Trans Fats: They triple your chances of heart disease - You don’t need us to tell you that trans fats – the partially hydrogenated vegetable oils found in fast foods such as chips (or French Fries) and bake...

What is the effect of a shortage of Omega 3? - Q:In a recent issue [Vol l, No ll] one of your panel members said in answer to a question that taking one type of essential fatty acid, ie, evening pr...

Amd: - A problem of inflammation as well as age - Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common sight disorder, affecting around 15 million Americans and 5 million Britons. As its name suggests,...

More walnuts, less margarine - The latest medical word on heart disease is: if you want to reduce your risk of heart disease, forget low fat margarine, stick to butter, and eat ple...

Danger of margarine - Q:I have Dr Leo Galland's fascinating book Allergy Prevention for Kids in which he recommends linoleic acid (and linolenic acid) as particularly impor...

Margarine: the forgotten link - Margarine is more likely to give you a heart attack than butter, as every newspaper has told you recently. As a result of this publicity, the makers o...

Reduce your risk of AMD - The Popeye effectJust as most of the risk factors for AMD parallel those of heart disease, most of the best alternative measures to keep the heart hea...

Margarine debate spreading thinner - Just when you thought you'd got it straight that trans fatty acids found in margarine can cause a heart attack, new research covering nine countries s...