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...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-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...Anti-Inflammatory Action Plan
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Once thought to be a simple problem of too much cholesterol, it is now widely accepted that inflammation also plays a central role in the atherosclerotic process.
Read More...The Connection Between Heart Disease and Inflammation
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In 1997, a study showed, for the first time, the link between C-Reactive Protein (CRP) and heart disease. The public began to hear rumblings about testing for CRP a few years later.
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