2018 and Lipid Polarity

my new article on International Aquafeed. 2018 is going to be a great year; a year where the myth of cholesterol, statins and Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs) will become much weaker and research will …

Fast (Take-away) meals and markers for obesity and CVDs

photo is from here This is not a secret! The more junk food we eat, the worse is our blood and long-term prognosis for chronic diseases. This is a recent article linking fast/junk food to risk marker…

How many coffees a day keep the doctor away?

Well....There is a clear answer now! People who drink three to four cups of coffee a day are more likely to see health benefits than problems, experiencing lower risks of premature death and heart …

Demonising cholesterol! What a mistake!

This article in the Irish Times is good! At last, some voices on how wrong it is demonising cholesterol! Followers of this blog may remember this  related paper Lipids and cardiovascular disease: wh…

Caveat Emptor!

A very interesting and rather intriguing paper on omega-3 fatty acids and fish was published last May in Clinical Nutrition : the authors have reviewed literature with regard to the supplementation o…

A pint a day...

Drinking one pint a day has been linked to reduced risk of developing several serious heart conditions in new large-scale study. the full story is here and the research paper here .

Omega 3 fatty acids in cardiovascular disease risk factors

this is an interesting paper on CVDs and omega-3 fa. the Summary of the paper follows (highlights are mine) Several studies and reviews regarding the supplementation of omega-3 LC-PUFAs have been d…

Ireland first country to restrict unhealthy food sponsorship aimed at children

Ireland is set to become the first country in the world to restrict unhealthy food sponsorships aimed at children attending primary school, once a newly developed code of practice is introduced. T…