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Beef T-Bone Herring Oil Salmon Oil Sardine Oil Cod liver oil
Steak 3.5 oz. 15 g 15 g 15 g 15 g
Omega-3 Fats Fight Heart
Disease
They help to decrease stickiness of platelets,
the blood’s clotting cells.
They tend to decrease blood pressure.
They tend to decrease serum triglycerides.
If a heart attack does occur, they may
decrease muscular damage resulting from the
attack.
They appear to decrease the likelihood of
blood vessels blocking up again after
angioplasty or bypass surgery.
Disorders that may Benefit from
Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Rheumatoid arthritis Depression
Primary Raynaud’s Over-aggressiveness
disease Possible prevention of
Psoriasis breast and colon
GI ulcers carcinoma
Ulcerative colitis Possible prevention of
chronic obstructive
Crohn’s disease
pulmonary disease
EPA (An Omega-3 Fatty Acid) Therapy is
Effective for Ulcerative Colitis
Dose = 3 g/day
First Test Second Test
EPA Placebo EPA Placebo
Total subjects 13 10 7 10
No. Improved 10 3 3 0
No. Unchanged 2 2 3 5
No. Worsened 1 5 1 5
Problems with Fish and Fish Oil
Can worsen blood sugar levels in diabetics.
Large amounts can dangerously prolong the
blood clotting time.
Fish oil is expensive
Large amounts cause vitamin overloading or
vitamin deficiency
Sea food is a large reservoir for infectious
diseases
Toxins acquired from contaminated waters
concentrate in the fatty tissues of fish.
Swimming Prohibited
-Hazardous to Your Health-
Gastroenteritis, dysentery, hepatitis and
other illnesses occur due to:
Sewage overflows
Faulty septic systems N O S W IM M IN G
H A Z A R D O U S TO
Boating waste Y O U R H E A LTH
Poisonous run-off
from farms and city
streets
Number of Reported Fish Kills
Caused by Pollution
NH 0
WA
4 2
VT 2 ME
9 MT ND
2
OR
6 40 MA10
1 MN
ID
SD 9 NY
NY
WY
WI
MI RI1
6 121
16 IA PA NJ CT 3
7 NE 8
NV IL IN
OH
21 44 DE
UT
CA CO 42 WV
VA MD 35
KS MO KY 17
NC DC 0
1 2 69 16
TN
AZ OK 24SC
7 24 40
AR
NM Not Reported
GA
40 52
MS AL 0
TX LA 1-10
50
AL
FL
11-30
31-70
HI4 >70
2
PR
VI
Biomagnification of DDD
Insecticide
Sample Site DDD, ppm
Lake water 0.02
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