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The Coronary Heart Disease Risk Reducing Effects of N-3 Fatty Acids

| Cardiovascular Disease, EFAs, Health Topics

“Since 2000, eight prospective randomized clinical trials, eight epidemiological studies, and two animal studies provide substantial and conclusive scientific evidence that omega-3 fatty acids (DHA and EPA) reduce the risks of coronary heart disease.  As explained below, the evidence is very strong and warrants approval of the following claim by the FDA without need for […]

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Changing Dietary Guidelines to Help Reduce Heart Disease Risk

| Health Advocacy, Health Topics

Dietary guidelines issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA) are what the public look to when making nutritional choices. In 2003, growing research was finding that Americans could significantly reduce their risk of heart disease by eliminating trans fat and increasing their consumption of foods rich in omega-3 fatty

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Bet on beta glucans? It’s a sure thing for heart health

| Cardiovascular Disease, Dietary Supplements, Diseases and Conditions, Health Reports

One type of fiber that has attracted a great deal of lately is beta-glucan, a glucose biopolymer found in the cell walls of grains (such as barley and oats) and in mushrooms (such as maitake, reishi and shiitake), in addition to seaweed and algae. Beta-glucan has been the focus of an increasing number of studies

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