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Sales of fish-oil supplements have boomed as evidence of the health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids has mounted. But how safe are those supplements? The same pollutants that contaminate fish--including mercury, dioxins, DDT and PCBs--can also contaminate the fish oils made from them. The latest troubling news: a study finding that levels of a flame retardant are rising in samples of cod-liver...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: Fishy Business | 3/29/2004 | See Source »

Downey also walked away with a gift basket (estimated value: $5,000) that included goodies such as an Alpha Omega watch...

Author: By Margaret W. Ho, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Downey Jr. Receives Pudding Pot | 2/20/2004 | See Source »

According to Kang, it is difficult to consume the right amounts of healthy fat because practically all vegetable oil—except canola and olive oil—contains high amounts of omega 6 fatty acid...

Author: By Risheng Xu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Worm Gene May Improve Diet | 2/10/2004 | See Source »

Most animals cannot produce omega 3 fat on their own, but algae, nematode worms, and plants synthesize their own healthy fat, and the genetically modified animals could diversify human sources of the good...

Author: By Risheng Xu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Worm Gene May Improve Diet | 2/10/2004 | See Source »

...mice started to make healthy omega 3 fat from omega 6 fat, achieving the ideal ratio of 1 to 1 omega 6 to omega 3 in their bodies and appearing healthier overall, according to Kang...

Author: By Risheng Xu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Worm Gene May Improve Diet | 2/10/2004 | See Source »

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