins, termed interleukins (IL), that are able to promote cell growth, differentiation and functional activation. TNF-{alpha} and IL-1 and IL-6 are the most important cytokines produced by monocytes and macrophages.
Read More...Omega-6 and Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Prostaglandin Metabolism
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Omega-6 fatty acids account for the majority of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in the food supply. They are the predominant PUFA in all diets, especially Western diets.
Read More...Scientists Find New Link Between Depression And Inflammation
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Individuals with major depression have an exaggerated inflammatory response to psychological stress compared to those who do not suffer from depression, according to a study by researchers at Emory University School of Medicine.
Read More...DHA Supplementation Improves Mothers And Infants DHA Status
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Women in most western countries consume fish infrequently, if at all, resulting in less DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), a long-chain omega-3 fatty acid, in their tissues to provide to their fetus during pregnancy.
Read More...Omega-6/Omega-3 Ratio In Cardiovascular and Chronic Diseases
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Several sources of information suggest that human beings evolved on a diet with a ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 essential fatty acids (EFA) of approximately 1 whereas in Western diets the ratio is 15/1-16.7/1.
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