Investigations in a variety of cancer types with a range of chemotherapy agents have reported greater efficacy of chemotherapy when marine n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) are ...

Changes in vision are often a common sign of aging. But what if we could reverse age-related visual decline? In a new study, UC Irvine researchers explore a possible therapy for addressing "aging" in ...

People who swap 5 percent of the calories they consume from saturated fat sources such as red meat and butter with foods containing linoleic acid -- the main polyunsaturated fat found in vegetable oil ...

Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids may sound very similar to one another, but there are some key differences between these ...

Grapeseed oil has been growing in popularity over the past few decades. It’s often promoted as healthy due to its high amounts of polyunsaturated fat and vitamin E. Marketers claim it has all sorts of ...

Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, a recent study has found. The sources of polyunsaturated fatty acids include fish, vegetable oils, and nuts. The ...

Swapping beef for a plant-based meat substitute changed breast milk composition in just six days—even when the rest of the diet was made up of whole, unprocessed foods—according to a first-of-its-kind ...

In the battle over a healthy diet, vegies, grains and seeds are still winning, but beef and butter are fighting a rearguard action. Four-decade-old research retrieved from a dusty basement and ...