Hempseed oil has healthy potential: study

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Hempseed oil has healthy potential: study

By Shereen Jegtvig NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - With an ideal ratio of omega-6 and -3 fatty acids and some plant chemicals thought to lower high blood pressure, hempseed oil has potential as part of a heart-healthy diet, according to Spanish researchers. "This is an interesting study that gives new information on the bioactive compounds found in hempseed that may potentially lower blood cholesterol levels and have an anti-atherogenic action," Grant Pierce told Reuters Health in an email. The plant is considered to be native of western and central Asia and has also been cultivated commercially in Europe and in parts of China, Japan, Canada, and the United States," write Maria Angeles Fernández-Arche, a pharmacology researcher at the University of Seville, and her colleagues. But they wanted to analyze hempseed oil to better understand its potential for modern food and medicine.

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