LIPIDFORUM NEWS

OCTOBER 2004

Recommendations for intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids in healthy adults. Revised in accordance with the recommended changes agreed  by the ISSFAL Board at ISSFAL 2004, June 28, 2004)

ISSFAL statement  on ω3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Heart Disease

Dietary n-3 and n-6 PUFA: the ying and yang of intestinal tumorigenesis. Jay Whelan and Michael F. McEntee; Departments of Nutrition and Pathology, University of Tennessee , Knoxville , TN , USA

The omega-3 index: a new risk factor for sudden cardiac death. William Harris and Clemens von Schacky . Mid America Heart Institute of Saint Luke’s Hospital and the University of Missouri-Kansas City , USA .

Human myocardial omega-3 fatty acid levels: effects correlation with erythrocytes and effects of supplementation. Scott Sands and William Harris. Mid America Heart Institute at Saint Luke’s Hospital, Kansas City , MO , USA .

Effects of n-3 fatty acids from fish on premature ventricular complexes and heart rate in patients. Anouk Geelen, Ingeborg A. Brouwer, Evert G. Schouten, Arie C. Maan, Martijn B. Katan, Peter L. Zock. Wageningen Centre for Food Sciences (WCFS) Wageningen University , Wageningen, the Netherlands .

Influence of herring on biomarkers for cardiovascular disease. Helen Allenström, Anna-Maria Langkilde, Ingrid Undeland, Ann Sofie Sandberg. Dep. Of Chemistry and Bioscience, Food Science, Chalmers University of Technology, 402 29 Göteborg, Sweden .

Fishy Advice, Which Tuna Is Best for You? Edna Francisco

Chemical derived from vitamin-E shows early promise as cancer drug

A glass of red wine a day may keep prostate cancer away

Fruit's anti-cancer effect 'overstated'

Orange, tangerine peels could be better than drugs for lowering cholesterol

Bacteria Brew a B Vitamin Boost Janet Raloff

A Swiss Paradox?   Janet Raloff

The Risks in Sweet Solutions to Young Thirsts Janet Raloff

Calcium Superchargers Janet Raloff

Got Diabetes? Try Ditching Caffeine  Janet Raloff

Sleep and learning

New vegetables could be alternative to marine fatty acids

Depression   Sophie L. Rovner