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Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Contrary to widespread medical opinion, a new study indicates that taking fish oil supplements that contain omega-3 fatty acids may not actually help to prevent death, heart attacks or strokes. The study’s findings were recently published in The Journal of the Medical Association. The researchers looked at 20 clinical trials that took place between 1989 and 2012 and included 68,680 individuals who participated in the studies for a...

DENVER, Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New studies on omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) confirm the importance of these nutrients in the diets of pregnant women and infants. They also document the relationship between higher intakes of omega-3s and lower risk of depressive symptoms as well as Alzheimer's disease in adults. These findings and more are summarized in the August 2012 PUFA Newsletter and Fats of Life e-newsletters for health professionals and consumers,...

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Heart Association (AHA) recently certified two Kansas City Steak Company ground beef patties (the Original Classic and Vidalia Onion flavors) as part of its Heart-Check Food Certification Program. The two patties join other extra lean, heart-healthy products from Kansas City Steaks. "We're pleased that the AHA has certified these two flavorful products as heart healthy," said Edward Scavuzzo, President of KCS....

Soyfoods help athletes of all levels meet performance goals WASHINGTON, July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 2012 Olympic Games are just days away, as Team USA prepares to compete in London, Americans here at home look for ways to incorporate more exercise and physical activity into their own lives. Optimal nutrition is imperative for physical activity, athletic performance, strength training, and recovery. Food and nutrition expert, Rebecca Scritchfield, MA, RD,...

Women with a higher intake of dietary saturated fats have fewer mature oocytes available for collection in IVF, according to results of a study from the Harvard School of Public Health funded by the US National Institutes of Health. The study investigated the effect of dietary fat (classified as total, saturated, monounsaturated, polyunsaturated, omega 6, omega 3 and trans) on a range of preclinical and clinical outcomes in women having IVF. Results showed that the intake of saturated fat was...

Women who follow a low carbohydrate on a daily basis are at greater risk of cardiovascular disease (such as heart disease and stroke) than those who do not, according to a new study  published in the British Medical Journal. Although the numbers are small -- an extra 4-5 cases of cardiovascular disease per 10,000 women per year -- the authors say that this is a 28% increase in the number of cases and that these results are upsetting in a population of young women who may be at risk to...

Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com [ Watch the Video ] When shopping for salad dressing, the flavors can run the gamut. Thousand Island, Ranch, Sweet and Sour, and others – not to mention the dozen options of fat, non-fat, and low-fat. However, a new study helps consumers better understand what dressings can help them absorb the most nutrients. Researchers from Purdue University found that certain salad dressings can help consumers get the best nutrients and vitamins from their salad....

BROMSGROVE, England, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The complexity of food reformulation is discussed in detail in this month's management briefing from just-food: Fat Reformulation - Challenge of change. [http://bit.ly/OGnxiK ] Contributing editor Ben Cooper offers a detailed analysis on the pressures, strengths and strains certain companies are facing from food regulators and campaigners in the reformulating of fats. This four part management briefing...

DENVER, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. today announced that a recently released epidemiology study published in Nutrition Journal has come to the mistaken conclusion that a low-carbohydrate diet, like the Atkins Diet(TM), is to blame for rising cholesterol levels between 1986 and 2010 in a Swedish population. However, based on the study abstract, this population actually consumed a high-fat, high-carbohydrate diet, which is very different from the Atkins...

A 25 year study in Northern Sweden, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Nutrition Journal, is the first to show that a regional and national dietary intervention to reduce fat intake, decreased cholesterol levels, but a switch to the popular low carbohydrate diet was paralleled by in an increase in cholesterol levels. Over the entire 25 year period the population BMI continued to increase, regardless of either diet, and both the increase in body mass and increased cholesterol...