Omega-3

Have you noticed how many products have Omega 3 added? Omega 3 is the new health food buzzword - but have we been mislead by marketing hype?

Lois Smithers has written a fascinating exposé showing how confusing labeling of Omega 3 foods is undermining our health.

Chia seeds--yep, the same ones that will eventually grow into one of those goofy chia pets if you encourage them--are being called the newest Superfood.

Are they any good for you? And what the heck do you do with them?

Despite the various controversies surrounding nutrition - Omega 3 fatty acids are one of the few nutrients where everyone seems to be in agreement.

Omega 3 EFA's (Essential Fatty Acids) are essential because our body is unable to manufacture them.

Food manufacturers are now 'fortifying' a number of different processed food products with Omega 3. However it's possible to easily meet your Omega 3 needs from basic whole foods.

Research in Evolution and Human Behavior has found an interesting relationship between a mother's gluteofemoral (i.e. butt and thigh) fat and her child's cognitive ability.

Essentially: hourglass-shaped women have smarter kids.

Brain Diet? Sounds gross… AND high in cholesterol. (Oh, I get it…never mind). I picked this book up expecting it to be much like any other of its kind - 250+ pages that could have been summarized in one paragraph. Boy was I wrong...

US scientists have genetically engineered pigs in order to make omega-3 fatty acids that "may one day serve as a healthier source of pork chops or bacon". The researchers transferred a worm gene into pig cells.

The thought is enough to make me feel nauseous. How did we come to this?