The role of essential fatty acids (EFAs) in treating advanced pancreatic cancer has been underlined by researchers at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. ...
One in seven children in the US and a growing number of children in the UK are being given stimulants with a long list of side effects to treat a condition that may be due to a simple deficiency o ...
A few walnuts in your daily diet could give you all the natural protection you need against stroke, new research has discovered. ...
The hysteria against fat has got out of control. In the US, Fat Free Food (F3) stores are springing up, with shelves lined with highly processed food containing virtually no fat. In the UK, too, m ...
Babies given formula milk are noticeably deficient in a particular fatty acid. ...
Although many doctors still don’t believe it, studies show that changing your diet can help alleviate arthritic symptoms (Lancet, 1986; i: 236-8).
Fish oils, which are rich in fatty acids, may help to prevent psoriasis and tumour growth. ...
A sometimes confusing array of abbreviations and names are used for the various essential fatty acids and related terms. The following is a quick guide to the omega-6 and omega-3 families of fatty acids.
Many of us could do with a major rethink of our daily dietary fat intake. For some, this will mean cutting back while, for others, it means reorganising our diets to eat more or different types of fats.
The world of dietary fats is a complicated alphabet soup of names and numbers, and our understanding of how each type of fat works in the body - for good or ill - is far from complete.
