August 30, 2007

12:10: The Health Roundup with Jay and Jimmy.

12:20: If you take a look the labeling on a food pack and it says zero
grams trans fat, does zero really mean there's NO artery-clogging fat
inside? Federal regulations allow food labels to say there's zero grams
of trans fat as long as there's less than half a gram per serving.
Guest: Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, Assistant Professor of Medicine
and Epidemiology Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at
Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School
and Harvard School of Public Health. 
 
12:35: How's your back? The chiropractors are in the house!
Guests: Dr. Jim Lamontagne and Dr. Kathryn Wheatley.

12:45: It's DayNight time.
Guest: Irene.

Irene talked about Fish oils on 900 CHML today!

We all hear about the health benefits of Omega 3's, but with a recent
published study, we now know it's beneficial for bone density too!!
There is already documented strong evidence that supports the fact
that omega 3 fatty acids play an important role for our nervous
system, brain and heart functions. Omega 3 fish oil in your diet will
not only protect your heart and circulation it can also reduce the risk
of certain cancers. In this study, several lines of evidence suggest
that n-3 fatty acids reduce the risk of some chronic diseases,
including heart disease, diabetes and cancer, and also suggest a
role in bone health.  When the study mice were fed diets containing
either corn oil or 5% fish oil, the mice that consumed the fish oil had
beneficial effects of bone mineral density.   The amount of oily fish
that is recommended per week changes depending on your age and
lifestyle. The standard is that everyone should eat at least two portions
( a portion is 140g) of fish a week and one should be oily.  The
recommended supplement of Omega 3 is 1000 mg.  If you happen to
experience heartburn with taking this supplement, Irene suggested
freezing your caps, this will not harm the product and helps prevents
heartburn.
Just a note,  tuna only counts as a oily fish  when its fresh.  This is
because when its canned the omega 3 oil levels are reduced to that
of white fish, so although its a healthy option it doesn't have the
same health benefits as fresh oily fish.