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Eating fish while pregnant, longer breastfeeding, lead to better infant development

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 09, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Both higher fish consumption and longer breastfeeding are linked to better physical and cognitive development in infants, according to a study of mothers and infants from Denmark. Maternal fish consumption and longer breastfeeding ...





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Eating fish and foods with omega-3 fatty acids linked to lower risk of age-related eye disease

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created Jun 09, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Eating fish and other foods high in omega-3 fatty acids is associated with reduced risk of the eye disease age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to a meta-analysis of nine previously published studies in the June ...


Omega-3 fatty acids reduce risk of advanced prostate cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Omega-3 fatty acids appear protective against advanced prostate cancer, and this effect may be modified by a genetic variant in the COX-2 gene, according to a report in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Associ ...


Columbia research shows novel benefits of fatty acids in arteries

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created Feb 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New research from Columbia University Medical Center continues to shed light on the benefits of making fish a staple of any diet.


Children who often drink full-fat milk weigh less

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created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 6

Eight-year-old children who drink full-fat milk every day have a lower BMI than those who seldom drink milk. This is not the case for children who often drink medium-fat or low-fat milk. This is one conclusion of a thesis ...


Eat oily fish at least once a week to protect your eyesight in old age

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created Aug 08, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (17) | comments 0

Eating oily fish once a week may reduce age-related macular degeneration (AMD) which is the major cause of blindness and poor vision in adults in western countries and the third cause of global blindness, according to a study ...


Teenage boys who eat fish at least once a week achieve higher intelligence scores

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created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Fifteen-year-old males who ate fish at least once a week displayed higher cognitive skills at the age of 18 than those who it ate it less frequently, according to a study of nearly 4,000 teenagers published in the March issue ...


No major role for fish in the prevention of heart failure

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created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

'No major role for fish' in the prevention of heart failure; only a possible beneficial effect in those with diabetes


No Asian carp found yet in Ill. fish kill (AP)

No Asian carp found yet in Ill. fish kill

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- No Asian carp have been spotted so far in a Chicago canal during a massive fish kill aimed at trying to keep the giant fish out of the Great Lakes.


How fish is cooked affects heart-health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids

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created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (10) | comments 1

If you eat fish to gain the heart-health benefits of its omega-3 fatty acids, baked or boiled fish is better than fried, salted or dried, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions ...


Eating fatty fish once a week reduces men's risk of heart failure

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created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Eating salmon or other fatty fish just once a week helped reduce men’s risk of heart failure, a recent study shows, adding to growing evidence that omega-3 fatty acids are of benefit to cardiac health. Led ...



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