Linoleic Acid

Migraine Frequency, Severity Drop Substantially With Diet Interventions

— Findings could lead to targeted dietary changes to improve chronic pain by Judy George, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today June 30, 2021 A diet higher in two omega-3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), reduced headache frequency and intensity and lowered levels of pain-related lipids in migraine patients, a randomized controlled trial showed. […]

It is time to stop counting calories, and time instead to promote dietary changes that substantially and rapidly reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality

Open Heart 2015;2: doi:10.1136/openhrt-2015-000273 Editorial It is time to stop counting calories, and time instead to promote dietary changes that substantially and rapidly reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality Aseem Malhotra1, James J DiNicolantonio3and Simon Capewell Most heart attacks and ischaemic strokes are caused by complicated atheroma usually compounded by thrombosis suddenly reducing blood flow in […]

Dietary Linoleic Acid Reduces Risk for Coronary Heart Disease

PracticeUpdate.com RESEARCH · August 26, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE In this meta-analysis of 13 cohort studies, the highest levels of dietary linoleic acid intake were associated with a 15% lower risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) and a 21% lower risk for CHD deaths compared with the lowest levels of intake. This analysis supports current recommendations […]