Tortillas made with minced mealworm larvae, which plague stored
wheat products, are excellent sources of protein and essential
fatty acids, a new study finds, reports Nature this week.
Healthy middle-aged men with high blood levels of "free" fatty
acids may be 70 per cent more likely to experience sudden cardiac
death than their peers with lower levels of the compounds.
According to researchers, the US government-recommended diets for
preventing heart disease do not contain enough essential fats, the
kind of fatty acids found in vegetables, lean meats, fish, and
eggs.
