Essential fatty acids

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Omega 3 fatty acids and hyperbaric oxygen used to heal two horrific brain injuries. October 2012

Fats Matter.  Margaret Moss looks at the crucial role played by fats in inflammation and, therefore, allergy. August 2011

Coconut oil for Alzheimer's. In a lengthy piece on the Dr Mercola site suggests that the medium chain triglycerides in which coconut oil abounds may be helpful in preventing, or even reversing, Alzheimer's disease. December 2010

A Celebration of DHA: 40 years ago, evidence began to show a special role for DHA as a brain selective nutrient. This conference has brought together research from the intervening decades, and the consolidation of this knowledge is hoped to inspire action to preserve and restore marine resources and the marine-to-human food chain – May 2010 – Cressida Boyd

Coconut oil and medium chain triglycerides – Dr Bruce Fife – 2009

Information on Omega 3s - A site run by a group of US universities, institutes and healthcare providers.

A good general introduction to Omega 3s from the National Center for Complementary Medicine July 2009

Omega 3s: A look at omega 3 and fatty acids and current thinking on how they relate to food allergy and intolerance – Miriam Polunin 2004

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