Recent studies suggest that kids taking fish oil supplements may see a reduction in blood pressure, in addition to longer lasting heart healthy benefits. A growing body of research has shown that fish oil is linked to reducing blood pressure and cholesterol in adults, but do the same results appear in kids? In a study…
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Type 2 diabetes is the most common type of diabetes, and it’s a chronic disease with very serious, potentially life-threatening complications. Because it tends to be fairly hereditary, relatives of Type 2 diabetes patients are at a higher risk for developing it themselves. In fact, one-third of children of Type 2 diabetes sufferers will also…
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FoodConsumer.org has just published a article titled, Fish Consumption Lowers Risk of Ischemic Stroke in which it reports on a recent study in which a correlation was established between fish consumption and reduced risk of ischemic stroke. What is ischemic stroke? It’s “the one that involves the blockage of blood vessels.” Here’s what the study…
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