Search Results for: PUFA
PUFA intake during pregnancy is neuro-, cardio, and hepato-toxic to offspring
So much for the recommendation to increase PUFA intake during pregnancy, which is a mantra virtually all…
PUFA peroxidation can cause heart failure, latter can be reversed
The mainstream view on heart failure is that in most cases (when it is not congenital) it…
PUFA (linoleic acid) is hepatotoxic and carcinogenic; MUFA/SFA are not
A neat little commentary in the Cell journal on a study in Nature. Not very surprising for…
PUFA (linoleic acid) is a true estrogen, similar to estradiol
This is one of those studies that, in my view, largely puts the debate about PUFA to…
PUFA metabolites (prostaglandins) drive “flu” pathology
A highly relevant study in light of the recent (and apparently, still ongoing) COVID-19 pandemic, which not…
Dietary PUFA (linoleic acid) causes inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
The rates of IBD have truly skyrocketed over the last 10-15 years, significantly surpassing the general increase…
Regaining weight post diet/exercise due to lowered metabolism by increased PUFA in cardiolipin
This is by far the most significant study I have seen come out in the last 2-3…
PUFA, not sugar, causes eye damage associated with diabetes/aging
An amazing pair of new studies that coincidentally (synchronicity!) came out at the same time, but without…
Blocking PUFA metabolism may treat Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
The disease ALS needs no introduction. It is perhaps the most dreaded disease in current/former athletes as…
PUFA metabolite (prostaglandin) promotes lipolysis / fibrosis, causes obesity / diabetes
Just in case there are still doubts out there about just how detrimental PUFA is to our…