The cardiac and haemostatic effects of dietary hempseed
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Despite its use in our diet for hundreds of years, hempseed has surprisingly little research published on its physiological effects. This may have been in the past because the psychotropic properties wrongly attributed to hemp would complicate any conclusions obt...
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Despite its use in our diet for hundreds of years, hempseed has surprisingly little research published on its physiological effects. This may have been in the past because the psychotropic properties wrongly attributed to hemp would complicate any conclusions obtained through its study. Hemp has a botanical relationship to drug/medicinal varieties of Cannabis. However, hempseed no longer contains psychotropic action and instead may provide significant health benefits. Hempseed has an excellent content of <it>omega-3 </it>and <it>omega-6 </it>fatty acids. These compounds have beneficial effects on our cardiovascular health. Recent studies, mostly in animals, have examined the effects of these fatty acids and dietary hempseed itself on platelet aggregation, ischemic heart disease and other aspects of our cardiovascular health. The purpose of this article is to review the latest developments in this rapidly emerging research field with a focus on the cardiac and vascular effects of dietary hempseed.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e88ca87a7f3f450ea015a1862279b42f2022-12-21T19:14:09ZengBMCNutrition & Metabolism1743-70752010-04-01713210.1186/1743-7075-7-32The cardiac and haemostatic effects of dietary hempseedPierce Grant NRodriguez-Leyva Delfin<p>Abstract</p> <p>Despite its use in our diet for hundreds of years, hempseed has surprisingly little research published on its physiological effects. This may have been in the past because the psychotropic properties wrongly attributed to hemp would complicate any conclusions obtained through its study. Hemp has a botanical relationship to drug/medicinal varieties of Cannabis. However, hempseed no longer contains psychotropic action and instead may provide significant health benefits. Hempseed has an excellent content of <it>omega-3 </it>and <it>omega-6 </it>fatty acids. These compounds have beneficial effects on our cardiovascular health. Recent studies, mostly in animals, have examined the effects of these fatty acids and dietary hempseed itself on platelet aggregation, ischemic heart disease and other aspects of our cardiovascular health. The purpose of this article is to review the latest developments in this rapidly emerging research field with a focus on the cardiac and vascular effects of dietary hempseed.</p>http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/7/1/32 |
| spellingShingle | Pierce Grant N Rodriguez-Leyva Delfin The cardiac and haemostatic effects of dietary hempseed Nutrition & Metabolism |
| title | The cardiac and haemostatic effects of dietary hempseed |
| title_full | The cardiac and haemostatic effects of dietary hempseed |
| title_fullStr | The cardiac and haemostatic effects of dietary hempseed |
| title_full_unstemmed | The cardiac and haemostatic effects of dietary hempseed |
| title_short | The cardiac and haemostatic effects of dietary hempseed |
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