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...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...Your Body Needs Omega-3 EPA DHA
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There has been a dramatic surge in interest recently, amongst the public and health professionals alike, of the health effects of omega-3 fatty acids derived from fish and fish oils - consisting of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) plus eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA).
Read More...Alzheimer’s And Omega-3 LOAD
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An exciting new study from UCLA suggests supplements of Omega-3 DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) can reduce levels in enzyme linked to late-onset Alzheimer’s disease.
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.
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