Results The 19 studies comprised 16 countries, 45 637 unique individuals, and 7973 total CHD, 2781 fatal CHD, and 7157 nonfatal MI events, with ω-3 measures in total plasma, phospholipids, cholesterol esters, and adipose tissue. Median age at baseline was 59 years (range, 18-97 years), and 28 660 (62.8%) were male. In continuous (per 1-SD increase)Continue reading “Seafood/plant-based omega-3 fatty acids lower heart disease incidence”
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Eating seafood and Dementia/Alzheimer’s
APOE ε4 (Alzheimer’s gene) and the associations of seafood and long-chain omega-3 fatty acids with cognitive decline In the article “APOE ε4 and the associations of seafood and long-chain omega-3 fatty acids with cognitive decline,” van de Rest and colleagues examined the connection between the amount of seafood eaten per week and cognitive decline over approximatelyContinue reading “Eating seafood and Dementia/Alzheimer’s”
Healthy Oils
You need to have a healthy liver to balance any essential oil metabolism, absorption and conversion into the body’s required energy. This is recorded by Connie from http://www.manitobaharvest.com Hemp oil contains 2% of stearodonic acid –omega 3 The info below is from http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/othernuts/omega3fa/ Essential Fatty Acids Summary • Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), an omega-3 fatty acid,Continue reading “Healthy Oils”
Diet rich in saturated fats is associated with worse global cognitive and verbal memory
A study was undertaken to relate dietary fat types to cognitive change in healthy community-based elders. The results showed that diet rich in saturated fats (SFA) is associated with worse global cognitive and verbal memory trajectories, whereas higher Monounsaturated fats (MUFA) intake was related to better trajectories. ANN NEUROL 2012. May 17, 2012 Sources MonounsaturatedContinue reading “Diet rich in saturated fats is associated with worse global cognitive and verbal memory”