Ever wonder how your great-grandmother ate cream and butter constantly, but still managed to stay so thin? Or how French women consume baguettes by the boatload and don't seem to gain weight?

Medically reviewed by Melissa Nieves, LND Key Takeaways Omega-3 fatty acids can lower the risk of heart disease and other ...

Researchers at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at UCLA and the National Institutes of Health have developed a zebrafish model that provides new insight ...

Essential fatty acids (EFAs) are Omega-6s and Omega-3s. They are essential because humans, and all animals, cannot produce them directly but they are needed for survival. They are a critical component ...

Genetic background has an effect on the metabolism of the essential polyunsaturated fatty acids alpha-linolenic acid and linoleic acid, a recent study shows. Genetic background has an effect on the ...

Seeds of Wellness Chia Oil meets these guidelines.

Omega-3 fatty acids are important for heart and brain health. Eat more of these foods rich in omega-3s instead of taking a fish oil supplement, dietitians say.

Can eating fat be good for us? Some fatty acid molecules actually play a crucial role in maintaining our health and cellular functions. By the early twentieth century, scientists and doctors widely ...

Researchers at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at UCLA and the National Institutes of Health have developed a zebrafish model that provides new insight ...

The effects of global climate change already are resulting in the loss of sea ice, accelerated sea level rise, and longer and more intense heat waves, among other threats. Now, a survey of planktonic ...

This is the 6th in a series of blog posts on ADHD. Previous posts in this series reviewed the causes and epidemiology of ADHD, the role of nutrition in ADHD, the evidence for EEG biofeedback. This ...