Ratio of Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fats Most Important

01/07/2007

It used to be fairly simple: Saturated fats were the bad guys, polyunsaturated fats were the good guys. Then came the trans fat revelation.

Here's another head-scratching twist: an ideal ratio of fats. Many nutritionists are concerned that our consumption of two kinds of polyunsaturated fatty acids — the omega-3 and omega-6 fats — is way out of balance these days and that our health may be paying the price...

Twin Studies Agree Fish Benefits Outweigh Risks

10/20/2006

Two new scientific reports released yesterday reinforce what we heard at last year’s Seafood & Health conference: -The benefits of fish to human health outweigh the risks, with certain specific exceptions for children and pregnant/nursing women. -Fatty, short-lived wild fish such as sardines and Alaska salmon or sablefish are the most beneficial species and the safest as well.

New Report Finds Americans Need Far More Omega-3s

10/16/2006

A landmark study shows that most Americans need to boost their average daily omega-3 intake drastically to match ’s low rates of heart disease and depression. It was the first analysis to consider Americans’ excessive intake of metabolically competitive omega-6 fats.

Fish Oil May Halt Memory Decline in Alzheimer's

10/12/2006

First-ever clinical trial reduces progression of the disease in mild, early-stage Alzheimer's cases. Findings are supported by evidence of mechanisms by which omega-3s might work, and the results fit with the preventive effect of fish-heavy diets seen in population studies.

In Europe it's Fish Oil After Heart Attacks, but not in U.S.

10/03/2006

In a large number of studies, prescription fish oil has been shown to improve survival after heart attacks and to reduce fatal heart rhythms. The American College of Cardiology recently strengthened its position on the medical benefit of fish oil... But in the United States, heart attack victims are not generally given omega-3 fatty acids, even as they are routinely offered more expensive and invasive treatments, like pills to lower cholesterol or implantable defibrillators. Prescription fish oil, sold under the brand name Omacor, is not even approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in heart patients. ...Most cardiologists here are not giving omega-3s even though the data supports it.

Fish and Veggies Bring Complementary Benefits

09/12/2006

Omega-3s seen to improve heart rates and rhythms and suppress heart-unhealthful protein; Mouse study illuminates heart-health attributes of common veggies.

Fish Oils to get IQ Test

09/06/2006

Fish oil supplements have been heralded as the cure-all for everything from arthritis to heart disease and now research will see if they really do boost IQ. The omega-3 fatty acids are being given to 5,000 students in County Durham to try to improve their GCSE grades. Scientists think omega-3 dramatically improves concentration and short-term memory by making it easier for brain signals to move between cells.

Does Eating Salmon Lower the Murder Rate?

04/15/2006

In 2001, Dr. Joseph Hibbeln, a senior clinical investigator at the National Institutes of Health, published a study, provocatively titled "Seafood consumption and Homicide Mortality," that found a correlation between a higher intake of omega-3 fatty acids (most often obtained from fish) and lower murder rates.

Pupils chipper over fish oil aid

03/13/2006

"More than 200 Year 11 students at Fleetwood Sports College, Broadway in the port, have racked up the school's highest ever recorded exam results after taking Omega 3 fish oil supplements as part of a pilot study in the lead-up to their GCSEs last summer."

Diet and the Unborn Child

01/20/2006

[T]he amount of omega-3 in a pregnant woman’s diet helps to determine her child’s intelligence, fine-motor skills (such as the ability to manipulate small objects, and hand-eye coordination) and also propensity to anti-social behavior….the benefits of eating such fish vastly outweigh the risks from the mercury in them. Indeed, in the study, it was those children exposed to the lowest levels of methyl mercury who were at greatest risk of having low verbal IQ.

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