Pigs Enriched with Fish Oil?
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.
He does go back for a visit every now and then, usually in July or August, when it's warm, at least for that part of the country. He called me today to razz me a bit, and referred me to a study undertaken at the University of Minnesota.
I jokingly asked him if it was a psychological examination of the voters in Minnesota, considering that they had elected both Al Franken and Jesse Ventura into positions of power.
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.
Omega 3s are a hot topic right now because there have been many studies that have shown that they decrease the risk of heart attack and sudden death -- possibly by slowing down the heart rate. These omega 3 fatty acids are found in pharmaceutical grade fish oil.
A landmark Italian study documented a significant reduction in the death rate, by heart attack patients taking fish oil every day. The study lasted 3 1/2 years, and the death rate was cut in half.
Omega 3s also raise HDL or "good" cholesterol.
They lower triglycerides.
There is even data that shows that omega 3s can help lower the risk of eye problems such as macular degeneration.
Docosahexaenoic acid, or DHA, has been shown as a possible method to reduce the risk of dementia.
Eicosapentaenoic acid, or EPA has been shown to increase the elasticity 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.
The question is: will we be able to produce pigs that have omega 3s?
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. - 17273
He does go back for a visit every now and then, usually in July or August, when it's warm, at least for that part of the country. He called me today to razz me a bit, and referred me to a study undertaken at the University of Minnesota.
I jokingly asked him if it was a psychological examination of the voters in Minnesota, considering that they had elected both Al Franken and Jesse Ventura into positions of power.
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.
Omega 3s are a hot topic right now because there have been many studies that have shown that they decrease the risk of heart attack and sudden death -- possibly by slowing down the heart rate. These omega 3 fatty acids are found in pharmaceutical grade fish oil.
A landmark Italian study documented a significant reduction in the death rate, by heart attack patients taking fish oil every day. The study lasted 3 1/2 years, and the death rate was cut in half.
Omega 3s also raise HDL or "good" cholesterol.
They lower triglycerides.
There is even data that shows that omega 3s can help lower the risk of eye problems such as macular degeneration.
Docosahexaenoic acid, or DHA, has been shown as a possible method to reduce the risk of dementia.
Eicosapentaenoic acid, or EPA has been shown to increase the elasticity 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.
The question is: will we be able to produce pigs that have omega 3s?
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. - 17273
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These fish oil softgels have the highest levels of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid around.
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