Fish Oil Enriched Pigs
I know a guy who is originally from Minnesota -- he grew up in a small town in the far north of the state, very near to the Canadian border. It's bitterly cold there in the winter, so as soon as he graduated from high school, he moved south to Florida for the sunshine and warm weather.
My friend does go back to his home town occasionally, especially in the summer when he can handle the temperature. He gave me a call today to tell me about a study that he thought I would be interested in. It was done at the University of Minnesota.
I wondered if perhaps the study was performed on the voters in Minnesota to determine why in the world they would elect both Al Franken as senator and Jesse Ventura as governor.
Researchers at the U managed to isolate a a gene from a species of nematode worm that codes an enzyme involved in the conversion of omega 6 fats...found in many grains...into heart healthy omega 3s. The idea was not to produce omega 3 enriched pigs for consumption, although that may be a future possibility.
You might not know that the pig has a circulatory system that is quite similar to ours, and the scientists at the University of Minnesota were trying to find out if there are different effects when the omega 3s are produced internally, than when they are taken in via a person's diet.
There have been many studies completed which have shown the benefits of omega 3s, particularly in heart health, with results concluding that omega 3s can reduce the chance of sudden death due to heart attack, most probably by slowing down the heart rate. These beneficial omega 3 fatty acids are found in pharmaceutical grade fish oiul.
An important study was done in Italy which lasted 3 1/2 years and concluded that there was a considerable decrease in the death rate from heart attack in patients who took fish oil every day. The death rate was actually reduced by 50%.
Omega 3s also raise HDL or "good" cholesterol.
Omega 3s have also been show to decrease levels of triglycerides.
There is now accumulating evidence that Omega 3s may even reduce the incidence of macular degeneration, and other eye problems.
DHA, (docosahexaenoic acid), has been linked with protection from dementia.
EPA, (eicosapentaenoic acid), affects the suppleness of the arteries.
The Omega 3s come from small chain fish, anchovy, and sardines, not salmon. Salmon production was one of the reasons that the Minnesota researchers were looking at the production of omega 3 pigs.
Will we ever produce Omega 3 pigs?
There is no concrete answer right now, but isn't it fun to think about getting your daily doses of EPA and DHA from your breakfast bacon, or your barbecued ribs? Until we know for sure, don't forget to take your fish oil the sensible way: by soft gel. - 17269
My friend does go back to his home town occasionally, especially in the summer when he can handle the temperature. He gave me a call today to tell me about a study that he thought I would be interested in. It was done at the University of Minnesota.
I wondered if perhaps the study was performed on the voters in Minnesota to determine why in the world they would elect both Al Franken as senator and Jesse Ventura as governor.
Researchers at the U managed to isolate a a gene from a species of nematode worm that codes an enzyme involved in the conversion of omega 6 fats...found in many grains...into heart healthy omega 3s. The idea was not to produce omega 3 enriched pigs for consumption, although that may be a future possibility.
You might not know that the pig has a circulatory system that is quite similar to ours, and the scientists at the University of Minnesota were trying to find out if there are different effects when the omega 3s are produced internally, than when they are taken in via a person's diet.
There have been many studies completed which have shown the benefits of omega 3s, particularly in heart health, with results concluding that omega 3s can reduce the chance of sudden death due to heart attack, most probably by slowing down the heart rate. These beneficial omega 3 fatty acids are found in pharmaceutical grade fish oiul.
An important study was done in Italy which lasted 3 1/2 years and concluded that there was a considerable decrease in the death rate from heart attack in patients who took fish oil every day. The death rate was actually reduced by 50%.
Omega 3s also raise HDL or "good" cholesterol.
Omega 3s have also been show to decrease levels of triglycerides.
There is now accumulating evidence that Omega 3s may even reduce the incidence of macular degeneration, and other eye problems.
DHA, (docosahexaenoic acid), has been linked with protection from dementia.
EPA, (eicosapentaenoic acid), affects the suppleness of the arteries.
The Omega 3s come from small chain fish, anchovy, and sardines, not salmon. Salmon production was one of the reasons that the Minnesota researchers were looking at the production of omega 3 pigs.
Will we ever produce Omega 3 pigs?
There is no concrete answer right now, but isn't it fun to think about getting your daily doses of EPA and DHA from your breakfast bacon, or your barbecued ribs? Until we know for sure, don't forget to take your fish oil the sensible way: by soft gel. - 17269
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These fish oil softgels have the best levels of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid around.
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