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The prospective data suggests that increasing dietary intake of alpha-linolenic acid may reduce the risk of Sudden Cardiac Death but not other types of fatal Coronary Heart Disease or nonfatal myocardial infarction in women. The specificity of the association between alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) and Sudden Cartiac Death supports the hypothesis that these n-3 fatty acids [...] Bookmark to:
      Fish oil supplementation is known to result in an increase in plasma omega-3 fatty acid content, particularly eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Alpha linolenic acid (ALA), an omega-3 fatty acid found in plants, is the direct precursor of EPA and DHA and should show effects similar to fish oil. Until now, however, this [...] Bookmark to:
Increased consumption of omega-3 fatty acids in the diet is associated with lower levels of inflammation and endothelial activation, according to results from a study at Harvard. Food frequency [...] Bookmark to:
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