HeLP and Essential Fatty Acids: Fish Oil (Omega 3 Fatty Acids)

A: There is no disputing that the modern diet is dangerously deficient in omega 3 and gamma omega 6 fatty acids. In addition, there it no mystery that we are highly toxic with unhealthy forms of omega 6 linolenic fatty acids (processed fats)

The known physiological effects of omega 3 fatty acid deficiency are well documented with over 2000 research articles. Here are just a few:

Ntambi JM, Bene H. Polyunsaturated fatty acid regulation of gene expression. J Mol Neurosci. 2001 Apr-Jun; 16(2-3): 273-8; discussion 279-84.

Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), specifically the n-3 (Omega 3) and n-6 (Omega 6), play a key role in the progression or prevention of human diseases such as obesity, diabetes, cancer, neurological and heart disease, mainly by affecting cell membrane composition and by direct control of gene expression.

Bengmark, S. M.D. Ph.D. Immunonutrition: Role of biosurfactants, fiber, and probiotic bacteria. Nutrition 1998: 14: 585-594.

“Phospholipids are an important part of cellular membranes. The content of different membrane lipids is influenced by nutritional supply, disease, and aging.”

Eaton, et al. The return of n-3 fatty acids into the food supply. Land based animal food products and their health effects. 1998 World Rev. Nutr. Diet. Vol 83, 12-23.

“Brain size has declined since the Paleolithic: the current average, 1,350 CM3, is about 11% less than estimates for early anatomically modern humans living before the development of agriculture.”

“This decrease has occurred very rapidly compared with the several million year period during which the human brain enlarged.”

“Omega 3 fatty acids make up to 94% of PUFAs in brain gray matter and are crucial for brain development and function.”

Eaton, Eaton & Konner. Paleolithic nutrition revisited A twelve-year retrospective on its nature and implications. Eur J. of Clin Nutr. 1997:51;207-216.

“The contemporary American diet is completely toxic with n-6 fatty acids. It is in the two most abundant food crops – corn and soy. These crops are not only government subsidized, highly sprayed, and highly processed, they are also highly genetically modified.”