Studies reporting blood levels of the omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic
acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), were systematically identified in order to …

Introduction: Cardiovascular disease remains the commonest health problem in developed
countries, and residual risk after implementing all current therapies is still high. The use of …

Background: Inuit traditionally consume large amounts of marine foods rich in n− 3 fatty
acids. Evidence exists that n− 3 fatty acids have beneficial effects on key risk factors for …

BACKGROUND: Tissue proportions of long chain n− 6 [especially arachidonic acid (AA)]
and n− 3 fatty acids [FA; eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) …

The author and four independent experts evaluated the intent and quality of scientific
evidence for a potential beneficial health relationship between the intake of walnuts and the …

Publisher Summary This chapter provides a general overview of flaxseed research
completed over the past 50 years, with the major focus being on data from 1990–2006. It …

Dietary flaxseed has been shown to have potent antiatherogenic effects in rabbits. The
purpose of the present study was to investigate the antiatherogenic capacity of flaxseed in …

Government and health authorities never tire of remaining those of us who live in
industrialized countries that heart disease is a major cause of death. They go further and tell …

Dietary flaxseed has significant anti-atherogenic effects. However, the limits of this action
and its effects on vascular contractile function are not known. We evaluated the effects of …

The identification of risks associated with sudden cardiac death requires further
investigations. The question was addressed whether parameters can be established which …