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Modern Maladies Benefits From Seafood - April 2001 |
| Thursday, August 28, 2003 |
While most people at this point are familiar with the cardio-vascular benefits of a diet rich in seafood, Jim Robbins in Research Suggests Positive Effects From Eating Fish in the 4/24/01 New York Times discusses other proven or suspected health benefits of a type of fat called omega-3 that is found in fish, particularly fatty species. He writes "Research in a number of disciplines shows that lack of omega-3 may play a role in a number of modern maladies, including depression, hear arrhythmia, irritable bowel syndrome and rheumatoid arthritis…. Research also indicates that omega-3 may prevent the clots that cause heart attacks; reduce the body's inflammatory response, helping prevent atherosclerosis; and in higher amounts reduce blood triglyceride levels. But those applications need further research, Dr. Krauss said…. Women who ate fish once a week were 22 percent less likely to have stokes than women who ate fish once a month, eating fish five times a week cut the risk of stroke in half." He also reported that clinical studies have indicated that fish oil might be effective in treating mania and depression. While much of the research is in the early stages, it's becoming increasingly apparent that for keeping the doctor away it should be a fish rather than - or perhaps along with - an apple a day. GSSA, April 2001 |
