Benefits of Fatty Acid Supplements
I recently read that a recent study done on animals has shown that taking supplements that contain the fatty acid, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), may help in losing weight. CLA is a fatty acid largely
AHA Recommends Fatty Foods
The American Heart Association has changed its guidelines. Where they once insisted that a low fat diet was crucial to heart health they have now reviewed a multitude of studies and altered their pos ...
Fatty acid tied to depression and inflammation
The imbalance of fatty acids in the typical American diet could be associated with the sharp..., the more omega-6 fatty acids people had in their blood compared with omega-3 fatty acid levels, the more
Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Prevent Type I Diabetes
According to researchers at the University of Colorado, a diet that's rich in omega-3 fats could prevent the onset of type 1 diabetes among children at risk. Omega-3 fatty acids have been linked
Balancing Omega 6 to Omega 3 Fatty Acid ratios
I have been reading a lot about essential fatty acids recently, particularly about the ratios of Omega 6's to Omega 3's. I thought I had a fairly healthy diet however when I looked at it closely I
Hidden fatty foods to watch out for.
Chocolates, ice creams and potato chips are known culprits that can make the weighing machine go in the wrong direction. But here are some hidden culprits -- high-fat foods that we consume almost eve ...
New research: Omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin D may stave off mascul
essential nutrients (such as fatty acids) among those participants who developed macular degeration to varying degrees and those who did not develop it at all. Researchers confirmed omega-3 fatty acids helped
Female Hormones Strengthen the Bones of Men
their testosterone level. Male estrogen is created from the testosterone in fattytissues and it is believed that since thin men have less fattytissue to convert the testosterone into estrogen, thinner men have
A Matter of Fat
. When you eat, your body transforms carbohydrates, protein, and dietary fat into fatty acids (chains... signal to surrounding tissue to create new ones. While an average nonoverweight adult has roughly 30
