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Alpha-linolenic acid-rich diet appears to lower women's mortality risk.
2004 DEC 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who reported eating diets rich in oils containing alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) seemed to have a lower risk of dying from heart disease and sudden cardiac death than women whose diets are low in the plant-derived fatty acid, researchers reported at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2004.
The study's lead author Christine M. Albert, MD, MPH, assistant professor of medicine at Harvard University Medical School, said some data suggest that certain types of fatty acids may help protect people from dying from heart disease by preventing life-threatening rhythm disturbances (arrhythmias).
This association with fatty acids and arrhythmias was found in the Nurse's Health Study, which asked participants what they ate.
"A clinical trial that randomly assigns people to ALA supplements or to a diet high in ALA would be needed to know for sure that ALA lowers risk of coronary heart disease and sudden cardiac death," Albert said.
ALA is found in a variety of green leafy vegetables, some types of nuts, canola oil, flaxseed oil, and in flaxseed supplements. Some salad dressings and margarines also contain ALA.
"In this study, we examined whether ALA was associated with a lower risk of dying from heart disease or sudden cardiac death, which is death resulting from an abrupt loss of heart function," she explained. "Sudden cardiac death is usually the result of a fatal rhythm disturbance. So, if this fat were to prevent sudden cardiac death, it would support the hypothesis that ...
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