The recent news headlines suggesting that Omega 3 may cause prostate cancer came from a scientific study (Brasky 2013) that seemed to suggest that high levels of the fatty acids EPA and DHA lead to a 43% increased risk of prostate cancer and 71% increased risk of high-grade prostate cancer. However, there are a number of problems with this assertion: The assumption the researchers have made is contrary to larger more robust studies. In October 2012 Reuters Health issued an article titled ‘Fish-filled diet may cut prostate cancer mortality’. One of the study’s authors, “Dr. Konrad M. Szymanski of McGill ...Read more

The rapid growth in the number of people who order their weekly grocery shopping online has been led by companies such as Ocado. Delivering products to people’s homes within a time period set by the customer rather than the delivery company has created a new route to market for fresh foods, household products, gardening equipment, toys and more. As the appeal of Udo’s Choice products has expanded beyond the traditional health store market place, particularly with the successful marketing of Ultimate Oil Blend into the mainstream beauty market, and with increasing numbers of consumers using home delivery companies for their ...Read more

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Background Lever Park School is a day special school established for 42 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16 years of age who have a statement of special educational needs relating to their Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties. The pupils display very challenging behaviour and have many complex needs relating to their difficulties. The school delivers a full and varied curriculum in line with national requirements and the pupils are subject to national testing and examinations in SATs and GCSEs. The interest in trialling Omega 3 at Lever Park came after research by the school counsellor, who was seeking ...Read more

The results of a new study indicated that adding flaxseed to the diets of patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) resulted in significant drops in blood pressure after six months. “This is the largest decrease in blood pressure ever shown by any dietary intervention-including the Mediterranean Diet and low sodium diets" said Dr Grant Pierce, leader of the study and executive director of research at St Boniface Hospital, said: “We expect that this kind of improvement in people with hypertension could reduce their incidence of heart attack and stroke by 50%” Subgroup analyses of only the PAD patients with hypertension ...Read more