Very few people regularly consume
deep cold sea water fish on a regular basis. As far as India is concerned, one
can safely say that no one has access to deep cold sea water fish. The reason
for mentioning this fact is that this fish is a rich source of Omega 3 fatty
acids, EPA and DHA.
What makes omega-3 fats special?
1.They are vital for the health of the cells of the body. Keeping our cells healthy should
be our topmost priority because our body system is made of cells.
2.They provide the starting point for making hormones
that regulate blood clotting, contraction and relaxation of artery walls, and
inflammation ( swelling of arteries causing blood clot)
3. They help prevent heart disease and stroke, may
help control lupus, eczema, and rheumatoid arthritis, and may play protective
roles in cancer and other conditions.
Omega-3 is a vital necessity. The food that you eat
on a regular basis is a poor source of Omega-3 because you often don't get two
important types of Omega-3s from that source, namely EPA and DHA ( the full
forms of these names are not important to understand the significance of this
article) which are vital for brain and eye health especially starting from the
7th month of a woman's pregnancy till two years after child birth. For this
reason high quality Omega-3 dietary supplement such as Nutrilite Omega-3 should
be a regular addition to your dietary intake.
Do not underplay nutrition in your life in fact you
should spend money on non- essentials of life, such as automobiles, expensive
mobile phones, expensive holidays, eating out and so on, only after saving a
certain percentage of your income and investing on nutrition. Putting money on
nutrition before you put money on non-essentials of life is what we mean by
showing topmost priority to nutrition.
Those who want to develop their wellness business must
read the report on Health and Wellness in Euromonitor International:
Euromonitor International:
Health and Wellness
Health and wellness grows on the back of expanded
product ranges
In 2010, India saw a large number of new health and
wellness products in niche categories as well as products targeted towards
lower-income groups. This expanded the market in terms of both product range as
well as consumer base.
Fortified/functional and naturally healthy food and
beverages gain popularity
Health-conscious consumers are looking for products
with additional benefits and nutrients such as proteins, vitamins and minerals
and now even omega-3, which offer significant health benefits. They are also
opting for naturally healthy beverages such as green tea and 100% juices
instead of carbonates. Better for you products on the other hand are not
perceived as particularly healthy since many people equate them as being just a
little less unhealthy than their regular counterparts instead of thinking them
to be more healthy.
Small players dominate health and wellness food and
beverages
Due to the nature of the industry, no domestic
player has achieved significant national status when considering health and
wellness in India. There are many minor players with products ranging across
different categories. There are a large number of small players who have
presence in niche categories as well as large national players that lead a
particular subcategory only. For example, Hindustan Lever Ltd leads sales in
reduced fat soup; Nestlé India leads high fibre noodles; and GlaxoSmithKline
Consumer Healthcare leads fortified/functional hot drinks.
Increasing popularity of supermarkets driving
health and wellness
Supermarkets provide an excellent opportunity for
manufacturers to make their products easily visible to consumers. Hence health
and wellness manufacturers can easily create awareness about their products
without recourse to expensive advertising. Since supermarkets are fast becoming
the preferred shopping destination for many people, the popularity of health
and wellness food and beverages is following suit.
Healthy growth is expected
Small sales base aside, due to increased consumer
awareness and growing health concerns, health and wellness food and beverages
in India are expected to grow at a healthy rate. New launches suited to Indian
tastes and easily affordable will further drive growth in the health and
wellness industry.
Fatty Diets May Be Associated With
Reduced Semen Quality
Men's diets, in particular the amount and type of
different fats they eat, could be associated with their semen quality according
to the results of a study published online in the journal Human Reproduction.
The study of 99 men in the USA found an association
between a high total fat intake and lower total sperm count and concentration.
It also found that men who ate more omega-3
polyunsaturated fats (the type of fat often found in fish and plant oils) had
better formed sperm than men who ate less.
Professor Jill Attaman, who was a Clinical and
Research Fellow in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Massachusetts
General Hospital and an Instructor in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive
Biology at Harvard Medical School at the time of the research* said: "In
the meantime, if men make changes to their diets so as to reduce the amount of
saturated fat they eat and increase their omega-3 intake, then this may not
only improve their general health, but could improve their reproductive health
too. At a global level, adopting these lifestyle modifications may improve
general health, as high saturated fat diets are known to be a risk factor for a
range of cardiovascular diseases; but, in addition, our research suggests that
it could be beneficial for reproductive health worldwide."
The men were divided into three groups according to
the amount of fats they consumed. Those in the third with the highest fat
intake had a 43% lower total sperm count and 38% lower sperm concentration than
men in the third with the lowest fat intake. "Total sperm count" is
defined as the total number of sperm in the ejaculate, while "sperm concentration"
is defined as the concentration of sperm (number per unit volume). The World
Health Organisation provides a definition of "normal" total sperm
count and concentration as follows: the total number of spermatozoa in the
ejaculate should be at least 39 million; the concentration of spermatozoa
should be at least 15 million per ml.
Although this study is on a small scale but it does
show how imbalanced food intake can reduce the quality of life itself. Lack of
omega-3 in diets and lack of awareness of the same lead to less than optimal
health.
It is desirable to get the required amount of
quality omega-3 from natural sources as the best natural source is salmon fish
from deep cold waters and as many people don't eat fish or like eating fish or
cannot ensure quality and amount because the oilier the fish, the more omega-3
fatty acids it contains. And the healthier oilier type fish are usually the
ones that live in deep, cold Ocean waters.Now its highly unlikely that you can
ensure the availability of this kind of fish from the marketplace. Therefore
your best bet is to supplement with high quality omega-3 supplement like
Nutrilite's Salmon Omega-3
Nutrilite™ fish oil is better that the competitors’
because:•Nutritlite fish oil is molecularly distilled to ensure the highest
purity oil• While most competitors use 18/12 fish oil, Nutrilite™ uses the
higher quality 40/20 oil to deliver more of the EFA(essential fatty acid) in
less soft gels. The higher the concentration of EPA & DHA, the more
beneficial and costlier the product becomes.• Nutritlite fish oil can be
guaranteed fresh because they have gone the extra mile of adding vitamin E to
preserve freshness and help protect the oils against oxidative rancidity• Some
people do not like the "fishy burp," which is one reason why some
people do not take fish oil• Nutrilite fish oils are tested to ensure that they
are free from pollutants• You get more value for your money because of the
higher percentage of the essential fatty acids in the oil. The higher the
concentration of EPA & DHA, the more beneficial and costlier the product
becomes.•To offset the cost fewer capsules are required to meet increased
needs.
Omega-3 is an essential fatty acid to:
Lower triglycerides by inhibiting lipogenesis and
stimulating fatty acid oxidation in the liver*• Supports regular heart beats•
Helps to maintain normal blood flow*• Maintain a healthy blood pressure*• Help
stabilize support vitality and general feelings of well-being*• Support the
immune system.
Supportive but not conclusive research shows that
consumption of EPA and DHA omega-3 fatty acids may reduce the risk of coronary
heart disease*
Omega-3s Inhibit Breast Cancer Tumor
Growth, Study Finds
Science Daily,
Feb. 21, 2013 — A lifelong diet rich in omega-3 fatty
acids can inhibit growth of breast cancer tumours by 30 per cent, according to
new research from the University of Guelph.
The study, published recently in the Journal of
Nutritional Biochemistry, is believed to be the first to provide unequivocal
evidence that omega-3s reduce cancer risk.
"It's a significant finding," said David
Ma, a professor in Guelph's Department of Human Health and Nutritional
Sciences, and one of the study's authors.
"We show that lifelong exposure to omega-3s
has a beneficial role in disease prevention -- in this case, breast cancer
prevention. What's important is that we have proven that omega-3s are the
driving force and not something else."
Breast cancer remains the most common form of cancer
in women worldwide and is the second leading cause of female cancer deaths.
Advocates have long believed diet may significantly
help in preventing cancer. But epidemiological and experimental studies to back
up such claims have been lacking, and human studies have been inconsistent, Ma
said.
"There are inherent challenges in conducting
and measuring diet in such studies, and it has hindered our ability to firmly
establish linkages between dietary nutrients and cancer risk," he said.
"So we've used modern genetic tools to address
a classic nutritional question."
For their study, the researchers created a novel
transgenic mouse that both produces omega-3 fatty acids and develops aggressive
mammary tumours. The team compared those animals to mice genetically engineered
only to develop the same tumours.
"This model provides a purely genetic approach
to investigate the effects of lifelong omega-3s exposure on breast cancer
development," Ma said.
"To our knowledge, no such approach has been
used previously to investigate the role of omega-3s and breast cancer."
Mice producing omega-3s developed only two-thirds
as many tumours -- and tumours were also 30-per-cent smaller -- as compared to
the control mice.
"The difference can be solely attributed to
the presence of omega-3s in the transgenic mice -- that's significant," Ma
said.
"The fact that a food nutrient can have a
significant effect on tumour development and growth is remarkable and has
considerable implications in breast cancer prevention."
Known as an expert in how fats influence health and
disease, Ma hopes the study leads to more research on using diet to reduce
cancer risk and on the benefits of healthy living.
"Prevention is an area of growing importance.
We are working to build a better planet, and that includes better lifestyle and
diet," he said.
"The long-term consequences of reducing
disease incidence can have a tremendous effect on the health-care system."
The study also involved lead author Mira MacLennan,
a former U of G graduate student who is now studying medicine at Dalhousie
University; U of G pathobiology professor Geoffrey Wood; former Guelph graduate
students Shannon Clarke and Kate Perez; William Muller from McGill University;
and Jing Kang from Harvard Medical School.
Funding for this research came from the Canadian
Breast Cancer Research Alliance/Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the
Canada Foundation for Innovation and the Ontario Research Fund.
SCIENCE
Fish oil contains essential fatty acids known as
omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids. The two main omega-3 fatty acids in fish
oil, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) have been shown
to influence important biological functions. DHA is the predominant structural
fatty acid in the central nervous system and in the retina of the eyes. Thus,
the availability of DHA is crucial for fetal and brain development and is also
important for the maintenance of brain functions in adult life. DHA also helps
to maintain brain fluidity and may help in the maintenance of cognitive
functions. Some studies suggest that adequate DHA supports vision.
Omega-3s Reduce the Rate of Mental
Aging
UCLA (University of California,Los Angeles) researchers
took blood samples from 1,575 participants in the long-running Framingham
Offspring cohort to measure levels of the key omega-3s in fish (EPA and DHA).
These were then compared to performance on cognitive tests and MRI scans of the
brain. Participants with the lowest omega-3 levels scored significantly worse on tests of visual memory, executive function
and abstract thinking than those in the top three-quarters of omega-3. Lower
blood levels of omega-3s were also associated with smaller brain volumes -
"equivalent to about 2 years of structural brain aging," scientists
concluded.
If you live on autopilot as most of us do that is
caring very little about the requirements of the internal organs of our body
then you are not helping yourself to get the best of you. The ambition of
attaining optimal health which begins by updating yourself on health matters
and following it up should equal if not surpass your ambition to attain a
higher social status.
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