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This article at a glance Calcification of the abdominal aorta is a predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD), independent of other CVD risk factors. This study addressed whether vascular calcification development in adults followed over an 18-year period displays a relation to dietary intake of...

This article at a glance Two recently published studies report on the relations between dietary intake and levels of poly-unsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in blood and the acute phase response C-reactive protein (CRP) in older people. In one study, the omega-3 index was negatively associated w...

GOED/Omega-3 Science Advisory Council White Paper Decades of research have uncovered many health benefits of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, specifically eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). EPA and DHA are both essential building blocks for tissue structures and important bi...

This article at a glance How specific nutrients modulate adaptations to exercise and endurance training is a topic of growing interest. Two recent small studies have made a careful analysis of potential cardio-respiratory changes in response to omega-3 LCPUFA supplementation in highly-trained a...

This article at a glance Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) remains one of the most common causes of death globally. The study reports the results of an observational study of Japanese patients who had a STEMI-type AMI and that received percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) reperfusion therap...

Bill Lands, Fellow, American Society for Nutrition, College Park, MD, USA Email: wemlands@att.net; Website: http://efaeducation.org/ Similarities and differences between the omega-3 (n-3) and omega-6 (n-6) essential nutrients have moved in and out of discussions over the past 50 years as the biome...

 This article at a glance This intervention study showed that perioperative supplementation with EPA/DHA to patients scheduled for coronary bypass artery grafting and who had had a recent myocardial infarction led to improved results. Specifically the authors noted development of significantly ...

    This article at a glance Results from a large prospective study in elderly people, the Cardiovascular Health Study, indicate that significant associations may exist between a higher dietary intake of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) and a decreased risk of total and non-cardiovascular mortality. Ho...

In biomedical research, metabolic and functional differences between the sexes for specific nutrients are often not specifically addressed and fully appreciated. Fundamental physiological processes that underlie the functioning of most organs are thought to be more similar than different between the...

High blood pressure is a major risk factor for developing cardiovascular disease. A significant benefit for cardiovascular health can be achieved through normalizing blood pressure. High blood pressure corresponds to a systolic pressure above 140 mm Hg and a diastolic blood pressure greater than 90 ...

Linoleic acid is recognized as an essential fatty acid for human health because it cannot be synthesized by humans and needs to be ingested through the diet. It is a precursor of the polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) of the omega-6 type, of which arachidonic acid is the most well-known. Arachidonic...

Guest Article Joyce A. Nettleton, D.Sc. Past Editor, PUFA Newsletter   How far omega-3 (n-3) PUFA research has come! The 1936 medical observations of Israel Rabinowitch describing the rarity of arteriosclerosis among the Inuit of the eastern Canadian Arctic and similarly among the northwest...