Omega-3s intake Linked to Lower Amyloid Levels and reduced risk of Alzheimers

May 7th, 2012

A study of diet and plasma beta-amyloid in cognitively normal individuals over 65 found that increased consumption of omega-3 fatty acids was significantly associated with lower plasma levels of beta-amyloid protein 42.
Note that none of the other nutrients were found to have a significant association with plasma beta-amyloid.
People who had a lot of omega-3 fatty [...]

Omega 3 EPA( Eicosapentaenoic Acid) protects against acid induced colitis

April 30th, 2012

Resolvin E1, an endogenous lipid mediator derived from omega-3 eicosapentaenoic acid, protects against 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid-induced colitis.
Arita M, Yoshida M, Hong S, Tjonahen E, Glickman JN, Petasis NA, Blumberg RS, Serhan CN.
Source
Center for Experimental Therapeutics and Reperfusion Injury, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Abstract
Resolvin E1 (RvE1; 5S,12R,18R-trihydroxyeicosapentaenoic acid) is an [...]

Omega3 Fish oil may counteract procarcinogenic actions

April 30th, 2012

Omega-3 essential fatty acid Fish Oil Intake May Counteract Procarcinogenic Actions
Touvier M, Kesse-Guyot E, Andreeva VA, et al. Modulation of the association between plasma intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and cancer risk by n-3 PUFA intake: a nested case-control study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2012 Apr;95(4):944-50.
BACKGROUND:
Mechanistic data suggest that n-3 PUFAs and [...]

Association Between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Bone Loss Highlights the Importance of Omega-3 Anti-Inflammatory Diet

April 30th, 2012

Association Between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Bone Loss Highlights the Importance of Omega-3 Anti-Inflammatory Diet
A newly published study, in the Rheumatology International, finds a relation between an inflammatory agent, found in Rheumatoid Arthritis patients, and early bone loss. The study suggests repressing this inflammatory agent as a remedy for treatment. Nutri-Med Logic Corp, agreeing with [...]

Omega3 EPA accelerates ligament healing

April 29th, 2012

Ligaments are tough bands of fibrous connective tissue (mainly collagen) that link two bones together at a joint. Injuries to ligaments are notoriously slow to heal. Researchers at Purdue University now report the results of an intriguing experiment which shows that eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA – the main component of fish tissue oils) materially speeds up [...]

Research shows that omega3 fish oil less than 80% concentrate are not effective at reducing triglyceride levels

April 29th, 2012

t research has shown that lower concentrates omega 3 fish oil are not effective especially at reducing triglyceride levels
A study conducted in Europe showed the following that in order for omega3 to be effective in this area it required a concentration of at least 80% and above – none of the products [...]

Stroke Prevention and Omega3 pharmaceutical grade fish oil EPA

April 29th, 2012

Stroke Prevention and Omega3 pharmaceutical grade fish oil EPA
In a study based on a hypercholesterolemic patient population in Japan, subjects achieved secondary prevention of stroke with EPA.
In Japanese hypercholesterolemic patients with a history of stroke, EPA supplementation reduced the risk of stroke recurrence by 20%.
Further studies must be conducted with EPA to further [...]

Why eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)—both components of omega-3 fatty acids—have differential effects on LDL cholesterol.

April 29th, 2012

resenting the results of the laboratory study here at the National Lipid Association (NLA) 2011 Scientific Sessions, senior investigator Dr Preston Mason (Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA) said that EPA is an inhibitor of lipid oxidation at normal and elevated cholesterol levels in the presence and absence of DHA, while DHA seems to have [...]

The role of LDL-C and Type 2 Diabetes How Omega3 EPA fish oil reduces LDL-C

April 29th, 2012

The role of LDL-C and Type 2 Diabetes
The U.K. Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) established the importance of tight glycemic control in patients with diabetes. Yet in isolation, control of hyperglycemia is not sufficient to decrease the high burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in this population.Efforts to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in people with diabetes [...]

Omega 3 pharmaceutical grade fish oil EPA reduces LDL cholesterol levels

April 29th, 2012

Omega 3 EPA reduces LDL cholesterol levels –
New clinical study results presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions show that the long-chain omega-3 fatty acid EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid), helped significantly reduce small dense LDL (bad) cholesterol levels.
“This study suggests that supplementation with the omega-3 fatty acid EPA may present unique benefits for cardiovascular [...]

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