A new study indicates that one major factor causing today's obesity epidemic is the garbage fat diet of Americans for the past century. The Western diet is almost void of omega 3 essential fatty acids. Instead, high levels of omega 6 oils, such as corn oil and soy oil, have found their way into the food supply. Scientists show that four generations of...

The American Heart Association (AHA) has gone mad, apparently suffering from overexposure to mercury-amalgam fillings. In their marketing magazine, Circulation, which masquerades as a scientific journal, they have now published research advocating an all out national war on childhood cholesterol – seeking to lower LDL cholesterol to 50 mg./dl.

One in four U.S. adults has high blood pressure. The rate is highest for those over 65 – a whopping 59%. Ages 45 to 64 comes in at 34%. This problem, as a public health issue, is made worse by people who do nothing to improve themselves and ironically by taking medications to lower blood pressure. Good blood pressure because you are healthy is always...

A diet high in polyphenols and polyunsaturated fatty acids is shown to help stimulate the production of new brain cells (brain stem cells) and reduce the deterioration of existing brain cells. A forty day experimental diet with mice (equivalent of five years human time) enabled researchers to analyze specific regions in the brain associated with stem...

The French and German governments have acted swiftly to protect their citizens from the blockbuster diabetes drug Actos (pioglitazone). A French study of 155,000 people, completed on Tuesday, showed that diabetics taking Actos had a significantly increased risk for bladder cancer. Two days later French and German drug regulators order their doctors to...

A study analyzing the diets of American teens shows that low fiber intake is the key factor associated with the development of the metabolic syndrome (expanding waistline, high blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar), placing them on the path for cardiovascular disease. Not surprisingly to me, but apparently troubling for dietitians, foods high in...

Differential cerebral cortex transcriptomes of baboon neonates consuming moderate and high docosahexaenoic acid formulas.

Adiponectin and marine n-3 fatty acids in patients referred for coronary angiography.

Docosahexaenoic acid metabolome in neural tumors: identification of cytotoxic intermediates.

DHA Supplementation Decreases Serum C-Reactive Protein and Other Markers of Inflammation in Hypertriglyceridemic Men.

The influence of supplemental lutein and docosahexaenoic acid on serum, lipoproteins, and macular pigmentation.

Beneficial effects of a polyunsaturated fatty acid on infant development: evidence from the inuit of arctic Quebec.