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Magnesium may up and down-regulate a number of genes linked to metabolism: Magnesium’s favourable effects on certain metabolic pathways is associated with changes in gene expression, says a new study that adds to our knowledge of nutrigenomics. Four weeks of magnesium supplementation were associated with a decrease in levels of C-peptide, a marker of improved […]
Scientists have discovered that a mother’s nutrition during pregnancy can strongly influence her child’s risk of obesity many years later. An international study, led by University of Southampton researchers and including teams from New Zealand and Singapore, has shown for the first time that during pregnancy, a mother’s diet can alter the function of her […]
Fish oil, when combined with chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer, significantly enhanced the efficacy of the chemotherapy and improved response rate when compared to those simply receiving the standard therapy, according to research published in ‘Cancer 2011′. Palliative chemotherapy is aimed at increasing survival and palliating symptoms. However, the response rate to first-line chemotherapy […]
Omega-3 fatty acid intake is inversely associated with periodontitis in the US population, according to research published in the Journal of the American Dietic Association. The new study found that that a moderate dietary intake of the omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) were associated with a decreased prevalence of […]
Research led by Dr. Nicolas Bazan, Boyd Professor, Villere Chair, and Director of the Neuroscience Center of Excellence at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, has shown that Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), a component of fish oil, is a powerful therapeutic agent that can protect brain tissue and promote recovery in an experimental model of […]
Dr. Dryberg and his Danish co-workers report that the availability of omega -3’s in the Triglyceride form was significantly higher than omega-3’s in the Ethyl ester form, according to new findings published in the form of Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids. The blinded, placebo controlled study involved 72 people aged between 21 and 26. […]
Researchers at the University of California, LA conducted a research to address the potential of Omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) to slow the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and possibly vascular dementia. The risk for dementia, a major contributor to incapacitation and institutionalization, rises rapidly as people age, doubling every 5 years after age […]
Patients with coronary heart disease who had higher omega-3 fatty acid blood levels had an associated lower rate of shortening of telomere length, a chromosome marker of biological aging, raising the possibility that these fatty acids may protect against cellular aging, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Several studies have […]
Researchers from Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research found that a diet high in the Western pattern of foods was associated with more than double the risk of having an ADHD diagnosis compared with a diet low in the Western pattern, after adjusting for numerous other social and family influences. The study was […]
The body of evidence in support of at least 500 mg of total EPA+DHA in the daily diet continues to grow. A recent review in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology looked at four controlled clinical trials with close to 40,000 participants and came to the following conclusion. The target EPA+DHA consumption should […]
The first clinical trial in which glucosamine was given in combination with omega-3 fatty acids to patients with osteoarthritis (OA) has recently been published with positive results. An interesting finding drawn from this study of 177 patients with moderate to severe hip or knee OA was that pain and stiffness scores improved more dramatically […]
In an editorial in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine (February 14, 2002), Joseph Loscalzo, M.D. of the Boston University Medical Centre provides a compelling overview of the mechanisms relating elevated levels of homocysteine to various forms of vascular disease. Not only is homocysteine directly toxic to the cells lining arteries, but in […]
The general consensus of experts and practice guidelines for health care providers recommend pregnant and lactating women obtain an average daily intake of at least 200 mg of DHA. This comes from various prestigious areas such as the World Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Early Nutrition Academy, and the EU’s commissioned projects such as […]
Three recent large cohort-type studies have all come to similar conclusions regarding omega-3 fatty acids and Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD). AMD is a degenerative retinal disease that causes central vision loss and leaves only peripheral vision. It is the leading cause of legal blindness for people over 55 years of age in the Western […]
A study from Harvard Medical School found that more than six million children in the United States are vitamin D deficient. The researchers analyzed blood samples for vitamin D using data on about 5,000 children under age 12 years from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2001-2006). Results showed that one in five […]
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