Fish Oils - There was a time when a cod liver oil was the prescription for whatever was ailing you. But concerns over polluted seas and toxins (like mercury and p...

Essential fatty acids: know your efas - A sometimes confusing array of abbreviations and names are used for the various essential fatty acids and related terms. The following is a quick guid...

In defence of the so-called bad fats - The world of dietary fats is a complicated alphabet soup of names and numbers, and our understanding of how each type of fat works in the body - for g...

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...

Fish oils - Fish oils Our various stories about fish oils and the link to stroke caused a great deal of interest and concern among our readers As the ques...

In praise of animal fats - Many popular diet and nutrition books create the impression that the body's require ments for the essential nutrient vitamin A can be exclusively met...

Fish oils fight asthma - It's been a great time for oily fish recently provided you're not one yourself, of course. The fish may provide protection against asthma, especially...

Hempseed oil rich in efas - I found your article on essential fatty acids (WDDTY vol 7 no 7), extremely informative, but was immediately struck by the lack of comment on hemp see...