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| "Experts" can't decide how much dietary PUFA is dangerous. | 12 Jul 2009 06:07 GMT | 1 |
But here is a key statement: "However, considering the basal level of 4-hydroxy-2-alkenals in many tissues, the present value from the diet may not pose a significant risk for human health." I laughed when I read this. The people who have these "normal" levels
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| How estrogen protects against CHD - is ACAT2 the clue? | 10 Jul 2009 22:11 GMT | 1 |
Scientists Have Mice Eating High Fat Diet Without Heart Risk ScienceDaily (May 8, 2007) — A new study in mice raises a tantalizing possibility -- that humans may one day be able to eat any kind of fat they want without raising their risk of heart disease. "We deleted an
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| Does fat magnify insulin response to simple carbs? | 08 Jul 2009 16:53 GMT | 1 |
I have found the following statement in one blog: "Don't eat high-GI carbs together with whey, saturated, monounsaturated or omega-6 fats. High-GI carbs produce a large glucose and insulin response. Whey, saturated, monounsaturated and omega-6
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| It's all in your head - extrovert people protected from chronic inflammation | 08 Jul 2009 12:57 GMT | 4 |
'Life force' linked to body's ability to withstand stress Personality trait may affect inflammation, or vice versa, as we age Our ability to withstand stress-related, inflammatory diseases may be associated, not just with our race and sex, but with our personality
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| High fat diet and cholesterol protect your DNA | 08 Jul 2009 08:14 GMT | 1 |
Mutat Res. 2007 Aug 1;621(1-2):87-94. Epub 2007 Mar 2. Decreased levels of lipid peroxidation-induced DNA damage in the onset of atherogenesis in apolipoprotein E deficient mice. Godschalk RW, Albrecht C, Curfs DM, Schins RP, Bartsch H, van Schooten
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| Is it true that 40% of PUFA in fish oil is Arachidonic acid? | 06 Jul 2009 16:53 GMT | 8 |
I have just read on Fox and Cameron's "Food Science, Nutrition and Health" (Hodder Arnold Publication) that 40% of PUFA in fish oil is Arachidonic acid.
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| Chemical wars against arachidonic acid: Mice making their own Omega-3 | 05 Jul 2009 00:40 GMT | 3 |
Transgenic mice rich in endogenous omega-3 fatty acids are protected from colitis Omega-6 (n-6) and omega-3 (n-3) polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are the precursors of potent lipid mediators and play an important role in
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| Curcumin damages your DNA | 04 Jul 2009 15:42 GMT | 3 |
Carcinogenesis. 2005 Jul;26(7):1307-15. Epub 2005 Mar 24. Apoptosis and age-dependant induction of nuclear and mitochondrial etheno-DNA adducts in Long-Evans Cinnamon (LEC) rats: enhanced DNA damage by dietary curcumin upon copper accumulation.
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| Insight on Inflammation. | 01 Jul 2009 01:45 GMT | 3 |
A new for target for disdain from the group's Ivory Tower! FWIW: His interest is inflammation. He has hundreds of posts on related topics ranging from disease relationships, processes, nutrients, and metabolites.
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