Archive for Omega-6 Pro-Inflammatory:
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...Asthma Triggering Compounds from Omega-6 Fat Create Clogged Arteries
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Excellent review paper, which describes how the potent inflammatory compounds, which trigger asthma, also damage arteries, via the leukotrienes generated from the omega-6 fat, arachidonic acid.
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...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...Fatty Acids Tied To Depression And Inflammation
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The imbalance of fatty acids in the typical American diet could be associated with the sharp increase in heart disease and depression seen over the past century, a new study suggests.
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.
Read More...60’s, 70’s, Inflammation and Omega-6
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It is more than ironic that a few years after food manufacturers’ began upping Omega-6s from soybeans in processed foods in the 60’s (that create inflammation), Dr. Jorn Dyerberg was getting very curious why the Greenlandic Eskimos seemed to be free of atherosclerosis disease even though they consumed large amounts of whale fat.
Read More...Interesterification a New Processing Omega 3 and Omega 6 Oils
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Due to the terrible health problems associated with trans fats, the food industry has been busily perfecting another ‘man-made’ replacement to ensure that company sales and profits are kept at a high level
Read More...Stop Killing Your Kids!
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Something is slowly killing our kids! It is hurting their IQ, contributing to the increase of obesity, asthma, ADD and all kinds of behavior problems. It is causing heart disease in teenagers.
We are guilty of giving them this thing everyday, and we sit idly by and watch television commercials urged them to consume it.
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