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...cognitive and motor performance--at least in rats; that vegetarian seniors have a lower death rate and use less medication than meat-eating seniors; that vegetarians have a healthier total intake of fats and cholesterol but a less healthy intake of fatty acids (such as the heart-protecting omega-3 fatty acids found in fish...
...raise kids as vegans but cautions that special care must be taken with nursing infants (who don't develop properly without the nutrients in mother's milk or fortified formula). Other researchers warn that infants breast-fed by vegans have lower levels of vitamin B12 and DHA (an omega-3 fatty acid), important to vision and growth...
NUTRITIONALLY ENHANCED Eggs' levels of omega-3 fatty acids or vitamin E are raised by adjusting feed. Next: eggs with boosted lutein, which may help ward off blindness...
While you're at it, add some fish to your menu too. The omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenic acid, or DHA, which comes from fish oil, has been shown to improve memory in Alzheimer's patients and is, like other antioxidants, believed to protect against the ravages of oxidation...
...long-term studies. In one, women who ate fish five times a week had a 45% lower risk of deadly heart attack and a 34% lower risk of heart disease than women who ate it less than once a month. Another study compared blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids from fish and found that men with the highest levels had an 81% lower risk of sudden cardiac death than those with the lowest levels. Bottom line: eat oily fish like salmon and mackerel at least twice a week...