In LDL-receptor-deficient mice, offspring of mothers fed an omega-6-rich diet had higher cholesterol and triglycerides, thicker arterial walls and severely altered endothelial cells. Offspring of omega-9-fed mothers had lower triglycerides and well-preserved aortic endothelium.
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Meat, vegetable oils may boost risk of inflammatory bowel disease
Vibeke Andersen's review ties diets high in protein, particularly animal protein, to more inflammatory bowel disease and relapses, and finds omega-6 fats from corn and soybean oil may predispose to ulcerative colitis while fish-derived DHA and EPA may protect.
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Omega-3 fatty acids help prevent breast cancer - study
Among 72,571 cancer-free women in the Shanghai Women's Health Study followed about eight years, those eating little marine omega-3 fat alongside a lot of omega-6 fat were twice as likely to develop breast cancer as women with high marine omega-3 intake.
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Omega 6 Fat Raises Prostate Cancer Risk; Omega-3 Fats Cut It
A Nigerian study in Ethnicity & Disease found men in the third quartile of total omega-6 fatty acids had 133 percent higher prostate cancer risk than those in the lowest, while men with EPA and DPA in the second quartile were 61 and 21 percent less likely to have the cancer.
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Omega-6s found to be essential to heart health
William Harris of Sanford Research/USD reviewed about two dozen studies and found people eating the most omega-6 fats had lower rates of heart disease. He suggests replacing calories from saturated fat and carbohydrates with omega-6s, a position the American Heart Association shares.
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