Note: Here we go again. Yet another study showing the benefits of altering the intake of fatty acids toward a more balanced omega 3 to Omega 6 ratio. Our "modern" diet is way to high in the Omega 6 fatty acids, and way too low in the Omega 6's. Almost all oil and fat used in our daily diet is from the Omega 6 family. These fatty acids, while essential to our life, are pro-inflammatory when they are excessive. Think of salad oil, cooking oil, dairy, and all land animal food as sources. The Omega 3's are found in fish, walnuts, pumpkin seeds and flax seeds. I strongly recommend a daily supplement of high-quality fish oil capsules. But do make sure that the supplement you take is distilled to remove heavy metals and PCB's. Take cod liver oil in the darker months of Autumn and Winter and Salmon or Krill oil in the warmer and sunnier months.
More than eight million people in the United States, predominantly women, suffer from dry eye syndrome, a painful and debilitating eye disease. In the first study of its kind to examine modifiable risk factors, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and Schepens Eye Research Institute (SERI) found that the amount, type and ratio of essential fatty acids in the diet may play a key role in dry eye prevention in women. The study is published in the October 2005 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Dietary Fat Intake Linked To Dry Eye Syndrome In Women
