A diet rich in omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) could reduce the risk of colorectal cancer by 85 per cent, suggests a new study from Japan.
But high consumption of saturated fatty acids (SFAs) could increase the risk by a whopping 700 per cent, said the researchers from the Aichi Cancer Center Hospital and Nagoya University […]
ADDING fish oil to the diet is the most promising supplement-related treatment for depression, a new review has found.
Sydney University dieticians have trawled recent research to judge the benefits of a range of dietary supplements for relief from depressive symptoms.
The review, published today in the Australian journal Nutrition & Dietetics, rated vitamins B6 and B12, […]
On the heels of the recent New York Times article, which reveals that European heart patients receive pharmaceutical-grade fish oil as first-line treatment post heart attack, comes formal recommendation by England’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence that the UK’s doctors should prescribe 1 gram of fish oil daily for heart attack patients. The […]