Dietary alpha-Linolenic Acid (ALA) Intake and Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death and Coronary Heart Disease

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 [...]

Singapore Chinese Health Study: High Omega-3 Intake Reduces Risk of Breast Cancer by 25%

TheĀ  study found no evidence of an association between breast cancer and total, saturated, monounsaturated, or polyunsaturated dietary fat intake, in agreement with previous studies, including a meta-analysis of seven epidemiologic cohort studies from four countries totaling more than 330 000 women and nearly 5000 incident cases of breast cancer, as well as more recent [...]

Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Inflammation and Autoimmune Diseases

The importance of omega-3 essential fatty acids in the diet is now evident, as well as the need to return to a more physiologic omega-6/omega-3 ratio of about 1-4/1 rather than the ratio of 20-16/1 provided by current Western diets. In order to improve the ratio of omega-6/omega-3 essential fatty acids, it will be necessary [...]

Oily fish intake and dietary omega-3s may improve eye health

According to new research, eating one portion per week of fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids may reduce the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) by over 50 percent.

Fish intake, the major source of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), may reduce the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). There are two types of [...]

Flaxseed oil and fish oil raise omega-3 fatty acid levels in human blood cells

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 [...]