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Good Fat vs. Low Fat | Kardea Nutrition

Wondering if a high-fat, heart healthy Mediterranean diet is better than the low fat heart healthy diets?

 

Kardea Nutrition has written a report that will help you find an answer that works for you.  Learn the 5 Rules for Eating Healthy Oils and the 6 Steps for Keeping Healthy Oils Healthy (pdf)

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Dramatic Omega-3 Discovery

Dramatic Omega-3 Discovery | Longevity science | Scoop.it

A critical genetic variation rules our ability to make essential omega-3s from plant foods; this may explain why rates of disease vary by ethnicity and diet.

 

A landmark study shows that people’ genetic profiles greatly influence the impact of the omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids they consume.

The findings hold serious implications...

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Prawn Proteins Eased Blood Pressure

Prawn Proteins Eased Blood Pressure | Longevity science | Scoop.it

One in every four American adults has high blood pressure also known as hypertension.

For decades, it’s been clear that the long-chain omega-3 fatty acids in seafood (DHA and EPA) can produce a relatively small but significant drop in blood pressure.

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The Diet That Saves the Brain

The Diet That Saves the Brain | Longevity science | Scoop.it
The first study to specifically examine the effects of the Mediterranean diet found benefits to the brain.

 

Coming out in this month's issue of Archives of Neurology, a new study indicates that the eating pattern typically called the 'Mediterranean diet,' might help protect the small blood vessels in the brain. This could mean less stroke and less memory loss for people that eat within these guidelines, though the results are an association only and not considered hard proof. 

 

People who ate more monounsaturated fats (such as in olive oil) had the best brain scans.

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