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Essential Fats for a Healthy Heart: The Role of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFA)
What is cardiovascular disease? Cardiovascular disease (CVD) refers to a cluster of disorders affecting the heart and blood vessels, including coronary heart disease (CHD) - restriction of blood flow to the heart, cerebrovascular disease - restriction of blood flow to a region of the brain, and peripheral vascular disease - restriction of blood flow to the arms and legs. These conditions are all linked by a common underlying factor, atherosclerosis, which is characterized by the buildup of cholesterol-laden plaques in the arteries, leading to restricted blood flow to various parts of the body. Atherosclerosis is a chronic condition that can...
The Cell Membrane - The Gatekeeper of Life
Introduction The miracle of human life is made possible by the cell membrane. It is the defining feature of all cellular life forms. It acts to compartmentalise tissue into distinct structures each with a specialised biological function. The human body is home to over 200 different cell types, each with a unique role (see figure 1). The muscle cell provides movement, the nerve cell communicates with the muscle cell to produce that movement, cells of our skin protect us from the ravages of the external environment and the blood cell acts to transport oxygen throughout our body. The role...
Why You Need Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in your Diet Every Day
Why do you need polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in your diet every day? For your long-term health PUFA also known as omega 6 & 3 are essential and indispensable. The human body can build most of the different fats it needs from any other fat in the diet. If it needs monounsaturated fat for a specific need, it can build it from saturated fat. It can even build fat from carbohydrates. However, it can’t make PUFA from scratch. Therefore, they must come directly from your diet and are called essential fats. Omega-6 is also called linoleic acid (LA) and omega-3...
Why all the fuss about hemp?
Over the last few months I’ve started to see hemp products appearing on New Zealand supermarket shelves. They include hemp milk, hempseed oil, hempseed hearts and hemp snack balls. I’ve also started to notice .co.nz online shopping sites for hemp products, mainly food and skincare. Radio NZ has been conducting interviews with hemp growers. And then there’s the omega-6 to omega-3 balance debate. Some are saying hempseed oil has the perfect balance of omega-6 to omega-3. We’re even hearing it’s a good alternative source for omega-3 fish oil. I was starting to see a trend and wanted to find out...