Poly/mono balance important to cholesterol-lowering diet
...sociation, two heart healthy oils, a new PUFA-rich sunflower oil (NuSun) and the more MUFA-rich olive oil, were...s, "We expected the PUFAs, which are higher in the sunflower oil than the olive oil, to produce a greater reduction in total and LDL cholesterol levels in the st...Baseball food and drink: Healthy chemistry scores a surprise hit
... Baseball players and fans who enjoy the taste of sunflower seeds have a new reason to like this popular snackfood. Researchers in Spain have shown in lab studies that the popular seeds appear to release a compound upon digestion that has the potential to lower blood pressure and could serve as a natural weap...Sunflower seeds, pistachios among top nuts for lowering cholesterol
...ut and seed products and found that pistachios and sunflower kernels had the highest levels of phytosterols among the nuts and seeds that are most commonly consumed as snack foods in the United States. Their study appears in the Nov. 30 issue of the American Chemical Society's Journal of Agricultural and Food...Meals high in saturated fat impair 'good' cholesterol's ability to protect against clogged arteries
...d are liquid at room temperature. Examples include sunflower and corn oil. For the study, Dr. Nicholls and his colleagues recruited 14 healthy volunteers and supplied them with two meals, eaten one month apart. The volunteers, ranging in age from 18 to 40, were examined and had blood drawn before eating (fol...Low vitamin E intake during pregnancy can lead to childhood asthma
...apeseed and corn), margarine, wheat germ, nuts and sunflower seeds as major food sources of vitamin E for mothers in the U.K. In a prior report on this group of children, the researchers found that two-year-olds whose mothers' vitamin E intake during pregnancy had been relatively low were more likely to whe...Risk of spina bifida associated with choline metabolism genes, but unrelated to choline intake
...choline is found in beef liver, egg yolk, peanuts, sunflower seeds, cauliflower and soy. Recent studies had suggested that choline intake during pregnancy might decrease the risk of spina bifida. James Enaw, from the Texas A&M University System Health Science Center in Houston, Texas and colleagues from the...