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Omega 3’s in the Media
9/22/2008 - Antioxidants and Omega-3 Fats: Functional Foods to Boost Health
Looking
for your meal ticket to health? You might be wise to go for some omega-3 fatty acids
served up with a side of antioxidants. The good news is, it can be as tasty as it
is healthy -- think grilled salmon and vegetables, drizzled with olive oil and accompanied
by a nice glass of red wine.
8/28/2008 - Omega 3: A Possible Treatment for Depression
In a study conducted by
the Yale Prevention Research Center in Derby, CT, in 2005, it was stated that, "Major
depression is the leading cause of disability world wide, and among the 10 most frequent
indications for using alternative medicine therapies, especially dietary supplements.
8/28/2008 - Omega-3’s and Childhood Asthma
Researchers found a high intake of dietary
polyunsaturated fats as a risk factor for asthma in preschool children. They then
suggest that reducing the consumption of these fats represent an intervention that
has great potential for lowering asthma rates.
8/14/2008 - Fish may reduce rates of “silent” stroke
Current evidence suggests that
eating baked or broiled (not fried) fish at least once a week appears to reduce the
risk of stroke by about 25 percent. Eating fish more than four times a week seems
to reduce stroke risk a bit more.
9/17/2007 - Australian Kids in Dire Need of More Omega-3’s
RELEASED BY THE OMEGA-3
CENTER Click here for full text A NEW report released today has found Australian
children should be consuming more fish and other foods rich in long chain omega-3’s
to increase their intake by as much as five times their current level.
7/30/2008 - Omega-3-rich fish linked to better hearts in Japan
Large intakes of omega-3
fatty acids from fish may explain the low levels of heart disease in the land of
the rising sun, says a new study.
12/4/2007 - Eating More Fish Reduces Alzheimer’s Risk
RELEASED BY AUSTRALIA SEAFOOD
SERVICES EATING more fish reduces the risk of suffering Alzheimer’s disease. That
is the conclusion of a major research project reported in the current issue of the
international journal, Neurology.
4/17/2007 - Why children need long chain Omega-3’s and are they getting enough?
RELEASED
BY THE OMEGA-3 CENTER Click here for full text Experts on Omega-3 fatty acids will
advise The Omega-3 Center on the links between children's health and Omega-3’s at
a Scientific Consensus Workshop to be held in Sydney on 20 April.
7/1/2002 - Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Inflammation and Autoimmune Diseases
Journal of
the American College of Nutrition, Vol. 21, No. 6, 495-505 (2002) Artemis P. Simopoulos,
MD, FACN The Center for Genetics, Nutrition and Health, Washington, D.C ABSTRACT
Among the fatty acids, it is the omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) which
possess the most potent immunomodulatory activities, and among the omega-3 PUFA,
those from fish oil—eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)—are
more biologically potent than -linolenic acid (ALA).
