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08/25/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Plant-based omega 3s found to improve cholesterol in people with impaired glucose metabolism

A team of researchers has discovered that utilizing camelina oil can bring down levels of LDL (bad) cholesterol and overall cholesterol for people with impaired glucose metabolism. The research broke down the relationship between camelina oil, fatty fish, and lean fish with blood lipid and glucose metabolism and low-grade inflammation. Camelina oil, which comes from a flowering plant known […]

08/11/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Essential fats found to play a role in gene expression

A Canadian study established that essential fats from plants are important regulators of proteins that are exuded by muscle tissue. Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) and linoleic acid (LA) are the polyunsaturated fatty acids that greatly affect the expression of genes responsible for skeletal muscle secretome. The study was led by researchers from the University of Guelph. […]

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