Flax seed oil, rapeseed oil, olive oil and even avocado oil – there are dozens of edible vegetable oils which can form a part of a healthy balanced diet. Cold pressed olive oil is one of the healthiest oils which is widely available. High in monounsaturated fats, which are linked to good heart health, it […]
Despite decades of public dietary guidelines devised to optimise human health, the world is now facing an unprecedented global epidemic of obesity and diabetes; threatening to bring the modern health care system to its knees. In this same era we have seen radical changes in the food environment of the Western world. Processed food has […]
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As a fitness professional, I have always been interested in how I can get the best form of omega-3 fats in my diet. Found mainly in marine oils, they are essential for human health. Dozens of scientific papers have linked omega-3 fats in the diet, known as called docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentanoic acid (EPA) […]
Although the Chinese have fished for krill on a relatively small scale for years (it is considered a delicacy), they have recently ramped up their efforts – motivated in part by a young health conscious population that have money to spare for omega-3 supplements. And two of the world’s biggest distributors are now entering the […]