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Fish oil supplements made headline news on 2 fronts this month. The largest clinical trial ever undertaken to test the efficacy of fish oil for the treatment of depression revealed some very promising and happy results. For study subjects with unipolar depression (depression without an anxiety disorder), the fish oil supplement relieved depression on par [...] The Mediterranean Diet hit another healthy home run with 2 new studies adding to its long and successful record on the disease-fighting front. A slew of former studies have established this delicious dietary pattern (high in plant foods, fish, olive oil, moderate in red wine, and low in meat) as beneficial for heart health, cancer [...] Once again, regular consumption of fish proves to be a very wise move – literally. Reporting in the August issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers found that as the intake of fish increased – the risk of dementia decreased. The study included over 15,000 older adults from 7 different countries. For those [...] Available fresh from early summer to the late fall, usually available frozen, and always available canned – wild salmon is one of the healthiest protein packages on earth. This delectable fish is virtually exploding with almighty omega 3 fats along with several key nutrients, including magnesium, selenium, B vitamins, and vitamin D (think heart health, [...] Oily fish is nature’s most abundant source of long-chained omega 3 fatty acids, currently considered the Queen of the healthy fats. It also happens to be nature’s only food that provides a hefty dose of vitamin D, the current King of vitamins.
“Oily” fish include salmon, tuna, mackerel, sardines, and [...] • Fish (especially oily fish) Fish was featured prominently in this month’s nutrition science news. According to 3 reports in the November issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, fish really is brain food! A Dutch study that included over 400 people, ages 50 to 70, found that those with the highest blood levels of omega 3 fats (the [...] |
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