News tagged with monounsaturated fatty acids

Mediterranean diet associated with reduced risk of depression

Individuals who follow the Mediterranean dietary pattern -- rich in vegetables, fruits, nuts, whole grains and fish -- appear less likely to develop depression, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Ge ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1




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Supercharged safflower

This scientific achievement has produced safflower seed oil that contains more than 90 per cent of this valuable fatty acid, the highest level of purity of an individual fatty acid currently available in any ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers develop a new candidate for a cleaner, greener and renewable diesel fuel

(PhysOrg.com) -- A class of chemical compounds best known today for fragrance and flavor may one day provide the clean, green and renewable fuel with which truck and auto drivers fill their tanks. Researchers ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Toxic aldehydes detected in reheated oil

Researchers from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU, Spain) have been the first to discover the presence of certain aldehydes in food, which are believed to be related to some neurodegenerative ...

Chemistry / Other

created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Mediterranean diet: A heart-healthy plan for life

The Mediterranean diet has proven beneficial effects not only regarding metabolic syndrome, but also on its individual components including waist circumference, HDL-cholesterol levels, triglycerides levels, blood pressure ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 07, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Omega imbalance can make obesity 'inheritable': study

Overeating combined with the wrong mix of fats in one's diet can cause obesity to be carried over from one generation to the next, researchers in France reported Friday.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 16, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 4

Olive oil could guard against developing ulcerative colitis

Eating more olive oil could help prevent ulcerative colitis, according to a new study co-ordinated by medical researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA).

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 02, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Study identifies food combination associated with reduced Alzheimer's disease risk

Individuals whose diet includes more salad dressing, nuts, fish, poultry and certain fruits and vegetables and fewer high-fat dairy products, red meats, organ meats and butter appear less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Apr 12, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Mediterranean diet may lower risk of brain damage that causes thinking problems

A Mediterranean diet may help people avoid the small areas of brain damage that can lead to problems with thinking and memory, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Feb 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Metobolomics uncovers key indicators of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

A recent metobolomics study by researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center in Richmond found that impaired peroxisomal oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) is associated with the progression ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ice cream may target the brain before your hips, study suggests

Blame your brain for sabotaging your efforts to get back on track after splurging on an extra scoop of ice cream or that second burger during Friday night's football game.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 2


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