After reading the article "How olive oil helps switch off genes which lead to conditions including heart disease and arthritis" I was very interested in all of the different kinds of foods that can help inflammation. When looking through many different articles I found similar foods in each and these foods are part of the Mediterranean diet which is stated in the article. They do not go into detail about the mediterranean diet so I thought this diagram would clearly illustrate the foods that can help inflammation http://www.drweil.com/ecs/images/anti-inflammatory-food-pyramid.jpg.
I really enjoyed reading about how olive oil can help inflammation but I feel as if the article need more information about monounsaturated fat (MUFAS) because this would allow for the general public to understand even though it has a lot of fat it is necessary for the body. Monounsaturated fat is a fat which is found in many different foods and oils. It has been shown through many different studies that monounsaturated fat improves blood cholesterol levels which can decrease your risk of heart disease. Like olive oil it does this by controlling LDL(bad) cholesterol levels while raising HDL (good) cholesterol levels. Studies also show that MUFAS may benefit insulin levels and blood sugar control which will help if you have type 2 diabetes. By adding this information the article would have had more supporting data.
What did everyone think about the information regarding omega-6 fatty acids after reading the article "Anti-inflammatory Agents: present and Future" ??
In class everyone brought up great things about the random information. When I read it I only really focused on the main part of the discussion on the article and did not notice everything that was brought up in class. The in class discussion really made me change my mind about the reliability of the article. I plane to do some more research on studies with olive oil switching off certain genes. Did anyone find any good studies on olive oil??
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